{"id":103,"date":"2018-07-30T15:36:39","date_gmt":"2018-07-30T15:36:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medschool.prd.vanderbilt.edu\/biochemistry\/history\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T18:00:54","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T18:00:54","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/biochemistry\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2>Link List &#8211; Right Hand Column Placeholder<br \/>Refresh After Saving to Remove<\/h2>    \n.link-list.jump-links{\n    padding-left: 0 !important;\n}\n\n                    <h2>Donate to Biochemistry Research<\/h2>\n                    <ul>\n                            <li>\n                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/biochemistry\/history\/\">\n                       Biochemistry Department\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                            <li>\n                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/give.vanderbilt.edu\/campaigns\/57419\/donations\/new?a=10709271&amp;designation=departmentofbiochemistry\">\n                       Biochemistry Graduate Education Fund\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                            <li>\n                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.givecampus.com\/campaigns\/57419\/donations\/new?designation=lemmingalumni50thanniversaryendowment&amp;a=9708388\">\n                       Clinical Translation Fund\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                            <li>\n                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/give.vanderbilt.edu\/campaigns\/57419\/donations\/new?a=13129483&amp;designation=vanderbiltbiochemistryarmstrongfund\">\n                       Richard Armstrong Family Fund\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                        <\/ul>\n          <figure>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-main\/medschool-prd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/113\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-19-at-2.04.26%E2%80%AFPM.png\" alt=\"Marlene Jayne\" \/>\n      <\/figure>\n              <h3>\n          Marlene Jayne: &#8220;A Walk Down Memory Lane In Biochemistry&#8221;\n        <\/h3>\n          <p>In 2016, longtime department administrator Marlene Jayne presents a historical retrospective into our community. Click the link below to view photos and to read the transcript from the event.<\/p>\n              \n          <a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/biochemistry\/history\/a-walk-down-memory-lane-in-biochemistry\/\">Photos and Transcript<\/a>\n        \n<h2>Link List &#8211; Right Hand Column Placeholder<br \/>Refresh After Saving to Remove<\/h2>    \n.link-list.jump-links{\n    padding-left: 0 !important;\n}\n\n                    <h2>Historical Archives<\/h2>\n                    <ul>\n                            <li>\n                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/biochemistry\/leon-cunningham\/\">\n                       Biochemistry at Vanderbilt: 1953 &#8211; 2003, A Personal View Author: Dr. Leon W. Cunningham\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                            <li>\n                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/basic-sciences\/2022\/01\/06\/an-inward-look-into-biochemistry\/\">\n                       Meet the departments: An inward look into Biochemistry\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                            <li>\n                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/biochemistry\/historical-pictures-and-artifacts\/\">\n                       Photos and Artifacts\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                            <li>\n                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/basic-sciences\/2026\/05\/10\/ten-year-anniversary-people-who-shaped-the-school-of-medicine-basic-sciences\/\">\n                       Ten-year anniversary: People who shaped the School of Medicine Basic Sciences\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                        <\/ul>\n          <figure>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/biochemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/113\/2026\/08\/896fb0a75e8e1b4c2c0dff2babfc2c8c-350x350-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Richard Armstrong\" \/>\n      <\/figure>\n              <h2>\n          Dr. Richard Armstrong\n        <\/h2>\n          <p><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/biochemistry\/armstrong-family-fund\/\">The Richard Armstrong Family Fund<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/biochemistry\/graduate-students\/graduate-student-and-postdoctoral-awards\/\">Armstrong Training Enhancement Award<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/biochemistry\/graduate-students\/graduate-student-and-postdoctoral-awards\/\">Richard Armstrong Mentoring