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Congrats, Dr. Fye!
Jun. 13, 2025—Congrats, Dr. Fye! Who: Margret Fye, PhD Department: Cell & Developmental Biology PI Mentor: Dr. Irina Kaverina Research: Insulin secretion happens in very specific locations of the beta cell membrane. Vanderbilt Impact: “The ASPIRE program definitely had one of the biggest impacts on my training, as it prepared me for a number of aspects of...
Congrats, Dr. Liu!
Jun. 11, 2025—Congrats, Dr. Liu! Who: Lili Liu, PhD Department: Epidemiology PI Mentor: Dr. Wei Zheng Research: Prostaglandin E2 metabolite and colorectal cancer risk: genetic determinants and lifestyle modifiers Vanderbilt Impact: “The Office of Career Development ASPIRE Program provided me with valuable career planning workshops that helped clarify my postdoctoral goals. Additionally, the collaborative research environment at...
Congrats, Dr. Schoenhaut!
Jun. 10, 2025—Congrats, Dr. Schoenhaut! Who: Adriana Schoenhaut, PhD Department: Neuroscience PI Mentor: Dr. Mark Wallace & Dr. Ramnarayan Ramachandran Research: I study how auditory and visual information is integrated for accurate perception of motion. Vanderbilt Impact: “The ASPIRE program has allowed me to learn about different industries and jobs for postgrad and make meaningful networking connections....
Academy for Excellence in Education announces 2025 award winners and new members
Jun. 7, 2025—The Academy for Excellence in Education Early Impact Award recognizes an early career faculty member for positively impacting medical education and demonstrating a commitment to the field. Madhvi Venkatesh, DPhil, is the 2025 year’s award winner. Read more.
Traveling Westward: ASPIRE on the Road visits San Diego
Jun. 7, 2025—This April, a group of Vanderbilt biomedical graduate students and postdocs packed their bags and headed west for the 2025 edition of ASPIRE on the Road, landing in sunny San Diego, California. Read more.
Congrats, Dr. Scalici!
May. 7, 2025—Congrats, Dr. Scalici! Who: Alexandra Scalici, PhD Department: Human Genetics PI Mentor: Dr. Nancy Cox Research: My research focused on using VUMC’s electronic health record linked biobank, BioVU, to study rare and common genetic diseases. Vanderbilt Impact: “The strong sense of community within Human Genetics Training Program and the Vanderbilt Genetics Institute allowed me to...
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