School Of Medicine Basic Sciences

Meet Sheila Elder, an administrative officer in the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Basic Sciences who provides financial and administrative leadership for the Warren Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery. Read More

The 2025 ASPIRE Annual Career Symposium brought together trainees and professionals for a day of panels, workshops, and a compelling keynote by AstraZeneca executive and Vanderbilt alum Renee Iacona, all centered around the evolving landscape of biomedical science careers and with a focus on innovation, artificial intelligence, and personal growth. Read More

By Lorena Infante Lara Food-related allergies and their effects are insidiously common in the United States: over seven percent of children and over 10 percent of adults are affected.  Although a quarter of people with food allergies have an epinephrine pen, they are expensive and have to be replaced… Read More

A recent review from the pharmacology lab of Valentina Cigliola explores the remarkable regenerative capabilities of zebrafish and neonatal mice and how insights into these mechanisms could pave the way for innovative and regenerative therapies in humans suffering from spinal cord injuries or neurodegenerative diseases. Read More

In a landmark study published in Science Advances, Vanderbilt researchers have created the first high-resolution lipid atlas of the human kidney, mapping over 100,000 functional tissue units across 29 donors. By integrating advanced imaging mass spectrometry with microscopy using machine learning, the team identified distinct lipid signatures that could transform diagnostics and precision treatments for kidney disease. Read More

In a landmark study published in Science Advances, Vanderbilt researchers have created the first high-resolution lipid atlas of the human kidney, mapping over 100,000 functional tissue units across 29 donors. By integrating advanced imaging mass spectrometry with microscopy using machine learning, the team identified distinct lipid signatures that could transform diagnostics and precision treatments for kidney disease. Read More

The School of Medicine Basic Sciences is proud to announce the 2025 recipients of the Dean’s Award for Exceptional Achievement in Graduate Studies. Ten graduate students were recognized for their high academic and scientific achievement and for the originality, significance, and rigor of their dissertation research. Read More

Vanderbilt biomedical graduate students and postdocs attended ASPIRE on the Road 2025 in San Diego, California. Over three days, they explored Southern California's biotech and pharmaceutical scene, connecting with alums, industry leaders, and innovative companies. Read More

What makes these results exceptional isn’t just the compounds themselves, it’s what they represent: the value of translational research grounded in real-world therapeutic goals. The partners chose to release these best-in-class tool compounds to the scientific community to accelerate further discovery. Read More

Major depression is one of the most common mental disorders in the U.S. Approximately 7% (17.3 million) of American adults had at least one major depressive episode in 2017. Roughly 10 percent of the U.S. population is afflicted with major depressive disorder at any… Read More