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Heidi Hamm,, the Aileen M. Lange and Annie Mary Lyle Professor of Cardiovascular Research and former chair of the Department of Pharmacology, and Eric Skaar, the Ernest W. Goodpasture Professor of Pathology and director of the Vanderbilt Institute for Infection, Immunology and Inflammation have been elected members of the National Academy of Sciences in recognition of their “distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.” Read More

Vanderbilt researchers have developed a nanoparticle complex that can both visualize and attack cancer cells by targeting the tumor microenvironment. Read More

In a recent study, Vanderbilt researchers address a significant gap in our understanding of how noncoding regions of the genome regulate important biological processes, such as X-chromosome inactivation. They use an innovative, single-cell approach to uncover new mechanistic insights into how specific long noncoding RNAs control critical gene regulation events. Read More

The Vanderbilt Brain Institute’s annual Brain Blast event, held March 26 at the downtown Nashville Public Library, celebrated 25 years of discovery with a day of hands-on neuroscience activities for K–8 students and families. Read More

Eleven outstanding faculty members including Emily Hodges, associate professor of biochemistry, and Lar Plate, faculty affiliate of the Vanderbilt Institute for Chemical Biology, have been selected for the 2025 cohort of Chancellor Faculty Fellows. Each fellow holds the title of Chancellor Faculty Fellow and receives $80,000 over a multi-year period to support their work. They also meet with their cohort to exchange ideas on teaching and research, build a broader intellectual community that advances collaborative scholarship, and engage in academic leadership development to increase their leadership capacity. Read More

Graduate students Atlee Witt, Ansley Kunnath, and Allie Lake are three of 100 doctoral students from across the U.S. and Canada to receive the P.E.O. Scholar Award in recognition of their outstanding academic achievements. Read More

Corey Hayford, PhD’21, sat down with us to discuss his experience studying basic science at Vanderbilt and how it played a role in his career. Hayford is now a principal data engineer at Cellarity. Read More

Crucial research by Neil Osheroff and his lab leads to approval of the first new class of antibacterial drugs in decades. Read More

“Logan is a role model for scientists at all levels,” said Julie Rhoades, professor of medicine and associate professor of biomedical engineering. “His positivity, patience and passion for mentoring and science is exceptional. He was willing to step out of his science comfort zone and tackle challenging projects, and he is also one of the nicest people I have ever met. We miss his presence in the lab.” Read More

The meeting on March 6 convened researchers from the Vanderbilt School of Medicine Basic Sciences focused on pharmacology, molecular physiology, and protein dynamics and biochemistry, alongside ORNL scientists engaged in exascale artificial intelligence, microbial science, molecular biophysics, neutron science, advanced mass spectrometry, and medical isotopes research and development. Read More