Marissa Shapiro

Calipari, Spraggins, and Kirabo are among 13 outstanding faculty members who have been selected for the 2024 cohort of Chancellor Faculty Fellows. Read More

Vanderbilt researchers have identified cancer cell-specific genetic alterations that reprogram the immune “landscape,” thereby driving tumor growth, and discovered a potential new drug target for stopping it. Read More

The Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries have successfully negotiated a series of open access agreements with major scientific publishers that expand the number of journals available to Vanderbilt University researchers and enhance the potential reach and impact of their published work. The initiative covers some or all of the article processing charges that Vanderbilt corresponding authors were previously responsible for paying. Read More

Tina Iverson, Louise B. McGavock Chair and Professor of pharmacology and biochemistry, will take the role of associate dean for faculty on July 1, 2024. Read More

The Lillian B. Nanney Award for Outstanding Service to the VUSM/VUMC Community of Educators is a lifetime achievement award established to recognize an Academy for Excellence in Education faculty member who has demonstrated sustained outstanding service to the Vanderbilt community of educators. This year’s winner is Neil Osheroff, John G. Coniglio Professor of Biochemistry and professor of Medicine. Read More

V2-GENE, the Vanderbilt-Vietnam Genetic Epidemiology Training Program, will develop a team of researchers and educators to lead genetic epidemiology research of noncommunicable diseases across the lifespan in Vietnam. Read More

By targeting a notoriously undruggable protein found in many cancers, the discovery of BI-0474 may pave the way for new cancer treatments. Shared on opnMe.com by Boehringer Ingelheim, this innovative molecule is available for global researchers to explore new research avenues. Read More

Genetic factors are a small but significant contributor to severe depression that does not respond to standard therapy, according to researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Massachusetts General Hospital. Read More

Foundational research from the Hiebert lab reveals genetic targets that can be leveraged to identify therapies that affect lymphoma cell growth. Read More

On average, each graduating student published four scientific papers based on their graduate work. Their research appeared in highly respected journals including Nature, Cell, Human Molecular Genetics and the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, according to Abigail Brown, PhD, director of the Biomedical Research Education and Training Office of Outcomes Research. Read More