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Basic Sciences names Hodges, Siciliano as Dean’s Faculty Fellows
Aug. 18, 2023—By Aaron Conley Emily Hodges, assistant professor of biochemistry, and Cody Siciliano, assistant professor of pharmacology, have been named Dean’s Faculty Fellows of the School of Medicine Basic Sciences. The Dean’s Faculty Fellows program, started in 2020, is designed to recognize the efforts of faculty in the early stages of their career. The award targets...
Harrison named Brighter Ventures Student Award recipient
May. 25, 2023—By Lorena Infante Lara Marie-Claire Harrison, a graduate student in the Department of Biological Sciences, has been named the 2023 recipient of the Brighter Ventures Student Award. The Brighter Ventures Student Award supports Ph.D. students interested in the application of artificial intelligence in the biomedical research field. This award was established by Laurent Audoly, a graduate of the...
Study establishes molecular basis for interaction between an essential protein complex and its regulator
May. 23, 2023—By Leah Mann The labs of Lauren Jackson, associate professor of biological sciences and biochemistry, and Todd Graham, Stevenson Professor of Biological Sciences at the College of Arts and Science and professor of cell and developmental biology, recently published a study in the Journal of Cell Biology describing a significant interaction between an essential protein...
2023 call for applications – Stanley Cohen Innovation Fund
May. 18, 2023—The Vanderbilt University School of Medicine is pleased to solicit faculty applications for research awards from the Stanley Cohen Innovation Fund. The Cohen Fund supports high-risk, groundbreaking research with the potential to open new fields of scientific inquiry and biomedical impact. Initial awards of up to $100,000 (direct costs) will be made from the fund....
Jenkins named Basic Sciences diversity, equity, and inclusion program manager
Sep. 16, 2021—By Wendy Bindeman The Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Basic Sciences recently welcomed Felysha Jenkins as its first Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion program manager. Basic Sciences is committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive environment that welcomes and supports trainees, faculty, and staff from all backgrounds. Throughout their long careers at Vanderbilt, Linda Sealy, formerly the...
Biochemistry seeks new assistant professor
Sep. 15, 2021— The Department of Biochemistry at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Basic Sciences invites applications for a tenure-track faculty appointment at the rank of assistant professor as part of the Destination Vanderbilt faculty-hiring initiative. We seek candidates who are using innovative approaches to address important and challenging problems in all aspects of biology at the molecular and...
Pharmacology seeks new assistant professor
Sep. 14, 2021—The Department of Pharmacology within the School of Medicine Basic Sciences at Vanderbilt University invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor faculty position as part of the Destination Vanderbilt faculty-hiring initiative. We seek outstanding scientists with an interdisciplinary perspective addressing fundamental questions in molecular and cellular pharmacology with state-of-the-art approaches at a mechanistic level. The...
CDB seeks new assistant professor
Sep. 13, 2021— As part of the Destination Vanderbilt faculty-hiring initiative, the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology at Vanderbilt University invites applications for a tenure-track faculty appointment at the rank of assistant professor; exceptional senior faculty applicants will also be considered. We seek candidates who are using contemporary approaches to address fundamental problems in any area of...