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Geben Receives Trainee Professional Development Award from Society for Neurosciences
Sep. 20, 2022—Laura Geben (Ihrie Lab) recently received the Trainee Professional Development Award from the Society for Neurosciences The aim of these awards is to promote the advancement of career training to neuroscientists from a wide range of institutions. SfN seeks to promote gender equality and increase diversity in all forms throughout its programs. Awards are distributed...
Arceneaux Elected to SNMA Board
Sep. 15, 2022—Jerome Arceneaux (Meharry Medical College Ihrie Lab) was elected to the Student National Medical Association Board of Directors as Regional Director for region 10.
Page-McCaw Receives Equipment Suppliment
Sep. 8, 2022—Andrea Page-McCaw recently received an equipment supplement from NIGMS. The supplement will go toward purchasing a new Epifluorescence Microscope.
Stricker Awarded NRSA Fellowship from the NIGMS
Sep. 8, 2022—Aubrie Stricker (Page-McCaw Lab) was recently awarded an NRSA F31 Fellowship from the NIGMS NIGMS provides predoctoral fellowships to eligible individuals who seek advanced predoctoral research training in basic biomedical sciences through the NRSA Individual Predoctoral Fellowships to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research
Donahue Awarded NRSA F31 Fellowship from the National Institute on Aging
Sep. 7, 2022—Eric Donahue (Burkewitz Lab) was recently awarded an NRSA F31 Fellowship from the National Institute on Aging. The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to promote diversity in the translational research workforce for Alzheimer’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease-related dementias (AD/ADRD). This predoctoral fellowship program will emphasize the development of skills in data science...
Baum Receives 2022 Dean’s Award for Exceptional Achievement in Graduate Studies
Aug. 13, 2022—Thanks to their high academic and scientific achievement, nine graduate students have been named recipients of the 2022 Dean’s Award for Exceptional Achievement in Graduate Studies. The students were recognized for the originality, significance, and rigor of their dissertation research. The awardees were selected by a committee made up of the directors of graduate studies for...
Gama earns HHMI Gilliam Fellowship
Jul. 28, 2022—Vivian Gama and Melanie Gill (Neuroscience) joined 50 other teams of graduate students and advisers who earned a 2022 Howard Hughes Medical Institute Gilliam Fellowship for Advanced Study.
DelGiorno and Jyotsana earn DOD Grant
Jul. 28, 2022—Kathleen DelGiorno (Cell and Developmental Biology) and Nidhi Jyotsana (CDB) received a DOD Parterning PI grant to support high-impact research focused on pancreatic cancer.
Irish Part of Team Tracking Cellular and Antibody Responses to COVID-19 Vaccine
Jul. 20, 2022—In a technical tour de force, a collaborative team of Vanderbilt researchers has characterized the antigen-specific immune response to the Pfizer SARS-CoV-2 RNA vaccine. The group used multiple single-cell technologies, unbiased machine learning, and traditional immunological approaches to track cellular and antibody responses in samples collected over time from a cohort of healthy participants. The...
Trinh Receives Brighter Ventures Student Award
Jul. 15, 2022—Linh Trinh (Magness Lab) received the inaugural Brighter Ventures Student Award. The award supports Ph.D. students interested in the application of artificial intelligence in the biomedical research field.
Dong Receives ASN Pre-Doctoral Fellowship Award
Jul. 15, 2022—Xinyu Dong (Zent Lab) received an ASN Pre-Doctoral Fellowship award from the American Society of Nephrology.
Farmer Awarded for Best Poster
Jul. 1, 2022—Veronica Farmer (Zanic Lab) was awarded for the best in vitro poster at the recent EMBO Microtubules meeting in June.
Arceneaux Receives Travel Award
Jul. 1, 2022—Jerome Arceneaux (Ihrie Lab, Meharry Medical College) was selected for a Diversity Travel Award to the 2022 MD/PhD National Student Conference in Colorado.
Schafer and Lee Awarded Seeding Success Grant
Jun. 28, 2022—Vanderbilt has awarded 14 faculty members with grants to support the early stages of pioneering research projects identified as likely candidates for further funding from federal, foundation and industry sponsors. The spring 2022 Seeding Success Grants are the second cycle of the internal early investment funding initiative. The grants, awarded to faculty spanning the university’s disciplines and...
Patel and Burkewitz Identify New Molecular Pathway
Jun. 23, 2022—A collaborative project between the labs of Maulik Patel, assistant professor of biological sciences, and Kris Burkewitz, assistant professor of cell and developmental biology, has identified a new molecular pathway that plays a key role in the ability of cells to sense and respond to stressed mitochondria. Defects in mitochondrial function are particularly relevant to aging and...