Research, News & Discoveries

If you had visited Vanderbilt nearly a century ago searching for cellular research, you would have found yourself in the Department of Anatomy. Established in 1925, the Department of Anatomy gave way to the Department of Cell Biology before taking on its current moniker—Cell and Developmental Biology—in 2001. Read More

The Vanderbilt University Medical Center has received $8 million in funding from the National Institutes of Health and has allotted an additional $4 million to establish a new biosafety level 3 laboratory on campus. This funding was possible thanks in large part to the efforts of Eric Skaar, director of VI4—the Vanderbilt Institute for Infection, Immunology and Inflammation—as well as the VUMC Office of Research. Read More

Vivian Gama, associate professor of cell and developmental biology, was named the new associate dean for equity and inclusive mentoring as of Sept. 1, 2023. Read More

In the decade since its inauguration, seven students have graduated and an additional five are currently enrolled. At present, seven VBI training faculty members serve as educational neuroscience faculty. Read More

By putting one foot in front of another, these trailblazers have changed Vanderbilt—and the world—with their dedication to basic research and breaking down barriers for themselves and others. Read More

Neil Osheroff, professor of biochemistry and medicine, is part of an international research collaboration resulting in what is on track to be the first new antibiotic treatment for uncomplicated urinary tract infections or uUTIs in more than 20 years. Read More

The art of science visualization has been a vital component of the success of biomedical innovation at Vanderbilt. Visuals possess emotional and intellectual power, essential for effective scientific communication across diverse audiences and purposes. Read More

The hard work of the faculty, staff, postdocs, and graduate students who conduct basic biomedical research at Vanderbilt continues to be recognized on the local and national level. Here we list a few of the researchers whose work has been recently recognized. Read More

The MSRC at Vanderbilt is one of the world’s largest academic mass spectrometry centers and is a leader in research, technology development, and core capabilities. Read More

Prior to insulin’s introduction to the clinic in 1922, life expectancy after a type 1 diabetes diagnosis was only one to two years. Even after insulin, without the understanding and technology we have today, managing diabetes was a struggle. Read More