Tina Iverson
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School of Medicine Basic Sciences Staff Spotlight: Ashley Haddard
Meet Ashley Haddard, the senior program manager for research for the Department of Pharmacology in the Vanderbilt School of Medicine Basic Sciences. Read MoreMar. 28, 2025
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Prashant Singh wins Research Excellence Award at 2024 Fall Staff Assembly
This award recognizes a staff member whose support of research has made a significant impact on the process of discovery and the pursuit of knowledge at Vanderbilt. This year’s winner of the award was Prashant Singh, a scientist and senior research associate in the department of pharmacology. Read MoreNov. 18, 2024
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From Lab to Market: Turning ideas into business ventures
Are you sitting on a game-changing idea that could revolutionize your industry? Don't let it gather dust—Vanderbilt University’s expert tech transfer team is here to help you bring it to life. With a proven track record of transforming cutting-edge research into successful business ventures, they possess the knowledge, resources, and connections to transform your innovation from concept to reality. Read MoreSep. 11, 2024
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From Lab to Market: Turning ideas into business ventures
Are you sitting on a game-changing idea that could revolutionize your industry? Don't let it gather dust—Vanderbilt University’s expert tech transfer team is here to help you bring it to life. With a proven track record of transforming Vanderbilt researchers’ work into successful business ventures, they possess the knowledge, resources, and connections to transform your innovation from concept to reality. Read MoreSep. 11, 2024
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‘Smarter Every Day’ explores how bacteria move to survive—and make us sick
In a recent episode of Smarter Every Day, YouTube sensation and host Destin Sandlin talks with Vanderbilt Professor Tina Iverson and Senior Research Associate Prashant Singh about bacterial “motors” and how they work in the microorganisms that make us sick. The video racked up more than 1.4 million views in its first day. Read MoreJul. 31, 2024
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Three Basic Sciences faculty awarded 2024 Innovation Catalyst and Scaling Success funding
Davies, Ihrie, and Iverson receive funding injections from Vanderbilt University to spur world-class research with translational promise. Read MoreJul. 29, 2024
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Iverson named School of Medicine Basic Sciences associate dean for faculty
Tina Iverson, Louise B. McGavock Chair and Professor of pharmacology and biochemistry, will take the role of associate dean for faculty on July 1, 2024. Read MoreJun. 4, 2024
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New structures offer insight into how a bacterial motor powers bacterial chemotaxis, a key-infectious-process
An international collaboration led by Professor of Pharmacology Tina Iverson was spotlighted by the popular YouTube channel Smarter Every Day. Iverson's work identified how bacteria move in response to their environment, a process essential for infection by pathogens. Read MoreApr. 17, 2024
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Leveraging the structure of bacterial host cell receptors to detect cancer
Bacteria in our bodies bind to various host cell surface receptors, which determines where the bacteria live and how they behave. These receptors, made up of chains of sugar molecules called glycans, are more than meets the eye. Cells existing within progressive disease states like cancer can have an increased… Read MoreAug. 16, 2022