New leaders named to Vanderbilt-Ingram research programs
Seven new leaders have been appointed to guide Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center's research programs.
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.
New reference tool supports replication of DNA biobank studies
Vanderbilt researchers created a phenotype-genotype reference map to assess data quality in DNA biobanks.
Study finds new genetic susceptibilities for colon cancer
Vanderbilt researchers at have found new genes that put people at higher risk for colon cancer and rectal cancer.
Nancy Cox receives American Society of Human Genetics Leadership Award
Nancy Cox PhD director of the Vanderbilt Genetics Institute is the recipient of the 2023 ASHG Leadership Award from the American Society of Human Genetics.
Research identifies new target that may prevent blood cancer
An international coalition of biomedical researchers co-led by Vanderbilts Alexander Bick MD PhD has determined a new way to measure the growth rate of precancerous clones of blood stem cells that one day could help doctors lower their patients risk of blood cancer.
