Kate Stuart

Congrats, Dr. Tran! Who: Jenny Tran, PhD Department: Biochemistry PI Mentor: Breann Brown Research: Understanding how differences in protein structure affect different organisms. Vanderbilt Impact: “The MSRC Proteomics Core were fundamental to some of the core data during my graduate studies. The Center for Structural Biology provided… Read More

Congrats, Dr. Loberg! Who: Matthew Loberg, PhD Department: Cancer Biology PI Mentor: Vivian Weiss and Ethan Lee Research: Thyroid cancers often respond well to therapy, yet a minority progress; the goal of my research is to identify factors associated with thyroid cancer progression. Vanderbilt Impact: “Many different… Read More

Congrats, Dr. Hayes! Who: James Hayes, PhD Department: Cell and Developmental Biology PI Mentor: Dylan Burnette Research: We identified new proteins in the heart that regulate how it produces contractile force. Vanderbilt Impact: “One which made an enormous impact was the Vanderbilt Nikon Center for Excellence and… Read More

Congrats, Dr. Glass! Who: Sarah Glass, PhD Department: Cell and Developmental Biology PI Mentor: Bob Coffey Research: My work has looked at how one protein, DPEP1, impacts immune cell infiltration into colorectal cancer tumors, which can impact immunotherapy outcomes. Vanderbilt Impact: ”… Read More

Congrats, Dr. Sanchez! Who: Zachary Sanchez, PhD Department: Cell and Developmental Biology PI Mentor: Dylan Burnette Research: My research was focused on the diversity of mitochondria in different cellular contexts. Vanderbilt Impact: “The Vanderbilt resources that made the biggest impact in training: CISR Core, Outreach, and the… Read More

Congrats, Dr. Burmudez! Who: Tomas Burmudez, PhD Department: Pathology, Microbiology, Immunology PI Mentor: Maria Hadjifrangiskou Research: I have studied how common and novel routes to fosfomycin resistance in uropathogenic E. coli affect how well the pathogen can cause infection in the host. Vanderbilt Impact: “IMSD was a… Read More

Congrats, Dr. Stricker! Who: Aubrie Stricker, PhD Department: Cell and Developmental Biology PI Mentor: Andrea Page-McCaw Research: My research focuses on understanding how damage to the basement membrane, a specialized form of extracellular matrix, is both detected and repaired. Vanderbilt Impact: “The ASPIRE office was essential in… Read More

Congrats, Dr. Lake! Who: Lake, Allison, PhD Department: Human Genetics PI Mentor: Lea Davis Research: My research focuses on leveraging electronic health records-linked biobanks to evaluate gene-by-environment interactions contributing to psychiatric conditions. Vanderbilt Impact: “The BioVU and Synthetic Derivative resources through VICTR were invaluable resources for my… Read More

Congrats, Dr. Tran! Who: Minh Tran, PhD Department: Chemical and Physical Biology PI Mentor: Jens Meiler and Kevin Schey Research: I studied antibody-antigen interactions to guide structured-based vaccinology. Vanderbilt Impact: “The ASPIRE Program in the Office of Biomedical Research Education and Training (BRET) was highly supportive of… Read More

Congrats, Dr. Holt! Who: Clinton Holt, PhD Department: Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology PI Mentor: Ivelin Georgiev Research: Computation-driven development of viral vaccines and therapies Vanderbilt Impact:  “”ACCRE’s computing cluster enabled complex ML analyses for our antibody/vaccine work, while the Animal Care facility and Flow Core provided essential resources… Read More