NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 2 -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * New lab for transplant, other specialized testing launches at Vanderbilt Medical Laboratories The new Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics Laboratory launched its first phase of testing June 26 and ultimately will fully support clinical testing for the Vanderbilt Transplant Center, the nation's third busiest transplant center by volume. By Leigh MacMillan Transplant matching and ot  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 1 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news: * * * Limited Submission Opportunity: 2025 Curing Kids Cancer Innovative Research Award * Applications due July 17 This is a joint competition for VU and VUMC investigators. All investigators should follow these instructions. Vanderbilt (VU + VUMC, collaboratively) may select one nominee for the Curing Kids Cancer Innovative Research Award. Overview The single nominee may apply in either the Collaborati  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 1 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news: * * * Limited Submission Opportunity: The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research 2025 Endeavor Award * Applications due July 15 These instructions are for VU investigators. VUMC investigators should visit the OOR funding opportunity site. Vanderbilt University may submit up to two letters of intent to the Mark Foundation for Cancer Research 2025 Endeavor Award. Overview The Mark Foundation Endeavor Awards   more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, July 2 -- The University of Tennessee issued the following news: * * * UT Trustees Hear Research and Enrollment Goals for UT Knoxville, Approve Zero Tuition Increase and New Programs The University of Tennessee Board of Trustees at its annual meeting heard from UT Knoxville Chancellor Donde Plowman and her leadership team, who presented a vision for research and enrollment growth at the flagship university that includes targeted faculty hiring, place-based innovation dis  more

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, July 3 -- The University of Tennessee Chattanooga Campus issued the following news: * * * UTC and City of Chattanooga formalize strategic research partnership to accelerate innovation and federal grant collaboration The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and the City of Chattanooga have entered into a new strategic research partnership formalized through an interlocal agreement approved by the Chattanooga City Council. The agreement creates a streamlined framework   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 3 -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * Vanderbilt Memory and Alzheimer's Center receives federal funding to support world-class research as a Center of Excellence The announcement of the recognition of VMAC as an NIH Center of Excellence comes nearly five years after the creation of an exploratory NIA-funded Alzheimer's Disease Research Center. * The Vanderbilt Memory and Alzheimer's Center (VMAC) has been awarded a Ce  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 2 -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * Community comes together to bring inpatient rehabilitation to Tennessee children Currently, children in Tennessee must travel out of state, often hours away from home, to receive the intensive rehabilitation care they need, creating significant hardships and burdens on families. By Christina Echegaray Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt has announced plans to create   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 3 (TNSjou) -- Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Basic Sciences issued the following news: * * * Breakthrough study shows how brain-to-computer 'electroceuticals' can help restore cognition Research led by Thilo Womelsdorf, professor of psychology and biomedical engineering at the Vanderbilt Brain Institute, could revolutionize how brain-computer interfaces are used to treat disorders of memory and cognition. The study, "Adaptive reinforcement learning is cau  more