VICTR - CRC: The Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical and Translational Research - Clinical Research Center

CRC Leadership

Dr. David Robertson

Dr. Robertson, Elton Yates Professor of Medicine, Pharmacology and Neurology, serves as director for the Clinical Research Center. Dr. Robertson's research interests include autonomic nervous system disorders, blood pressure regulation, and space physiology and medicine.

 
Dr. Gordon R. Bernard

Dr. Bernard, Associate Vice-Chancellor for Research and , serves as principal investigator for the Clinical and Translational Science Award.  Dr. Bernard's research focus involves pulmonary medicine and the treatment and prevention of sepsis supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health. 

 
 

Dr. Italo Biaggioni

Dr. Biaggioni, Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology, serves as an Associate Program Director for the Clinical Research Center. Dr. Biaggioni's research focuses on the interaction between neural (autonomic) and metabolic (adenosine, nitric oxide) pathways regulating blood pressure. 

 

 
Dr. Kathryn Edwards

Dr. Edwards, Professor of Pediatrics and Infectious Diseases, serves as an associate program director for the Clinical Research Center. Dr. Edwards is an accomplished clinical investigator with research interests in the field of pediatric medicine and immunization.

 
Dr. Beth Malow

Dr. Malow, Associate Professor of Neurology and Director of the Vanderbilt Sleep Disorders Center, serves as an associate director of the Clinical Research Center. Dr. Malow is a nationally recognized authority on sleep disorders and patient oriented investigation of sleep across many clinical disciplines.