Award<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/news.vumc.org\/2015\/06\/22\/richard-armstrong-remembered\/\">Obituary<\/a><\/p>\n          <figure>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/biochemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/113\/2026\/08\/7a8b1101ddfb78e943d500839ae45697-350x350-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. H. Alex Brown\" \/>\n      <\/figure>\n              <h2>\n          Dr. H. Alex Brown\n        <\/h2>\n          <p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.vumc.org\/2017\/07\/26\/vanderbilt-mourns-loss-of-pharmacologist-h-alex-brown\/\">Obituary<\/a><\/p>\n          <figure>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/biochemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/113\/2026\/08\/370118f7be615ef2d88339ecd70ffacf-350x350-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Laura Busenlehner\" \/>\n      <\/figure>\n              <h2>\n          Dr. Laura Busenlehner\n        <\/h2>\n          <p><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/biochemistry\/graduate-students\/graduate-student-and-postdoctoral-awards\/\">Dr. Busenlehner Award for Outstanding Leadership &amp; Research<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/barefield.ua.edu\/2013\/11\/14\/chemistry-paper-among-top-2-percent\/\">Research Article<\/a><\/p>\n          <figure>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/biochemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/113\/2026\/08\/4ede73b75f795d7a4c744a039f0a0d1e-350x350-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Caprioli\" \/>\n      <\/figure>\n              <h2>\n          Dr. Richard Caprioli\n        <\/h2>\n          <p><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/basic-sciences\/2025\/11\/11\/richard-caprioli-basic-sciences-research-award-for-technology-education-fund-established-now-accepting-applications\/\">Richard Caprioli Basic Sciences Research Award for Technology Education<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/basic-sciences\/the-caprioli-way\/\"><em>&#8220;The Caprioli Way&#8221;<\/em><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/grokipedia.com\/page\/richard_caprioli\">Career Overview<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/basic-sciences\/2026\/08\/05\/a-knock-on-effect-the-richard-m-caprioli-award-for-technology-education-benefits-trainees-and-their-labs\/\"><em>&#8220;A knock-on effect: The Richard M. Caprioli Award for Technology Education benefits trainees and their labs&#8221;<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n          <figure>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/biochemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/113\/2026\/08\/d1a7b3045aad45d09f77730f5562822b-350x350-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Walter Chazin\" \/>\n      <\/figure>\n              <h2>\n          Dr. Walter Chazin\n        <\/h2>\n          <p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biophysics.org\/blog\/walter-chazin\">2024 Biophysical Society article<\/a><\/p>\n          <figure>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/biochemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/113\/2026\/08\/570e3fd4ce7c3d254e53dddaa231ae2b-350x350-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Frank Chytil\" \/>\n      <\/figure>\n              <h2>\n          Dr. Frank Chytil\n        <\/h2>\n          <p><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/biochemistry\/frank\">Biography<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/113\/public_files\/Chytil\/Chytil_obits.pdf\">Obituary<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/news.vumc.org\/reporter-archive\/noted-vu-scientist-chytil-dies-at-85\/\">VU Obituary Article<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/biochemistry\/graduate-students\/graduate-student-and-postdoctoral-awards\/\">Frank Chytil Travel Award<\/a><\/p>\n          <figure>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/biochemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/113\/2026\/08\/17245938636fc63ca23b0a5c4226b1d3-350x350-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Stanley Cohen\" \/>\n      <\/figure>\n              <h2>\n          Dr. Stanley Cohen\n        <\/h2>\n          <p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.vanderbilt.edu\/tag\/stanley-cohen-innovation-fund\/\">Stanley Cohen Innovation Fund<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/biochemistry\/stanley-cohen\/\">Biography and Noble Prize documents<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/news.vumc.org\/2020\/02\/06\/nobel-prize-winning-biochemist-stanley-cohen-dies-at-97\/\">Obituary<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/biochemistry\/historical-pictures-and-artifacts\/\">Historical Photos<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/biochemistry\/graduate-students\/graduate-student-and-postdoctoral-awards\/\">Destination Biochemistry Stanley Cohen Postdoctoral Scholar Award<\/a><\/p>\n          <figure>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/biochemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/113\/2026\/08\/c4df84e4803a0be8b5c5000af11545ac-350x350-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. David Cortez.