School Of Medicine Basic Sciences

The Center for Extracellular Vesicle Research, which is made up of over 20 laboratories spanning Vanderbilt University, held its annual retreat in late September. Researchers discussed the types of biomolecular cargoes EVs contain and how EVs holding unique cargoes can be used as diagnostic tools. Read More

Olivia Kelly, a Ph.D. student in the Heidi Hamm lab, received an award to study non-drug-based interventions for maintaining or restoring wellness to prevent Alzheimer’s disease. Read More

HHMI Hanna Gray postdoctoral fellow Anthony Venida will present the Discovery Science Emerging Scholar Lecture on Tuesday, Nov. 19. Read More

Efrain Garcia, a graduate of the pharmacology department who is now a Senior Project Officer & Health Scientist at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, sat down with us to discuss his experience studying basic science at Vanderbilt and how it played a role in his career.  Read More

A newly determined structure from the lab of Yi Ren reveals information about the mRNA export pathway and suggests that herpes viruses could hijack that interaction to infect their host. The new structures also reveal how certain mutations in the protein complex could play a role in cancers. Read More

Congratulations to our School of Medicine Basic Sciences members who were promoted or received new appointments from July to September 2024. These individuals significantly enrich our pursuit of pathbreaking research and contribute to the growth and success of our school.  Read More

Mirazul Islam, a graduate student in the lab of Professor Ken Lau, has developed a molecular clock that records the timing of cellular events at a single-cell resolution. Read More

Charles Darwin, serenely composed in anticipation of the Voyage of the Beagle. The intrepid CEO of The Protein Society, Raluca Cadar, again used her special Carpathian “connections” to set up our Annual TPS Halloween interview, this year with none other than Charles Darwin.  We listen in on his conversation with… Read More

Sloan Kettering Institute’s PaineWebber Professor of Cancer Genetics Agnel Sfeir will present the Vanderbilt School of Medicine Basic Sciences Apex Lecture on Oct. 30, 2024. Read More

Led by Craig W. Lindsley, Vanderbilt drug discovery experts set out to develop a backup drug candidate to improve memory loss in people with Alzheimer’s disease. Read More