Research News And Discoveries

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 More

Kuriyan’s reappointment recognizes steady leadership and a bold vision for therapeutic discovery. Read More

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 More

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 More

Meet Mary Waddell, administrative coordinator for the Center for Computational Systems Biology at the School of Medicine Basic Sciences. Read More

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 More

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 More

Sezen Meydan, assistant professor of biochemistry, has been awarded a prestigious NIH Director’s New Innovator Award to study disomes, ribosome collision complexes. Read More

Assistant Professor of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics Rafael Arrojo e Drigo will receive the 2027 Richard E. Weitzman Outstanding Early Career Investigator Award, one of the prestigious Laureate Awards from the international Endocrine Society. He is being recognized for innovative research that “has transformed our understanding of thyroid hormone biology, diabetes, and the biology of aging.” Read More

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Chief Data Scientist and Senior Vice President for Data Science M. Madan Babu will present the Vanderbilt School of Medicine Basic Sciences Apex Lecture on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026. Read More