\" \/>\n      <\/figure>\n              <h2>\n          Dr. David Cortez\n        <\/h2>\n          <p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.vumc.org\/2021\/07\/29\/cortez-named-chair-of-department-of-biochemistry\/\">Biochemistry Department Chair<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/news.vumc.org\/2020\/06\/18\/cortez-named-to-vicc-research-leadership-role\">VICC Leadership<\/a>From Duke to Vanderbilt alumni spotlight interview \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pcb.duke.edu\/blog\/alumni-spotlight-david-cortez-theres-always-more-learn\">&#8220;There&#8217;s Always More to Learn&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n          <figure>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/biochemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/113\/2026\/08\/f5d065fe126e6ec19d03086316e7d295-350x350-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Leon Cunningham\" \/>\n      <\/figure>\n              <h2>\n          Dr. Leon Cunningham\n        <\/h2>\n          <p><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/biochemistry\/leon-cunningham\/\">Biography<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/news.vumc.org\/2013\/06\/11\/vanderbilt-mourns-consummate-scientist-cunningham\/\">Obituary<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/biochemistry\/leon-cunningham\/\"><em>Biochemistry at Vanderbilt: 1953 &#8211; 2003, A Personal View<\/em><\/a><br \/>Author: Dr. Leon W. Cunningham<a href=\"https:\/\/news.vumc.org\/2015\/06\/25\/photo-leon-w-cunningham-award\/\">2015 Cunningham Award Ceremony<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/biochemistry\/graduate-students\/graduate-student-and-postdoctoral-awards\/\">Leon W. Cunningham Award for Excellence in Biochemistry<\/a><\/p>\n          <figure>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/biochemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/113\/2026\/08\/08746ef6b98854272bc694df582abce1-350x350-c-default.png\" alt=\"Dr. Benjamin J. Danzo\" \/>\n      <\/figure>\n              <h2>\n          Dr. Benjamin J. Danzo\n        <\/h2>\n          <p><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/biochemistry\/benjam\">Biography<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawsonfuneralhome.com\/memorials\/benjamin-danzo\/3267959\/\">Obituary<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/biochemistry\/graduate-students\/graduate-student-and-postdoctoral-awards\/\">Destination Biochemistry Benjamin Danzo Postdoctoral Scholar Award<\/a><\/p>\n          <figure>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/biochemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/113\/2026\/08\/087689209eb7e8dfe456d3a70558196a-350x350-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Darby\" \/>\n      <\/figure>\n              <h2>\n          Dr. William J. Darby\n        <\/h2>\n          <p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.vumc.org\/reporter-archive\/nutrition-researcher-darby-dies\/\">Obituary<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/biochemistry\/historical-pictures-and-artifacts\/\">Historical Photos<\/a><\/p>\n          <figure>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/biochemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/113\/2026\/08\/30ef0957d970a7ba225a4493d049ee2c-350x350-c-default.png\" alt=\"Melvin Fitzgerald\" \/>\n      <\/figure>\n              <h2>\n          Melvin Fitzgerald\n        <\/h2>\n          <p>(longtime Biochemistry employee)<a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/biochemistry\/melvin\">Biography<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennessean.com\/obituaries\/ten192794\">Obituary<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/biochemistry\/historical-pictures-and-artifacts\/\">Historical Photos<\/a><\/p>\n          <figure>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/biochemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/113\/2026\/08\/188ecc70f5bac51b7a4814bf834f216b-350x350-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. F. Peter Guengerich\" \/>\n      <\/figure>\n              <h2>\n          Dr. F. Peter Guengerich\n        <\/h2>\n          <p><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/basic-sciences\/50-years-of-mentoring\/\">50 Years of Mentoring<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.asbmb.org\/asbmb-today\/science\/031624\/guengerich-proposes-a-paradigm-shift-in-enzyme-bio\">ASBMB 50 year retrospective article<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC10847173\/\"><em>&#8220;Ninety-eight semesters of cytochrome P450 enzymes and related topics-What have I taught and learned?