Stephen Doster

  • Vanderbilt University

    Renã Robinson receives National Institutes of Health grant for faculty success program to promote equity in science

    Renã Robinson, Dorothy Wingfield Phillips Chancellor’s Faculty Fellow and professor of chemistry, received $2.04 million in funding from the National Institutes of Health to start a program that will help underrepresented minority faculty further their success in STEM. Collaborators on the grant include researchers from the University of Kentucky and… Read More

    Jan. 18, 2023

  • Vanderbilt University

    Vanderbilt biochemists join international researchers in discovery of the first new antibiotic for urinary tract infections in more than 20 years

    Neil Osheroff, John Coniglio Chair in Biochemistry and professor of biochemistry and medicine, is part of an international research collaboration resulting in what is on track to be the first new antibiotic treatment for uncomplicated urinary tract infections in more than 20 years. “We now have a direct path connecting… Read More

    Jan. 18, 2023

  • Black-and-white photograph of Martin Luther King Jr. wearing a hat. There is no background.

    Celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day

      Dear Colleagues, Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. On this day, we have the opportunity to reflect on the goals he had for the U.S.: securing voting rights for African Americans, eliminating racial injustice, and upending class oppression wherever we live. The past few years have shown that we… Read More

    Jan. 16, 2023

  • Vanderbilt University

    Roden honored for his leadership in precision medicine

    Dan Roden, MD, Senior Vice President for Personalized Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, will receive the PMWC 2023 Pioneer Award Jan. 27 during this year’s Precision Medicine World Conference. Approximately 2,500 people from more than 30 countries are registered for the three-day meeting, to be held in Santa Clara,… Read More

    Jan. 12, 2023

  • Vanderbilt University

    VUMC researchers upend dogma about vasopressin production

    It’s time to revise the textbook entry for vasopressin production. For 100 years, it has been thought that vasopressin — a hormone that regulates water and blood pressure homeostasis — is only produced in the brain. Now, Vanderbilt University Medical Center investigators have discovered that vasopressin is also produced in… Read More

    Jan. 12, 2023

  • Basic Sciences Wellness Rooms

    Basic Sciences Wellness Rooms

    Wellness Rooms are available to Vanderbilt faculty, graduate students, postdocs, staff, and visitors. The rooms can be used for lactation, temporary hoteling, and stress-reducing meditation. The School of Medicine Basic Sciences provides two spaces, 715 PRB and 6132 MRB III, to meet these needs. Both rooms feature comfortable chairs, ottomans,… Read More

    Jan. 11, 2023

  • Vanderbilt University

    Vanderbilt mourns loss of renowned scientist Exton

    John H. Exton, MBChB, MD, PhD, professor of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, emeritus at Vanderbilt University, whose research provided fundamental insights into how many biologically active compounds control cellular physiology, died Dec. 18. He was 89. Dr. Exton was a member of the Vanderbilt University faculty from 1964 until his… Read More

    Dec. 29, 2022

  • Vanderbilt University

    Basic Sciences researchers show their artistic talents at winter showcase

    From beautiful original compositions to witty comedy, the Office of Biomedical Research Education and Training gave students, postdocs, staff, and faculty the opportunity to step into the spotlight during its fourth annual winter showcase on Dec. 15 at the Blair School of Music. “These are brilliant students [and community members]… Read More

    Dec. 20, 2022

  • New faculty Nancy Carrasco - Molecular Physiology, in her lab at Light Hall for Vanderbilt Magazine.

    Researchers determine the structure of key thyroid iodide transporter

    A group of Vanderbilt researchers has become the first group to uncover the 3D structure of the sodium/iodide symporter, also called NIS—the membrane protein that transports iodide into the thyroid. This protein, which is critical for cell metabolism, is also integral to the most successful internal radiation cancer therapy: radioiodide… Read More

    Dec. 16, 2022

  • Vanderbilt University

    McLean & Friedman named to associate provost role

    Two veteran faculty members, highly regarded for their administrative leadership within their respective departments and their deep commitment to research and student development, have been appointed associate provosts at Vanderbilt University, announced Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs C. Cybele Raver. John McLean, Stevenson Professor… Read More

    Dec. 16, 2022