StrategyShare17 event helps build excitement, connections

More than 250 attendees representing a multidisciplinary cross-section of Vanderbilt gathered during the half-day, interactive event to learn about innovation taking place across the VUMC campus and to forge new connections with others. View...

Vanderbilt mourns loss of pharmacologist H. Alex Brown

H. Alex Brown, Ph.D., the Bixler-Johnson-Mayes Professor in the Department of Pharmacology at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, died from cancer Tuesday, July 25, at his home. He was 56. View...

School of Medicine programs enhancing diversity of applicants

The "short pipeline" program and Undergraduate Clinical Research Internship Program (UCRIP) align to the Medical Center's Strategic Compass: Make Diversity and Inclusion Intentional. View...

Investigators use light to kill microbial 'vampires'

A new small molecule identified at Vanderbilt can be combined with light (photodynamic therapy) to kill staph bacteria, the leading cause of hospital-acquired infections. View...

Humility, empathy in research focus of Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance AAMC article

In a Viewpoint article published by the Association of American Medical College's Diversity & Inclusion section, Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance authors discuss low minority participation in clinical trials, the distrust that contributes to it and possible solutions. View...