&#8221;<\/em><\/a><em><a href=\"https:\/\/acrobat.adobe.com\/id\/urn:aaid:sc:US:10f2fc63-c66e-4421-a2a3-71199ac66775\">Dare to grow: Biochemistry mentorship at Vanderbilt<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n          <figure>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/biochemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/113\/2026\/08\/6cb344dc7d2175e637f2ca6a1f66b78d-350x350-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Carl Gustaf Hellerqvist\" \/>\n      <\/figure>\n              <h2>\n          Dr. Carl Gustaf Hellerqvist\n        <\/h2>\n          <p><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/biochemistry\/obituaries\/\">Obituary<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/news.vanderbilt.edu\/2009\/05\/08\/vanderbilt-university-honors-13-retiring-professors-79587\/\">Emeritus announcement<\/a><\/p>\n          <figure>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/biochemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/113\/2026\/08\/38a78e1c2b4119032105b021a61a1e31-350x350-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Tadashi Inagami\" \/>\n      <\/figure>\n              <h2>\n          Dr. Tadashi Inagami\n        <\/h2>\n          <p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.vumc.org\/2023\/03\/16\/cardiovascular-resear\">Obituary<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/news.vumc.org\/reporter-archive\/inagami-receives-merit-award-after-lengthy-career\/\">MERIT Award<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/news.vumc.org\/reporter-archive\/vumc-reporter-profile-beyond-borders-inagamis-global-scientific-odyssey\/\">Retirement Retrospective<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/news.vumc.org\/reporter-archive\/emeritus-faculty-honored-for-dedicated-service\/\">Emeritus Announcement<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jstage.jst.go.jp\/article\/endocrj\/70\/6\/70_EJ20230510\/_html\/-char\/en\">Endocrine Journal remembrance<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ahajournals.org\/doi\/10.1161\/HYPERTENSIONAHA.123.21219\">AHA\/ASA Hypertension Journal remembrance<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.asbmb.org\/asbmb-today\/people\/092523\/in-memoriam-tadashi-inagami\">ASBMB remembrance<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41440-023-01282-2\">Nature Editorial remembrance<\/a><\/p>\n          <figure>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/biochemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/113\/2026\/08\/7a540e863a81aa3117f5859ca3b6b0f5-350x350-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Marlene Jayne \" \/>\n      <\/figure>\n              <h2>\n          Marlene Jayne\n        <\/h2>\n          <p>(longtime Department Administrator)<a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/biochemistry\/marlene-jayne\/\">Biography<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/biochemistry\/obituaries\/\">Obituary<\/a><\/p>\n          <figure>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/biochemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/113\/2026\/08\/26f775e2394bb27e00dfbde0d5b3e6b3-350x350-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Larry Marnett\" \/>\n      <\/figure>\n              <h2>\n          Dr. Larry Marnett\n        <\/h2>\n          <p><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/vanderbilt-medicine\/qa-lawrence-marnett-phd\/\">2018 VU publication Q&amp;A<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SXoh_Dv5idQ\">Marnett Tribute Videos in gratitude for service as inaugural Dean of Basic Sciences<\/a><\/p>\n              \n          <a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/basic-sciences\/from-lab-to-legacy-marnetts-trainees-gather-to-toast-a-life-in-science-and-service\/\">Lemmings Alumni 50th Anniversary Endowment<\/a>\n        \n          <figure>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/biochemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/113\/2026\/08\/fa9088bef16491aba0100bc40bb96f02-350x350-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Jennifer Pietenpol\" \/>\n      <\/figure>\n              <h2>\n          Dr. Jennifer Pietenpol\n        <\/h2>\n          <p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newswise.com\/articles\/pietenpol-named-interim-director-of-vanderbilt-ingram-cancer-center\">VICC Interim Leader<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/news.vanderbilt.edu\/2008\/01\/17\/pietenpol-chosen-to-lead-vanderbilt-ingram-cancer-center-56796\/\">VICC Directo<\/a>r<a href=\"https:\/\/news.vumc.org\/2022\/02\/10\/pietenpol-named-chief-scientific-and-strategy-officer\/\">Vanderbilt Health CSO<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/oncodaily.com\/career\/41545\">Oncology Career recognition<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newswise.com\/articles\/vanderbilt-s-pietenpol-named-as-a-chief-scientific-advisor-for-susan-g-komen\">Chief Science Advisor for Susan G. Komen organization<\/a><\/p>\n          <figure>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/biochemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/113\/2026\/08\/e5779d9b2eb8321ffd1ef5884c4a5fc4-350x350-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. David