Aviv Regev receives Vanderbilt Prize in Biomedical Science

Aviv Regev, PhD, an internationally known computational biologist and executive vice president of Genentech Research and Early Development (gRED), is the recipient of the 2021 Vanderbilt Prize in Biomedical Science, officials at Vanderbilt University Medical Center announced this week. View...

School of Medicine spring faculty meeting is tomorrow

The annual Vanderbilt University School of Medicine spring faculty meeting and awards program will be held virtually this year at noon, Friday, April 30, via Zoom. View...

Matthew Walker III, gifted biomedical design professor and mentor, has died

Matthew Walker III, who developed and taught Vanderbilt's innovative biomedical engineering design curriculum, died unexpectedly on April 24. He was 56 years old. View...

Guengerich, Hamm named to inaugural class of American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology fellows

Fred Guengerich, PhD, who holds the Tadashi Inagami, PhD Chair in Biochemistry and is a professor of Biochemistry, and Heidi Hamm, PhD, who holds the Aileen M. Lange and Annie Mary Lyle Chair in Cardiovascular Research and is a professor of Pharmacology, have been named part of the inaugural class of fellows of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. View...

Afternoon with a big leaguer

In 1985, former Negro leagues pitcher Frank McAllister was a patient at Vanderbilt Hospital and spent some time talking baseball with VUMC fans. Now the official records acknowledge what has been true all along: he was a big leaguer. View...

Recognition initiative shares patients' praise of VUMC employees

A significant focus of Vanderbilt University Medical Center's mission is "Personalizing the patient experience through our caring spirit and remarkable capabilities." View...

ExpeditionTech launches new tools and technology in 2021

In an ongoing effort to create secure and modern technology environments, VUMC IT has launched a multiyear initiative called ExpeditionTech. Eventually, this initiative will touch every VUMC device, tool and application, along with all VUMC's data. View...

Survey sparks: Storage and supplies

Part of a series of Joint Commission readiness tips. For more information, go to: https://www.vumc.org/mysite/ View...