Brad Grueter

  • Vanderbilt University

    Nobel laureate Venki Ramakrishnan talks aging, mortality, and scientific innovation in Apex Lecture

    Nobel Prize winner Venki Ramakrishnan delivered a captivating talk as part of the School of Medicine Basic Sciences Apex Lecture Series. His presentation was based on his best-selling book, Why We Die, which explores the biological mechanisms behind aging and death and humanity's efforts to prolong life. Read More

    Nov. 14, 2024

  • Vanderbilt University

    Sex counts in the brain as seasons change

    Photoperiod, or length of day, influences seasonal changes in disorders such as depression and bipolar disorder, with these changes being more prevalent in females. Not incidentally, there are known sex differences in the brain’s reward pathway, where release of dopamine into the nucleus accumbens (NAc) has been implicated in mood… Read More

    Mar. 10, 2023