Research News And Discoveries

Yi Ren, associate professor of biochemistry at the School of Medicine Basic Sciences, will deliver a Kairos Lecture on Thursday, Sept. 24. Read More

Artificial intelligence is transforming biomedical research, and the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Basic Sciences is preparing the next generation of scientists to lead that future through the Brighter Ventures Student Award. The 2026 recipient is Victoria Howard. Read More

The biochemistry lab of Charles Sanders has provided—for the first time—pharmacological tools to explore the formation of lipid rafts, key structural and functional elements of animal cell membranes. Read More

Meet Ritika Raghavan, a fifth-year neuroscience Ph.D. candidate in Julio Ayala’s lab. Read More

New research from the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology will unlock previously inaccessible biological secrets from over 100-years’ worth of patient samples from across the globe. Read More

Congratulations to our School of Medicine Basic Sciences faculty members who were promoted or received new appointments between April and June 2026! These individuals significantly enrich our pursuit of pathbreaking research and contribute to the growth and success of our school. Read More

Meet Kim Viviano, Pod 3 budget/accounting analyst. Read More

The Richard M. Caprioli Award for Technology Education funds a training opportunity for selected graduate students in the biomedical sciences who seek hands-on training and education in new technologies outside of those found in their graduate research environment. The inaugural recipients were Han Noo Ri “Nury” Lee, Zachary Lehmann, and Isabella Silvestri. Read More

Denise Zannino Childree, PhD’09, used the training from her neuroscience Ph.D. to jump start a career in science policy and science communication. Currently the director of communications and strategic engagement for a geotechnical engineering firm, she reflects on her time at Vanderbilt and shares advice with current trainees. Read More

The MSRC Imaging Mass Spectrometry Core now offers 10x Genomics’ Xenium platform for spatial transcriptomics, providing Vanderbilt researchers with a powerful new way to visualize and quantify gene expression within intact tissues at single-cell resolution. The service expands the core’s multimodal imaging capabilities and supports investigators from project planning through data analysis. Read More