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    Vanderbilt mourns loss of renowned clinical pharmacologist Jackson Roberts II, MD

    Jackson Roberts II, MD, an internationally known clinical pharmacologist in the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine who helped define the role of lipid peroxidation and oxidative stress in human disease, died May 31 in Nashville. He was 79. Dr. Roberts, professor of Pharmacology and Medicine, emeritus, was perhaps best known… Read More

    Jun. 6, 2023

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    2023 call for applications – Stanley Cohen Innovation Fund

    The Vanderbilt University School of Medicine is pleased to solicit faculty applications for research awards from the Stanley Cohen Innovation Fund. The Cohen Fund supports high-risk, groundbreaking research with the potential to open new fields of scientific inquiry and biomedical impact. Initial awards of up to $100,000 (direct costs)… Read More

    May. 18, 2023

  • ARPA-H Agency now accepting pre-proposals

    ARPA-H Agency now accepting pre-proposals

    The new ARPA-H Agency is now accepting pre-proposals for projects that are responsive to their funding priorities (see pages 3–8 of their program announcement). Of particular interest, check out the Health Science Futures focus area, which seeks to develop innovative tools, technologies, and platforms that can be… Read More

    May. 15, 2023

  • An automated tool can link brain scans to cognitive deficits in NF1 patients

    An automated tool can link brain scans to cognitive deficits in NF1 patients

    By Leah Mann Researchers in the labs of Laurie Cutting, Patricia and Rodes Hart Endowed Professor and professor of special education at the Peabody College of Education and Human Development, and Bennett Landman, chair and professor of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the School of Engineering, recently… Read More

    Mar. 15, 2023

  • Jean & Alexander Heard Libraries Presents: Introduction to Open Science Framework (OSF) workshop

    Jean & Alexander Heard Libraries Presents: Introduction to Open Science Framework (OSF) workshop

    Managing data for complex projects is always a challenge. Funders are increasingly requiring that data be findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable (FAIR) as well as archived for the long term. The new National Institutes of Health Data Management and Sharing Policy is a notable example of such a requirement. Read More

    Feb. 24, 2023

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    A new view of a cholesterol carrier

    High density lipoprotein (HDL) is often referred to as “good cholesterol.” However, cholesterol is just one of many types of cargo HDL can carry. In addition to shuttling cholesterol from blood to the liver, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) can also transport proteins, metabolites and small RNAs (sRNA). The discovery of HDL’s… Read More

    Feb. 10, 2023

  • Congressional rules regarding gifts to covered federal elected officials

    Congressional rules regarding gifts to covered federal elected officials

    Colleagues, As in years past, the Office of Federal Relations (www.vanderbilt.edu/federalrelations) is providing a reminder on the Congressional Rules regarding gifts to covered federal elected officials (including athletic tickets, travel to campus, and meals) and our obligations with respect to reporting lobbying activities made on behalf of… Read More

    Jan. 27, 2023

  • Vanderbilt University

    Study identifies human proteins with segments devoid of genetic variation

    By Leah Mann Charles Sanders, Ph.D. The lab of Charles Sanders, professor of biochemistry and the Aileen M. Lange and Annie Mary Lyle Chair for Cardiovascular Research, published a study in Protein Science identifying all human proteins that have at least one segment that does not have… Read More

    Jan. 27, 2023

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    CRISPR screen identifies role for a specific protein in insulin secretion

    By Leah Mann Wenbiao Chen, Ph.D. The labs of Wenbiao Chen, associate professor of molecular physiology and biophysics, and Irina Kaverina, professor of cell and development biology, recently published a study in Molecular Metabolism focused on detecting genes that regulate insulin secretion. The authors demonstrated a new… Read More

    Jan. 25, 2023

  • Basic Sciences Wellness Rooms

    Basic Sciences Wellness Rooms

    Wellness Rooms are available to Vanderbilt faculty, graduate students, postdocs, staff, and visitors. The rooms can be used for lactation, temporary hoteling, and stress-reducing meditation. The School of Medicine Basic Sciences provides two spaces, 715 PRB and 6132 MRB III, to meet these needs. Both rooms feature comfortable chairs, ottomans,… Read More

    Jan. 11, 2023