Ong\" \/>\n      <\/figure>\n              <h2>\n          Dr. David Ong\n        <\/h2>\n          <p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cremationsocietyoftn.com\/obituaries\/david-eugene-ong\">Obituary<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/news.vanderbilt.edu\/2009\/05\/08\/vanderbilt-university-honors-13-retiring-professors-79587\/\">Emeritus announcement<\/a><\/p>\n          <figure>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/biochemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/113\/2026\/08\/56987b526e8abe75717bcb7b0628fd89-350x350-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Oscar Touster\" \/>\n      <\/figure>\n              <h2>\n          Dr. Oscar Touster\n        <\/h2>\n          <p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.vanderbilt.edu\/2015\/07\/31\/obituary-oscar-touster-revolutionary-biochemist\/\">Obituary<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/acrobat.adobe.com\/id\/urn:aaid:sc:US:43299ebd-e44c-4ff7-a7c5-d7a497acc698\">Vanderbilt Gazette Article from 1963<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/acrobat.adobe.com\/id\/urn:aaid:sc:US:9a5622c7-17e6-479c-b53a-070f1da9addb\">VUMC News piece in memoriam<\/a><\/p>\n          <figure>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/biochemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/113\/2026\/08\/86e1dd7ff279326d7027df009a1ae44e-350x350-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Conrad Wagner\" \/>\n      <\/figure>\n              <h2>\n          Dr. Conrad Wagner\n        <\/h2>\n          <p><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/biochemistry\/vanderbilt-mourns-the-loss-of-conrad-wagner\/\">Obituary<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/biochemistry\/historical-pictures-and-artifacts\/\">Historical Photos<\/a><\/p>\n          <figure>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/biochemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/113\/2026\/08\/9af43235f3ee1aae4f486f107efb4667-350x350-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Michael Waterman\" \/>\n      <\/figure>\n              <h2>\n          Dr. Michael Waterman\n        <\/h2>\n          <p><a href=\"https:\/\/acrobat.adobe.com\/id\/urn:aaid:sc:US:27a7a11e-665d-43fb-a9a8-90a22d6e9994\">Biography<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/biochemistry\/obituaries\/\">Obituary<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/news.vumc.org\/reporter-archive\/waterman-to-end-18-fruitful-years-as-biochemistry-chair\/\">Waterman steps down as Biochemistry Chair in 2010<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/news.vumc.org\/reporter-archive\/watermans-research-accomplishments-honored\/\">Waterman research accomplishments honored<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/biochemistry\/graduate-students\/graduate-student-and-postdoctoral-awards\/\">Michael Waterman Award for Outstanding Achievement in Postdoctoral Studies<\/a><\/p>\n          <figure>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/biochemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/113\/2026\/08\/aa881ae329e3c27df3650e227d8af12b-350x350-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. John York.\" \/>\n      <\/figure>\n              <h2>\n          Dr. John York\n        <\/h2>\n          <p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.vumc.org\/reporter-archive\/york-named-chair-of-department-of-biochemistry\/\">Biochemistry Dept Chair 2012-2020<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.asbmb.org\/asbmb-today\/people\/011821\/york-named-cso-cortez-takes-over-biochem-dept-rye\">Industry Sabbatical<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/basic-sciences\/2025\/10\/22\/celebrating-appointments-and-promotions-in-the-school-of-medicine-basic-sciences-july-september-2025\/\">Emeritus Appointment<\/a><\/p>\n<article data-component=\"Story Tease\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/113\/public_files\/Robinson\/RobinsonLetter_1920.jpg\">        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/biochemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/113\/2026\/08\/77f831d7336a8803e28232c7ab830bcc-740x555-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Image\" \/>              <\/a>    \n                  <h2 data-jumplink=\"true\" data-jumptitle=\"Canby Robinson Letter Creating Vanderbilt School of Medicine\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/113\/public_files\/Robinson\/RobinsonLetter_1920.jpg\">              Canby Robinson Letter Creating Vanderbilt School of Medicine\n            <\/a>          <\/h2>\n              <p><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/113\/public_files\/Robinson\/RobinsonLetter_1920.jpg\">Robinson Letter 1920<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n  <ul>\n                <li>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" 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