Stephen Doster
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The impact of personal stories on undergraduate research career trajectory
When considering pursuing an M.D., biomedical Ph.D., or M.D./Ph.D., what knowledge could undergraduate students obtain to prepare them to decide on a pathway aligned with their interests, personality, and goals? Do undergraduates grasp what this journey as a student will look like, and what professional life afterward will entail? Beth… Read MoreFeb. 15, 2022
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Vanderbilt researchers discover new spontaneous signaling pathway in the brain
The brain is constantly firing and controlling purposeful action potentials—electronic messages used by neurons to communicate with each other and allow the brain to function. Conversely, the way spontaneous neural communication happens in the brain has been found to make use of a different process. Ege Kavalali, William Stokes Chair in Experimental… Read MoreFeb. 14, 2022
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Pietenpol named chief scientific and strategy officer
Jennifer Pietenpol, PhD, director of the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC), Benjamin F. Byrd Jr. Professor of Oncology and Executive Vice President for Research for Vanderbilt University Medical Center, is stepping down on June 30 from her long-held role as the Cancer Center’s director to focus on a combined leadership role… Read MoreFeb. 10, 2022
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Core Development Grants recipients announced
The Office of the Dean of Basic Sciences is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2022 Vanderbilt School of Medicine Basic Sciences Core Development Grants, which provide each awardee with up to $50K toward the purchase of capital equipment, the development of a new core technology or service, or… Read MoreFeb. 8, 2022
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Monteggia appointed co-editor for Neuropsychopharmacology
Barlow Family Director of the Vanderbilt Brain Institute and acclaimed neuroscientist Lisa Monteggia was named incoming co-principal editor, along with Dr. Tony George from the University of Toronto, of the journal Neuropsychopharmacology. Their appointments begin in January 2023. According to an NPP release, “Drs. George and Monteggia… Read MoreFeb. 8, 2022
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Monteggia appointed co-editor for Neuropsychopharmacology
By Aaron Conley Lisa Monteggia, Ph.D. Barlow Family Director of the Vanderbilt Brain Institute and acclaimed neuroscientist Lisa Monteggia was named incoming co-principal editor, along with Dr. Tony George from the University of Toronto, of the journal Neuropsychopharmacology. Their appointments begin… Read MoreFeb. 8, 2022
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Christopher Wright honored with 2022 Viktor Hamburger Outstanding Educator Prize
Christopher Wright, professor of cell and developmental biology who holds the Louise B. McGavock Chair, has been honored with the 2022 Viktor Hamburger Outstanding Educator Prize. The award, presented by the Society for Developmental Biology, recognizes outstanding and innovative contributions to teaching and learning. Wright was nominated… Read MoreFeb. 7, 2022
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Patel Lab earns new grant to study evolutionary trade-offs between reproduction and aging
Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences Maulik Patel and his lab have received a Pilot Research Grant from the Vanderbilt Evolutionary Studies Initiative to study reproduction and aging. According to one theory in evolution, aging is the price animals pay for reproduction. Research in the Patel lab uses the tiny but… Read MoreFeb. 4, 2022
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Ege Kavalali to lead pharmacology department in School of Medicine Basic Sciences
Ege T. Kavalali, William Stokes Professor of Experimental Therapeutics, has been named chair of the Department of Pharmacology in Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Basic Sciences. National leaders in pharmacology, members of the pharmacology department at Vanderbilt and Lawrence J. Marnett, dean… Read MoreFeb. 4, 2022
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VUMC study raises hope for improving treatment of kidney disease
Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have revealed an important mechanism in the kidney by which a cell surface receptor known as DDR1 fans the flames of inflammation and fibrosis that ultimately lead to kidney failure. Their findings, published recently in JCI Insight, a journal of the American Society for… Read MoreFeb. 3, 2022