Research, News & Discoveries

A research grant to study lung and cerebral organoids will yield insights into the sensitivity of lung and brain tumors to commercially available antibody-drug conjugate payloads. The OVPRI Industry Collaborations group facilitated the collaboration. Read More

Ph.D. candidate Alan Hurtado and his mentor, Edward Levine, William A. Black Professor of Ophthalmology and professor of cell and developmental biology, will attend the leading conference in their field, the annual meeting of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, thanks to support from the Linda Sealy Emerging Scholar Travel Award. Read More

Meet Ryan McNew, associate director of research IT for the School of Medicine Basic Sciences. Read More

Kimberly Turner, assistant dean of administrative operations for Pod 3, was selected to participate in a leadership program that emphasizes financial management, strategic decision-making, and supporting student achievement. Read More

Are you sitting on a game-changing idea that could revolutionize your industry? Don't let it gather dust—Vanderbilt University’s expert tech transfer team is here to help you bring it to life. With a proven track record of transforming cutting-edge research into successful business ventures, they possess the knowledge, resources, and connections to transform your innovation from concept to reality. Read More

Nobel Prize laureate Venki Ramakrishnan will present the Vanderbilt School of Medicine Basic Sciences Apex Lecture on Friday, Sept. 27, 2024. Read More

The highlight of the ceremony was the presentation of white lab coats to the students. A symbol of academic rigor and scientific excellence, the lab coat also reflects a commitment to benefiting society through research and discovery. Read More

On Aug. 12, BRET hosted an orientation for incoming graduate students, welcoming the new cohort and putting together a comprehensive agenda with useful information regarding their future training at Vanderbilt and beyond. Read More

The Poster Printing Core is back from hiatus. Read More

For researchers, projects can sometimes feel like babies, and there is nothing more satisfying than seeing your baby grow up. For William Tansey, professor of cell and developmental biology, this baby started 10 years ago when he and Stephen Fesik, Orrin H. Ingram II, Professor of Cancer Research and professor of biochemistry, discovered that a protein called WDR5 is a “partner in crime” to MYC, a transcription factor and oncogene that is often mutated in cancers. In fact, dysregulation of MYC is estimated to be responsible for about a third of all cancer deaths annually. Read More