Vanderbilt set new heart, overall transplant record in 2018

The Vanderbilt Transplant Center performed 502 transplants between its adult and children's hospitals, topping its previous record of 462 in 2017. As a result, VUMC now ranks as the sixth largest transplant hospital by volume in the nation. View...

Study identifies novel genetic factors for colorectal cancer risk

Wei Zheng, MD, PhD, Anne Potter Wilson Professor of Medicine, said the research published recently in Gastroenterology is the second largest discovery of novel genetic risk variants for colorectal cancer in a single study published to date. View...

Lindsley receives ASPET award honoring drug discovery research

Craig Lindsley, PhD, director of medicinal chemistry in the Vanderbilt Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery, will receive the inaugural Scientific Achievement Award in Drug Discovery and Development during the ASPET Annual Meeting in April. View...

Bile acids mediate metabolic benefits of weight-loss surgery

A team of Vanderbilt investigators has pinpointed the role of bile acids and a specific signaling pathway in the positive metabolic effects of weight-loss surgery. The findings could guide new treatment strategies for obesity and diabetes, which continue to climb in the American population. View...

Grant to help address complexity of cancer care

Jeremy Warner, MD, MS, associate professor of Medicine and Biomedical Informatics, has been awarded a $1 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to develop software that will help clinicians keep up with the increasing complexity of cancer care. View...

"Momentum": We've Only Just Begun

Cancers that typically afflict older adults are on the rise in younger people. Centennial High School teacher Stephen Huff faces cancer with youthful resilience. View...

VUMC in the news

A roundup of a few recent stories from the press about Vanderbilt University Medical Center. View...