Marissa Shapiro

One of the monoclonal antibodies in the therapeutic Evusheld has been computationally redesigned to restore its action against Omicron variants of the virus that causes COVID-19. Read More

Within the intellectual powerhouse that is Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center thrives a group of doctors, engineers, computer scientists and others who also are visionaries, inventors and entrepreneurs. Several of these change-makers also donate their time and expertise through the Vanderbilt Innovation Ambassadors Program to help colleagues in their departments recognize and pursue the world-altering potential of their own ideas. Read More

Seminar series by biomedical scientists from across the nation brings research collaboration opportunities to trainees and students from Nashville universities. Read More

The Cell Imaging Shared Resource launches an image contest to highlight the stunning scientific images captured with CISR instruments. Cash prizes will be awarded to winning submissions. Read More

Vanderbilt’s cell and developmental biology department is the third-most NIH-funded in the nation. Biochemistry, pharmacology, and molecular physiology and biophysics are in the top 15. Read More

While at Vanderbilt, Williams will work with Hinton to identify novel treatment targets for chronic kidney disease, a disease most caused by hypertension and diabetes. Williams will continue to actively engage in outreach activities, professional service, and research endeavors to uplift underrepresented minority students in the scientific community. Read More

World-renowned leader in biochemistry David Cortez wins the 2024 Hans Neurath Award for the development and application of creative technological approaches to identify and characterize proteins involved in DNA and genome maintenance.  Read More

Volker Haase, professor of molecular biology and physiology, was named 2023 fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Read More

Vanderbilt graduate students traveled to Washington, D.C. for the Catalyzing Advocacy in Science and Engineering Workshop to learn from experts about the role of science in policymaking and the federal policy-making process. The Vanderbilt Office of Federal Relations has been sponsoring graduate students to participate in the AAAS CASE workshop for a decade. Read More

The researchers, including Vanderbilt’s team led by Kari Hoffman, focused their efforts on the detection of hippocampal ripples, which are considered biomarkers of memory and are affected by epilepsy and Alzheimer’s disease. Read More