16th annual Levi Watkins Jr., M.D., Lecture set for Oct. 10
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Blair School presents benefit concert for Shade Tree Clinic Sept. 2
Aug. 18, 2017—For the eighth year, a concert benefiting Vanderbilt’s Shade Tree Clinic will be presented Saturday, Sept. 2, by the Blair School of Music and Blair alumnus Dean Whiteside, BMus’10, conducting fellow of the New World Symphony. The free medical clinic run by Vanderbilt medical students and volunteers has been caring for uninsured patients in East...
Nominations sought for Levi Watkins awards; annual Levi Watkins lecture set for Oct. 10
Aug. 11, 2017—Dr. Levi Watkins Jr. Nominations are now being solicited by the Vanderbilt School of Medicine for recipients of the Dr. Levi Watkins Jr. Faculty Award and the Dr. Levi Watkins Jr. Student Award. The school also announces details of the 16th Annual Levi Watkins Jr., M.D., Lecture. The lecture will feature keynote speaker Dr. Levi Garraway, senior...
Vanderbilt begins phase 1 trials of new Alzheimer’s drug
Aug. 7, 2017—A potential new drug for Alzheimer’s disease and schizophrenia developed by Vanderbilt University scientists was administered July 29 to the first volunteer enrolled in a first-in-human phase 1 clinical trial at the Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical and Translational Research. Animal studies suggest that the compound, a small molecule called VU319, may have potential for reducing...
More than 120 undergrads gain graduate-level research experience through VSSA
Aug. 4, 2017—VSSA participant Eli Solomon was chosen to present at the Student Research Symposium Aug. 3 at the Engineering and Science Building. (Joe Howell/Vanderbilt) Students hosted by the elite Vanderbilt Summer Science Academy presented their research—from stem cells to Zika—at the 15th annual Student Research Symposium held Aug. 3 at the Engineering and Science Building. Established...
Educational journey begins for new medical students
Aug. 3, 2017—Bonnie Miller, M.D., right, helps first-year VUSM student Adebesin Mobolanie with her white coat during last week’s ceremony. (photo by Anne Rayner) As family members, friends and faculty gathered in 208 Light Hall, many with cell phones positioned to capture the moment, Bonnie Miller, M.D., MMHC, welcomed them to the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine’s (VUSM)...
College Reveal 2017 Photos (Flickr)
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White Coat Ceremony 2017 Photos (Flickr)
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