What to know for breast cancer awareness month and beyond
Newer treatments, the importance of early detection, and how comprehensive breast centers can help.
Christopher Carpenter, Ph.D.
- E. Bronson Ingram Chair
- University Distinguished Professor of Economics
- University Distinguished Professor of Health Policy
- Director of the Center for Research on Inequality and Health
Christopher Carpenter, Ph.D.
- E. Bronson Ingram Chair
- University Distinguished Professor of Economics
- University Distinguished Professor of Health Policy
- Director of the Center for Research on Inequality and Health
christopher.s.carpenter@vanderbilt.edu
Research Program
Amanda Linkous, Ph.D.
- Research Associate Professor of Pharmacology
- Center Manager, NCI Center for Systems Biology of Small Cell Lung Cancer at Vanderbilt
Amanda Linkous, Ph.D.
- Research Associate Professor of Pharmacology
- Center Manager, NCI Center for Systems Biology of Small Cell Lung Cancer at Vanderbilt
amanda.linkous@Vanderbilt.Edu
Research Program
Research Description
Paul Harris named Vice President for Research Informatics
Paul Harris, PhD, has been appointed to a new role as Vice President for Research Informatics at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
Research fellowship for genetic counselors established at Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine has received a grant to establish a research fellowship for genetic counselors that will prepare them to contribute more fully to the advancement of personalized medicine.
Holowatyj receives National Cancer Institute MERIT Award
Vanderbilt's Andreana Holowatyj, PhD, MSCI, has received the National Cancer Institute's Method to Extend Research in Time Award to support her ongoing investigation into how early-onset colorectal cancer and its treatments impact reproductive health.
Study finds a role for AI in drug repurposing pipeline
A research team led by Wei-Qi Wei, MD, PhD, reported their findings on February 26th in Nature Digital Medicine. Their study searched for new treatments for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) by asking ChatGPT whether any existing drugs used for other problems might help patients with AD. ChatGPT is a cloud-based artificial intelligence program, a so-called large language model that’s been optimized for chat.
After 40 years, genetics still surprises VUMC’s Nancy Cox
As she looks back on her 40-plus year career, what surprises Nancy Cox, PhD, an internationally known geneticist at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, is how much progress has been made, and yet how much more there is to learn about the role genetic variation plays in human disease.
Jonathan Brunger, Ph.D., M.S.
- Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Jonathan Brunger, Ph.D., M.S.
- Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering
jonathan.m.brunger@Vanderbilt.Edu
Research Program
Debra Friedman named deputy director of Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
DEBRA FRIEDMAN, MD, MS, HOLDER OF THE E. BRONSON INGRAM CHAIR IN PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY, HAS BEEN NAMED DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF VANDERBILT-INGRAM CANCER CENTER (VICC).
