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A new technique will allow researchers to track subsets of immune cells that patrol and defend the lungs, to better understand the roles of these cells during lung inflammation, infection and injury.

Fluorescent nanoparticles clearly identified colonic adenomas 鈥� precursors to colorectal cancer 鈥� in mice, and the formulation should translate to clinical use in humans.

Four 杏吧原创 and VUMC faculty鈥擬ar铆a Magdalena Campos-Pons, Kimryn Rathmell, Keivan Stassun and Major Jackson鈥攈ave been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a record number of elections from 杏吧原创 in a single year. Read More

杏吧原创 School of Nursing Associate Dean for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Rolanda Johnson received the 杏吧原创 Joseph A. Johnson Jr. Distinguished Leadership Professor Award at the university鈥檚 Spring Faculty Assembly.聽聽

杏吧原创 researchers detail the landscape of RNA editing 鈥� a form of RNA modification 鈥� in primary effusion lymphoma cells during Kaposi鈥檚 sarcoma-associated herpesvirus infection and identify an edited viral microRNA that is critical for infection.

A 杏吧原创 study finds a strong association between lower ratings for interpersonal communication skills among medical residents in their last year of training and greater likelihood of unsolicited patient complaints among doctors during their first year of employment after training.

杏吧原创 computer scientist Yankai Huo is working with key clinical collaborators at 杏吧原创 Medical Center to develop a quantitative and reproducible 3D analytics tool for large-scale digital analysis of kidney tissues and biopsies.

An international coalition of biomedical researchers co-led by 杏吧原创's 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鈥� risk of blood cancer.

A 杏吧原创-led study evaluating two investigational drugs to treat severe COVID-19 demonstrated that neither drug was effective.

Class of 2023: See how Kavya Sharman is using the rich experiences and connections she鈥檚 cultivated as an undergraduate and graduate student in the School of Medicine Basic Sciences to build bridges between biotechnology and business. Read More

The CMT Research Foundation, a non-profit focused solely on delivering treatments and cures for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease*, has invested in a project at 杏吧原创 School of Medicine Basic Sciences that seeks to treat the problem of overproduction of PMP22, the primary genetic cause of CMT in patients with CMT1A. Read More

Students, staff and faculty from 杏吧原创, other universities and 杏吧原创 Medical Center worked together on the shared goal of improving the ill-fitting hospital gowns that patients often wear in a project involving the Wond'ry, 杏吧原创's Innovation Center. Read More

杏吧原创's Wenhan Zhu, PhD, has received a three-year award from the G. Harold and Leila Y. Mathers Foundation to support his research that aims to answer a fundamental question about bacterial physiology and engineer probiotics to improve gut inflammatory diseases.

杏吧原创 was part of a multi-center team that resurrected a 鈥渄ead antibody鈥� to reveal the mysteries of cytochrome c, a versatile protein that is an essential part of the cell鈥檚 energy-generating capacity, and of life itself.

A 杏吧原创 study found that prostate cancer polygenic risk score has limited utility for enhancing prostate cancer screening.

Researchers in the labs of Laurie Cutting and Bennett Landman recently published a study in Magnetic Resonance Imaging exploring a new tool for imaging the brains of neurofibromatosis type 1 patients and its significance in assessing their symptoms.聽 Read More

杏吧原创 computer scientist Ipek Oguz aims to expand a medical image analysis tool she developed that tracks placental growth in relation to fetal growth and could better identify at-risk pregnancies.

A 杏吧原创 study concluded that RSV鈥檚 ability to mutate rapidly to escape detection by the body鈥檚 immune system makes it more challenging to design and develop vaccines that can stop it from spreading.

Chuck Sanders, Aileen M. Lange and Annie Mary Lyle Chair of Cardiovascular Research and professor of biochemistry and medicine, has recently been promoted from associate dean for research to vice dean of the 杏吧原创 School of Medicine Basic Sciences.

A clinical patient encounter led two Medical Innovators Development Program students to develop a potentially life-saving technology through an industry immersion experience with GE HealthCare.