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October 25, 2023

VUMC to help engage more study participants in research decisions

Human research will be more equitable, inclusive and stronger if the people who are participants in studies also help plan and guide the direction of those studies.
November 17, 2023

Tumor antigens key to improving cancer immunotherapy study

Vanderbilt researchers are working to better design immune therapies that attack tumors without also attacking healthy normal tissue in patients.
November 17, 2023

Vanderbilts Dr. W. Kimryn Rathmell to be appointed director of the National Cancer Institute

Kimryn Rathmell MD PhD MMHC the Hugh Jackson Professor of Medicine and chair of the Department of Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center will be appointed Director of the National Cancer Institute.

Member News

October 25, 2023

VUMC to help engage more study participants in research decisions

Human research will be more equitable, inclusive and stronger if the people who are participants in studies also help plan and guide the direction of those studies.
November 17, 2023

Tumor antigens key to improving cancer immunotherapy study

Vanderbilt researchers are working to better design immune therapies that attack tumors without also attacking healthy normal tissue in patients.
November 17, 2023

Vanderbilts Dr. W. Kimryn Rathmell to be appointed director of the National Cancer Institute

Kimryn Rathmell MD PhD MMHC the Hugh Jackson Professor of Medicine and chair of the Department of Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center will be appointed Director of the National Cancer Institute.
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Donor Supported Research News

October 25, 2023

VUMC to help engage more study participants in research decisions

Human research will be more equitable, inclusive and stronger if the people who are participants in studies also help plan and guide the direction of those studies.
November 17, 2023

Tumor antigens key to improving cancer immunotherapy study

Vanderbilt researchers are working to better design immune therapies that attack tumors without also attacking healthy normal tissue in patients.
November 17, 2023

Vanderbilts Dr. W. Kimryn Rathmell to be appointed director of the National Cancer Institute

Kimryn Rathmell MD PhD MMHC the Hugh Jackson Professor of Medicine and chair of the Department of Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center will be appointed Director of the National Cancer Institute.
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VICC Ambassadors formed in 2009 thanks to the support of the VICC Board of Overseers and its chair, Orrin Ingram. These young professionals have a shared passion for fighting cancer and commitment to Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center. By raising money for the Victory Over Cancer Fund and awarding discovery grants to promising investigators, Ambassadors are sparking the development of research initiatives to improve outcomes for patients. Since its formation, VICC Ambassadors have awarded more than $1 million in discovery grants.

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October 25, 2023

VUMC to help engage more study participants in research decisions

Human research will be more equitable, inclusive and stronger if the people who are participants in studies also help plan and guide the direction of those studies.
November 17, 2023

Tumor antigens key to improving cancer immunotherapy study

Vanderbilt researchers are working to better design immune therapies that attack tumors without also attacking healthy normal tissue in patients.
November 17, 2023

Vanderbilts Dr. W. Kimryn Rathmell to be appointed director of the National Cancer Institute

Kimryn Rathmell MD PhD MMHC the Hugh Jackson Professor of Medicine and chair of the Department of Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center will be appointed Director of the National Cancer Institute.
Ambassadors News

VICC Ambassadors

The Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center Ambassadors are the next generation of philanthropists committed to winning the battle against cancer by supporting innovative, groundbreaking research at Vanderbilt-Ingram. By raising money for the Victory Over Cancer Fund and awarding discovery grants to promising investigators, the Ambassadors are sparking the development of research initiatives to improve outcomes for patients.

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