BRETBiomedical Research Education and Training

Lawrence J. “Larry” Marnett, PhD, is the Associate Vice Chancellor for Research and Senior Associate Dean for Biomedical Sciences at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine.

Responsibilities associated with his role as senior associate dean of Biomedical Sciences include leading basic science education and post-doctorate training for more than 600 graduate students, more than 500 postdoctoral fellows and shared oversight for several trans-institutional graduate programs. Dr. Marnett supports the operations and strategic development of basic sciences throughout the Medical Center, including its many programs in basic sciences education. In coordination with the Provost’s office, Dr. Marnett also supports cross-institutional collaboration for shared institutes and centers. As associate vice chancellor for Research, Dr. Marnett is broadly responsible for promoting research discoveries, providing the infrastructure necessary to advance the research enterprise and strategic planning for the Medical Center and joint University basic science research and educational programs.

Dr. Marnett received a Bachelor of Science from Rockhurst College and a PhD in Chemistry from Duke University. He did his postdoctoral work at the Karolinska Institute and Wayne State University. He began his academic career at Wayne State University where he rose to the position of professor of Chemistry before joining Vanderbilt in 1989. The Mary Geddes Stahlman Professor of Cancer Research and University Professor of Biochemistry and Chemistry, Dr. Marnett is also director of the A.B. Hancock, Jr. Memorial Laboratory for Cancer Research, director of the Vanderbilt Institute for Chemical Biology, and professor of Pharmacology.