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School of Medicine Basic Sciences Staff Spotlight: Barbara Hill
Meet Barbara Hill, a Pod 3 administrative officer in the School of Medicine Basic Sciences. Read MoreNovember 4, 2026
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Rafael Arrojo e Drigo to deliver Kairos Lecture on age mosaicism
Rafael Arrojo e Drigo, assistant professor of molecular physiology and biophysics, will deliver a Kairos Lecture on Thursday, Nov. 19. Read MoreNovember 3, 2026
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School of Medicine Basic Sciences hosts 10-year anniversary celebration
The Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Basic Sciences marked 10 years of pursuing knowledge for knowledge’s sake, and of translating discovery into improvements in human health. The celebration recognized the school’s accomplishments, its community of scientists and staff, and the remarkable possibilities ahead. Read MoreOctober 28, 2026
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John Kuriyan reappointed as dean of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Basic Sciences
Kuriyan’s reappointment recognizes steady leadership and a bold vision for therapeutic discovery. Read MoreOctober 26, 2026
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Prominent computational biologist and bioinformatician M. Madan Babu delivers Apex Lecture on GPCR signaling and cellular function
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital’s M. Madan Babu delivered a School of Medicine Basic Sciences Apex Lecture on Oct. 21 about GPCR signaling and cellular function. Read MoreOctober 23, 2026
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A Halloween Interview with Jacques Monod
Tune in to Professor of Biochemistry Charles Sanders’ yearly Halloween interview, this year featuring Jacques Monod, co-creator of the Monod-Wyman-Changeux model for protein allostery and co-recipient of the 1965 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Read MoreOctober 22, 2026
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School of Medicine Basic Sciences Staff Spotlight: Mary Waddell
Meet Mary Waddell, administrative coordinator for the Center for Computational Systems Biology at the School of Medicine Basic Sciences. Read MoreOctober 7, 2026
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Yi Ren delivers Kairos Lecture focused on mRNA export during normal conditions or viral infections
Yi Ren, associate professor of biochemistry at the School of Medicine Basic Sciences, delivered a School of Medicine Basic Sciences Kairos Lecture focused on mRNA export during normal conditions or viral infections. Read MoreOctober 7, 2026
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Marnett receives Lifetime Achievement Award for bioactive lipids research
Larry Marnett, a pioneer of the bioactive lipid research field, has received the inaugural Honn-McGiff Lifetime Achievement Award from the Eicosanoid Research Foundation and the Winter Eicosanoid Conference. Read MoreOctober 7, 2026
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Sezen Meydan receives prestigious NIH Director’s New Innovator Award
Sezen Meydan, assistant professor of biochemistry, has been awarded a prestigious NIH Director’s New Innovator Award to study disomes, ribosome collision complexes. Read MoreOctober 6, 2026