CISR

The 2026 Cell Imaging Shared Resource Life Is Beautiful Image Contest celebrates three researchers, Spencer Rothfuss, Hannah Collins, and James Hayes, whose striking microscopy images reveal unexpected beauty in the microscopic world. From an accidental ice crystal to the intricate cellular landscapes of the brain and developing zebrafish eye, this year’s winning images showcase the artistry and scientific discovery made possible through advanced imaging. Read More

Meet Caroline Bodnya, a Ph.D. candidate in the lab of Vivian Gama in the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology. Read More

SUBMISSION DEADLINE EXTENDED TO JULY 18! The Cell Imaging Shared Resource is hosting its second annual Life Is Beautiful Image Contest. The contest, which features stunning scientific imagery of the inherent beauty of life at the microscopic level, is open to anyone who has captured an image… Read More

The Cell Imaging Shared Resource is hosting its second annual Life Is Beautiful Image Contest and will award cash prizes to winning images. The contest features stunning scientific imagery of life at the microscopic level and is open to anyone who has captured an image using a CISR microscope. Read More

Lisa M. Monteggia and Matthew J. Tyska are among the 471 scientists elected as 2024 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Dean John Kuriyan was also recently elected a member of the 2025 class of fellows of the American Association for Cancer Research academy. Read More

Three biomedical research students win the inaugural Life Is Beautiful Image Contest for their stunning scientific images. Read More

The Cell Imaging Shared Resource launches an image contest to highlight the stunning scientific images captured with CISR instruments. Cash prizes will be awarded to winning submissions. Read More

Jerome is the 2024 recipient of the Distinguished Scientist Award, which honors “preeminent senior scientists for a long-standing record of achievement in the field of microscopy and microanalysis.” Read More

Dylan Burnette, associate professor of cell and developmental biology, and Olivia Perkins, a graduate student in the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, were awarded prizes in the 2022 Nikon Small World and Nikon Small World in Motion competitions. Read More

The Office of the Dean of Basic Sciences is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2022 Vanderbilt School of Medicine Basic Sciences Core Development Grants, which provide each awardee with up to $50K toward the purchase of capital equipment, the development of a new core technology or service, or… Read More