Sandler Awarded Lung Cancer SPORE Grant
A Lung Cancer Specialized Programs of Research Excellence (SPORE) project, “SPORE Pilot Project: Machine Learning for Prognosis Assessment,” by Kim Sandler, M.D., Assistant Professor of Radiology, has been jointly funded by the University of Colorado’s Lung Cancer SPORE program and the Vanderbilt-Ing
Interventional Radiology NPs Collaborate on Research Presented at ATS Meeting
Research by Vanderbilt Interventional Radiology Nurse Practitioners Sarah Valenti, M.S.N., ACNP-BC, and Tracey Goddard, M.S.N., ACNP-BC, in collaboration with Interventional Pulmonologists Robert Lentz, M.D., and Fabien Maldonado, M.D., was presented at the American Thoracic Society (ATS) International Conference last week in San Diego, California.
Crescenzi Awarded American Heart Association Career Development Award
Rachelle Crescenzi, Ph.D., Research Instructor in Radiology and Radiological Sciences, was recently awarded American Heart Association’s Career Development Award for her project, “Visualizing Vascular Mechanisms of Salt Sensitivity.” The award begins July 1, 2018, and has been funded for $77,000 per year for three consecutive years.
Hilmes Named Co-director of Vanderbilt Program in Interprofessional Learning
Melissa Hilmes, M.D., Assistant Professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, has been named co-director of the Vanderbilt Program in Interprofessional Learning (VPIL). She has been a member of the VPIL faculty since 2015, serving as a course director and interprofessional coach for medical students.
Jordanov Honored for Contributions to VUSM Medical Student Education
Martin Jordanov, M.D., Associate Professor and Director of Medical Student Education, Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, recently received the 2018 Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM) Immersion Teaching Award.
