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Immune research authority Robert Tampé to present the Vanderbilt Basic Sciences Apex Lecture March 7. Read More

Signal transduction authority Xuewu Zhang to present the Vanderbilt Basic Sciences Apex Lecture March 4. Read More

Stachowiak is recognized for a paradigm-shifting discovery in the field of membrane biophysics, demonstrating that proteins can induce membrane curvature solely through a surface-crowding mechanism. Her lab investigates the biophysical mechanisms that underlie the function of lipid membranes in cells and explores the opportunity of creating bio-inspired materials and systems that borrow these mechanisms. Read More

By Chuck Sanders Photo by Vanderbilt Professor Matt Tyska on Aug. 21, 2017, in Gallatin, Tennessee. North America will enjoy a rare treat this spring. A total eclipse of the sun will start in Mexico around noon and move northeasternly, passing San Antonio, Austin, and Dallas, bisecting Arkansas, hitting southern… Read More

Back to Vestigo Issue 4 By Lorena Infante Lara In 1951, Martha Fant, a schoolteacher in Clarksdale, Mississippi, was pregnant with her second child. Living in the Jim Crow South, she and her husband, Wendell Fant, had access to few health care resources that were readily available… Read More

The School of Medicine Basic Sciences and the Office of the Vice Provost for Research and Innovation launch the Innovation Ignition Fund. This pilot program offers up to $500,000 in funding and drug development mentorship from Vanderbilt scientists with expertise in translational research. Read More

Chuck Sanders, Vice Dean, Vanderbilt School of Medicine Basic Sciences British author J.R.R. Tolkien had a lot to say about the creative process and I’d like to explore how his thoughts relate to the pursuit of cutting-edge scientific research. Tolkien’s The Silmarillion provides both the mythological underpinning… Read More

Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023 Cocktails and dinner will be at the Butcher and Bee Rose Room at 5:30 p.m. CT. 902 Main St, Nashville, TN 37206 (map) Friday, Dec. 8, 2023 The Board of Visitors meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. CT. Read More

By Chuck Sanders President-past of the Protein Society The American holiday of Thanksgiving is my favorite. I am guessing that some of my friends from the Great White North share the same opinion about the Canadian version of this feast day, which occurs there in early October. Taking… Read More

Click here to view the 2019 BOV handout. Read More