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Prominent biochemist Jin Zhang delivers Apex Lecture on signaling networks and biosensor development
University of California, San Diego biochemist Jin Zhang delivered a School of Medicine Basic Sciences Apex Lecture on April 17 about signaling networks and biosensor development. Read MoreApr. 22, 2025
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UC San Diego Professor of Pharmacology Jin Zhang will deliver Apex Lecture on April 17
University of California, San Diego, Professor of Pharmacology Jin Zhang will present the Vanderbilt School of Medicine Basic Sciences Apex Lecture on April 17, 2025. Read MoreApr. 2, 2025
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From beef to breakthrough: How purifying muscle receptors yielded insights into autoimmune diseases
University of California, San Diego, faculty member Ryan Hibbs delivered a School of Medicine Basic Sciences Apex Lecture on March 27, presenting about muscle acetylcholine receptors in development and disease. Read MoreApr. 1, 2025
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UC San Diego Professor of Pharmacology Jin Zhen will deliver Apex Lecture on April 17
University of California, San Diego, Professor of Pharmacology Jin Zhang will present the Vanderbilt School of Medicine Basic Sciences Apex Lecture on April 17, 2025. Read MoreMar. 21, 2025
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Choosing and managing the trainees and staff in your new lab
People are complicated and so it should be no surprise that among the most difficult tasks that you’ll face as a research group leader in science is recruiting and successfully managing talented and collegial students, postdocs, and staff. This may be especially true for assistant professors and their peers in industry or at research institutes. Read MoreFeb. 4, 2025
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Long-term grants strategy: Something senior investigators should think about if they want to position themselves for a MIRA/R35 award
If there is any chance that you will eventually want to apply for a MIRA/R35 award from a particular institute, you should think twice about submitting an MPI grant to that institute, as this may limit your options several years down the road. Read MoreJan. 16, 2025
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Vanderbilt University receives prestigious NIH grants to establish new center to tackle alcohol use disorder and leverage AI to understand opioid addiction
By Herschel Pollard, edited by Marissa Shapiro and Lorena Infante Lara Vanderbilt University has received an $8.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to establish the Vanderbilt AUD Research and Education Center, bolstering the university’s leadership in neuroscience, addiction research, and innovative approaches to the study of alcohol… Read MoreDec. 5, 2024
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Meet the departments: Pharmacology: A research enterprise on a pillar of excellence
By Emily Hawes and Lorena Infante Lara The Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Basic Sciences encompasses four departments: Biochemistry, Cell and Developmental Biology, Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, and Pharmacology. Through this article series, we are featuring each one, highlighting their proudest accomplishments, unique strengths, and visions for the future. A… Read MoreDec. 5, 2024
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Tackling the diabetes epidemic
For more than 50 years, Vanderbilt has been a global leader in the quest to understand, prevent, and treat diabetes. Read MoreDec. 4, 2024