Research, News & Discoveries

An $8.9 million grant from the NIH will establish the Vanderbilt AUD Research and Education Center, enhancing Vanderbilt University’s national leadership in neuroscience and addiction research. This initiative aims to foster interdisciplinary collaboration, advance understanding and treatment of alcohol use disorder, and engage the public through education and outreach efforts. Read More

“You’re nervous because you don't know what to expect and excited to see whatever it is you get to see,” Schlafly said of the visit. "I had seen a lab before, but I must say, it’s a pretty humbling experience to go from thinking there is no one at all who knows about your really weird, rare disease to walking into a lab and learning that everyone there is in some way working to cure my issue.” Read More

Manuel Ascano and Alissa Weaver are one of nine research teams to receive funding to understand the potential biotechnological uses of RNA more fully. The research is expected to provide opportunities to partner with industry to translate knowledge gained in the laboratory into marketable new therapeutics. Read More

Brandt Eichman and Walter Chazin, professors of biochemistry, worked together to provide a better understanding of how exactly DNA replication is initiated. Their work will influence novel small molecule modifier designs that may serve as tools for detailed studies of DNA replication in cells and eventual therapies. Read More

­­Immune response authority Karen Adelman will present the Vanderbilt School of Basic Sciences Apex Lecture on April 10, 2024. Read More

Join the next Lab-to-Table conversation, “Biotech Entrepreneurship: Stories & Strategies” on March 26 at 11 a.m. CT. Read More

A pillar of this community is the female faculty who are passionate about advancing and making notable impacts on their basic sciences fields. For many, their efforts have been recognized by the highest-caliber professional societies around the world. Read More

As one of the top 50 U.S. universities with the most Nobel Prize winners, Vanderbilt stands as a cornerstone of scientific achievement and ground-breaking research. Read More

William Tansey, professor of cell and developmental biology and biochemistry and co-leader of the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center Genome Maintenance Program, gives us a bird’s-eye view of epigenetics and some of Vanderbilt’s research contributions to the space. Read More

For years, people thought of dopamine as the “reward molecule,” fueling cravings for drugs and other substances by giving users a hit of pleasure. But recent studies by Vanderbilt Center for Addiction Research investigators, such as Erin Calipari, have challenged that assumption. Read More