Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center

Stephen Fesik, Ph.D., professor of Biochemistry, Pharmacology and Chemistry, has been named the inaugural recipient of the Orrin H. Ingram II Chair in Cancer Research. The newly created chair is funded through a gift from Ingram, chairman of the Board of Overseers of Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, a member of the Vanderbilt University Board of Trust [...]

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center at Franklin is a presenting sponsor of the Williamson County Relay for Life, which begins at noon on Saturday, June 5, at the Franklin Recreation Complex. The actual relay is scheduled from 6 p.m., June 5, through 6 a.m. June 6. Vanderbilt also is fielding teams for the Davidson County Relay for [...]

In celebration of National Cancer Survivors Day, patients, faculty and staff of the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center participated in a new video that was posted today to YouTube. The video, which runs just over one minute and features messages about hope, survivorship and discovery, will have its first large screening at the center’s annual Celebration of [...]

A series of novel imaging agents could light up tumors as they begin to form — before they turn deadly — and signal their transition to aggressive cancers. The compounds — fluorescent inhibitors of the enzyme cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) — could have broad applications for detecting tumors earlier, monitoring a tumor’s transition from pre-malignancy to more [...]

Vanderbilt Breast Center has postponed indefinitely the “Look Good… Feel Better” class for breast cancer patients scheduled for Wednesday, May 5, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m., at Vanderbilt Health One Hundred Oaks. The event was postponed in response to the massive flooding that has occurred in Middle Tennessee.

Talk to anyone about cancer care and research at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, and it won’t take long before they mention the influence of deputy director David H. Johnson, M.D., on the fast-paced growth and burgeoning national reputation of the program. The Georgia native came to Nashville in 1981 for a Medical Oncology Fellowship and two [...]

“Team Moe” members put their backs into it as they push cancer survivor Moe Mantus toward his personal goal, the Country Music Half Marathon finish line.

BY: KATHY WHITNEY AND DAGNY STUART Two individuals who have spent countless hours lending their time and talents to Vanderbilt University Medical Center are recipients of Hands On Nashville’s 24th annual Mary Catherine Strobel Volunteer Awards. Edd Allison and Jim White are among six award recipients honored for their volunteer service to the community. They [...]