Robert Carnahan, PhD, associate professor of Pediatrics and Radiology and Radiological Sciences, has been appointed associate director of the Vanderbilt Vaccine Center.
GE Healthcare has awarded researchers in the Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science (VUIIS) $2.5 million in funding to develop a positron emission tomography (PET) tracer that will determine the effectiveness of immunotherapy in patients early in their treatment course.
An immunotherapy research initiative at Vanderbilt University Medical Center is among those being supported by the Mary Kay Foundation, which has announced $1.2 million in funding that will be equally shared among 12 cancer research institutions.