Chair, Department of Medicine and Physician-in-Chief at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville will present the March 4, 2015 Medical Grand Rounds as the Keynote Speaker for the 31st Annual Trainee Research Symposium and Tinsley Harrison Distinguished Visiting Professor. The presentation will take place in Margaret Cameron Spain auditorium at 12:00 noon. Dr. Brown's presentation is entitled "Cardiovascular effects of incretin-based anti-diabetic treatment."
A graduate of Yale College and Harvard Medical School, Dr. Brown conducts translational research in cardiovascular pharmacology. In particular, her group studies interactive effects of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone and kallikrein-kinin systems on glucose homeostasis and risk of thrombotic events. In 2000, Dr. Brown co-founded the Vanderbilt Master of Science in Clinical Investigation program to train investigators in patient-oriented research. From 2006-2010, Dr. Brown served as Associate Dean for Clinical and Translational Scientist Development, and established infrastructure to promote the development of physician-scientists. She served on the NIH National Advisory Research Resources Council from 2007-2011. Dr. Brown is an active member of the American Heart Association Council for Hypertension. Her honors include the American Society of Hypertension Young Scholar Award, American Federation for Clinical Research Outstanding Investigator Award, the Grant Liddle Award, the E.K. Frey- E. Werle Foundation Promotion Prize, the AHA Harriet Dustan award, membership in American Society for Clinical Investigation and in Association of American Physicians. She is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and member of the Institute of Medicine.