Center for Asthma Research recent publications and accomplishments:
On the Horizon town hall series: Next live event is Jan. 30 at 9 a.m.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center presents the tenth town hall in the On the Horizon series, “Advancing Early Career Investigators at VUMC,” hosted by Wesley Self, MD, MPH and Clint Brown, MBA…
Steady step counts support mental health; tips to reduce sleep apnea risk; flu rates increase; plus other news stories with VUMC sources
William Schaffner, MD, professor of Preventive Medicine, was quoted by reporters at CNN, NBC News TODAY and Newsweek (norovirus outbreaks continue), and NBC News (bird flu).
Year in Review 2024: A year of growth, accomplishments for VUMC
The following is a roundup of the news that made headlines at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in 2024.
Study to explore antibiotics’ role in childhood asthma
Goal is to inform the design of microbiome-based therapeutics that can help deliver antibiotics safely during early life and reduce the burden of childhood asthma.
Poverty rates linked to asthma in ‘redlined’ areas
Neighborhoods that were discriminated against, called ‘redlined areas,’ are known to have higher levels of air pollution from industry and vehicles, especially diesel-fueled trucks, buses and cars…
CAR Group Shout-outs:
- Ferdinand Cacho, MD - abstract was chosen by the Assembly on Pediatrics to receive a 2024 Abstract Scholarship.
- Hartert and Bacharier serve as expert panel members and authors of new US and international asthma guidelines, ERP-4 and GINA.
- Brittney Snyder, PhD, awarded NIH K01 Mentored Research Scientist Career Development Award.
- Shikha Saxena, MD, received an abstract scholarship for the 2022 American Thoracic Society (ATS) conference.
- Stokes Peebles, Jr., MD, received the Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s 2022 Award for Outstanding Contributions in Research.
- Study Explores role RSV plays in asthma development
- Stokes Peebles, Jr., MD, was elected to membership in the Association of American Physicians (AAP), one of the nation’s most respected medical honor societies. Read the story in VUMC News here.