April, 2025
Congrats, Dr. Bryant!
Apr. 23, 2025—Congrats, Dr. Bryant! Who: Kaeli Bryant, PhD Department: Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology PI Mentor: Dr. Timothy Cover Research: I studied the structure of the Helicobacter pylori Cag type IV secretion system, which is a major contributor to the development of gastric cancer. Vanderbilt Impact: “The general research environment at Vanderbilt, including the core facilities offered,...
Congrats, Dr. Bledsoe!
Apr. 23, 2025—Congrats, Dr. Bledsoe! Who: Xavier Bledsoe, PhD Department: Human Genetics PI Mentor: Eric Gamazon & Nancy Cox Research: How do genetic changes to gene expression affect the structure of the brain in contexts of health and disease? Vanderbilt Impact: ” My work relied heavily on Vanderbilt’s Advanced Computing Center for Research and Education (ACCRE)- it...
Congrats, Dr. Munneke!
Apr. 23, 2025—Congrats, Dr. Munneke! Who: Matthew Munneke, PhD Department: Pathology, Microbiology,and Immunology PI Mentor: Eric Skaar Research: Understanding what the bacterial pathogen Clostridioides difficile is eating in your gut Vanderbilt Impact: “The Mass Spectrometry Research Center as well as the Vanderbilt Institute for Infection, Immunology, and Inflammation were essential resources throughout my training here.. “ Post-PhD...
Congrats, Dr. Hartmann!
Apr. 7, 2025—Congrats, Dr. Hartmann! Who: Heather Hartmann, PhD Department: Molecular Pathology and Immunology PI Mentor: Vivian Weiss Research: Intrinsic and environmental drivers of thyroid cancer Vanderbilt Impact: “Both the Cell Imaging Shared Resource (CISR) and the translational Pathology Shared Resource (TPSR) have helped my research at Vanderbilt. “ Post-PhD Plans: Postdoctoral position in the Guengerich laboratory
Congrats, Dr. Kunnath!
Apr. 2, 2025—Congrats, Dr. Kunnath! Who: Ansley Kunnath, PhD Department: Neuroscience PI Mentor: Mark Wallace & René Gifford Research: I study how people with hearing loss integrate information across different senses during speech understanding and the cortical networks involved in this process. Vanderbilt Impact: “I work in the labs of Dr. Mark Wallace and Dr. René Gifford...
Congrats, Dr. Barr!
Apr. 2, 2025—Congrats, Dr. Barr! Who: Jordyn Barr, PhD Department: Biological Sciences PI Mentor: Julian Hillyer Research: Warmer temperatures accelerate aging in mosquitoes, altering their ability to survive and transmit disease Vanderbilt Impact: “Mentoring a high school student through School for Science and Math at Vanderbilt (SSMV) as well as the SEC Scholar Experience instilled in me...