Academic Units
Departments/Divisions
Department of Biomedical Informatics
The mission of the DBMI is to develop and evaluate innovative technologies for the storage, retrieval, dissemination, and application of biomedical knowledge, in order to support clinical practice, biomedical research, life-long learning, and administration, and as a result, to contribute to the professional body of knowledge in the field of biomedical informatics.
Division of Clinical Pharmacology
The scientific mission of the division, part of the Department of Medicine, is to understand the mechanisms of drug action in humans in order to improve therapeutics.
Major areas of research include vascular biology, oxidative stress, hypertension, arrhythmia mechanisms, and pharmacogenomics.
Division of Epidemiology
This division of the Department of Medicine conducts research to enhance and expand understanding of the distribution and determinants of disease, to promote collaboration aimed at the translation of research into cost-effective strategies of disease prevention and healthcare delivery, and to train independent investigators in epidemiology research and disease prevention.
Division of Genetic Medicine
This divison of the Department of Medicine provides an academic environment enabling researchers to explore new relationships between disease susceptibility and human genetics.
Centers
Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society
The CBES is devoted to creating research tools that can meet future healthcare needs while promoting the public’s acceptance and trust in research.
Center for Precision Medicine
This team of investigators seeks to advance the basic informatics methods and to apply advanced methods to "understand" unstructured, and sometimes inaccurate, biomedical text and electronic health record data.
Center for Quantative Sciences
The CQS provides assistance with statistical and bioinformatic aspects of experiment design, sample size estimation and study power analysis, data acquisition and database development, and interpretation of findings.
Tennessee Center for AIDS Research
The mission of the Tennessee CFAR is to coordinate institutional and community resources and focus efforts on high-priority targets to most effectively reduce the burden of HIV/AIDS and to generalize these benefits nationally and globally. The Center includes a major focus on HIV pharmacogenomics.
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
VICC is the only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center in Tennessee that conducts basic, translational, and clinical research and offers adult and pediatric oncology treatment.
VICC is a member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network along with 27 other leading centers working together to improve quality and effectiveness of cancer care.
Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development
The VKC provides cutting-edge research services to Vanderbilt investigators that allow them to make new discoveries about the causes of disabilities and how best to intervene to foster successful outcomes in children and adults.
Institutes
Vanderbilt Genetics Institute
The mission of the VGI is to promote genomic discovery and advance understanding of the human genome. Application of new discoveries will ultimately translate into improved patient care through better diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of human disease.
Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (VICTR)
VICTR is Vanderbilt’s virtual home for clinical and translational research. Supported by the Vanderbilt Office of Research and the NIH-sponsored Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA), the mission of the institute is to transform the way ideas and research discoveries make their way from origin to patient care
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