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Software suite expedites reproducible computer simulations
Science moves forward when researchers verify their and others' results. Read MoreJuly 8, 2020
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Dan Work’s Transportation Lab Predicts Extreme Traffic For Some Cities Following COVID-19
What will traffic look like if transit riders become car drivers? A new article, published online by the Work Research Group at Vanderbilt, takes a hard look at transportation modes during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Read MoreJuly 8, 2020
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Research team isolates antibodies that may prevent rare polio-like illness in children linked to a respiratory infection
Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Purdue University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison have isolated human monoclonal antibodies that potentially can prevent a rare but devastating polio-like illness in children linked to a respiratory viral infection. Read MoreJuly 3, 2020
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Kidambi receives ECS-Toyota Young Investigator fellowship for fuel cell research
Piran Kidambi, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, is one of three recipients of an Electrochemical Society Toyota 2020-21 Young Investigator Fellowship awarded for projects in green energy technology. The fellowship is a partnership between the ECS and Toyota Research Institute of North America, a division of Toyota Motor North America. Read MoreJuly 3, 2020
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VUMC-led network to focus on polygenic risk for common diseases
With the aid of a $75 million, five-year grant renewal, the Electronic Medical Records and Genomics Network (eMERGE) will venture beyond its current focus on monogenic disease to scoring research participants relative risk for complex heritable diseases such as cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney disease and type 2 diabetes. Read MoreJuly 1, 2020
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Adams to lead TIPs-funded, soldier-inspired innovation hub
A new innovation incubator will amplify existing collaborations among researchers and soldiers, building on Vanderbilt's partnership agreement with Army Futures Command. Read MoreJune 30, 2020
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VISE researchers receive $3.1M grant for customizable cochlear implant programming
A team of Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers has received a $3.1 million NIH grant to develop advanced patient-specific cochlear implant stimulation models for customized implant programming. Read MoreJune 26, 2020
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VICTR named to key role to streamline COVID-19 research response
The Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (VICTR), which provides comprehensive support for clinical and translational research at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), has been named Administrative Coordinating Center (ACC) of a national effort to streamline the research response to life-threatening lung and heart problems caused by COVID-19. Read MoreJune 24, 2020
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Study shows better option for treatment of inoperable anal cancer
People with inoperable anal cancer treated with carboplatin-paclitaxel had fewer complications and lived longer than those who received another chemotherapy that has been more often administered. Read MoreJune 24, 2020
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Data Science Institute big data model to help Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital prepare for patient needs during pandemic and beyond
Vanderbilt's Data Science Institute researchers are developing a model to use big data to address the impact of COVID-19 on policies, procedures, and resources now and in the future. The tool will help Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt evaluate short- and long-term resource needs in order to be fully prepared to meet patients' needs. Read MoreJune 24, 2020