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Vanderbilt researchers receive funding for ARPA-H UPGRADE project to protect medical devices and hospitals from cyberattacks
A Vanderbilt University team has received a funding of up to $7 million from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) UPGRADE program. The Advance Risk Management and Operational Resilience for Hospitals (ARMOR-H) system is designed as an autonomous cyber-threat solution that enables proactive, scalable, and… Read MoreFeb. 6, 2026
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VISE affiliates recieve grant to support development of head-mounted augmented reality system to guide tumor resection
In a collaboration between Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and the Vanderbilt University School of Engineering, investigators have received a $2.5 million grant to develop a head-mounted augmented reality system that can guide surgeons in ensuring complete tumor removal in head and neck cancer surgery… Read MoreAug. 27, 2025
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Two VISE affiliates awarded Innovation Catalyst Fund
Vanderbilt has announced eleven awardees in the latest round of its Innovation Catalyst Fund, an initiative that supports translational research that has promising commercial potential. This initiative, open to all University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) faculty, addresses pressing real-world challenges. The fund provides essential support in three key areas:… Read MoreJul. 2, 2025
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VISE affiliate Yayun Du aims to improve detection of sleep disorders with AI-enhanced wearable sleep monitoring device
We spend nearly one-third of our lives asleep, yet sleep disorders often go undiagnosed, despite their strong links to cardiovascular disease, neurological disorders, and depression. A next-generation wearable device developed by researchers could change that. Yayun Du, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at Vanderbilt University, is the… Read MoreJun. 27, 2025
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VISE students win esteemed best paper awards at SPIE international medical imaging forum
Four Vanderbilt engineering students working in the fields of computer science and electrical and computer engineering won prestigious best paper awards at the 2025 SPIE Medical Imaging conference held Feb. 16-20 in San Diego. Read MoreMar. 6, 2025
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Robotic System Aims to Democratize Colonoscopy
In the second installment of Discoveries in Medicine’s two-part interview with Keith L. Obstein, M.D., co-developer of a robotic colonoscopy system, he maps the path to the marketplace. Read MoreApr. 25, 2024
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VISE-affiliated researchers conduct phase 1 trial of novel magnetic endoscope for colonoscopies
A Vanderbilt Institute for Surgery and Engineering (VISE) research team is conducting the first phase 1 clinical trial of a magnetic, flexible endoscope that has the potential to provide a safer alternative to standard colonoscopy, particularly for individuals with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Read MoreOct. 19, 2023
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Vanderbilt University’s Robert Webster and Charleson Bell, receive $12M REACH grant focusing on biomedical innovations
Vanderbilt University’s Robert Webster and Charleson Bell, BE’07, MS’09, PhD’15, will receive $12 million to establish and manage the Mid-South Research Evaluation and Commercialization Hub. REACH will focus on accelerating real-world impact of biomedical innovations… Read MoreOct. 9, 2023
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VISE affiliates awarded $2.3M NIH grant to combat childhood blindness
A team of Vanderbilt engineers are working to breach the critical barrier to timely clinical intervention of blindness in preterm infants. One of the major causes of childhood blindness is a rapidly growing retinal vascular disease called Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP). “Clinical intervention options for ROP exist, but our limited… Read MoreAug. 1, 2023
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Bennett A. Landman appointed as the next Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Medical Imaging
On 1 January 2024, Bennett A. Landman, Vanderbilt University, will become the new Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Medical Imaging (JMI). Landman, a professor and the department chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Vanderbilt, succeeds the journal’s current Editor-in-Chief, Maryellen Giger, who inaugurated the role in 2014. Read MoreMay. 18, 2023