Happy 2022, y'all! At the end of 2021, members of the Vanderbilt ACTIV-6 and IVY teams gathered online to celebrate the work they've collectively achieved in collaboration. Department members in the below gallery include Chris Lindsell, Wu Gong, Samuel Nwosu, Matt Shotwell, Yuwei Zhu, Zhouwen Liu, Dean Gibson, and Kim Hart.

Department chair Yu Shyr and vice chair of informatics and collaborative programs Lynne D. Berry are on a team newly funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to combat infectious threats throughout the world. Read more about the Medical Center's role with the Global Action in Healthcare Network in the December 7 VUMC Reporter.

The November 2021 issue of our department newsletter is now available. We are excited about our many projects and programs in progress. 

The current issue of Vestigo, the Vanderbilt Basic Sciences magazine, includes a feature on human cell atlases being created by VUMC researchers, including associate professor Qi Liu  and department chair Yu Shyr. Read about these ambitious projects via the web version of the feature or one of Vestigo's other formats (accessible screen-reader-friendly PDF or ISSUU). 

Last month's all-department meeting included an award ceremony, during which vice chair of research Jonathan Schildcrout and graduate program director Robert Greevy presented the following honors: