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Linda Sealy given the Joseph A. Johnson Distinguished Leadership Professor Award
Apr. 22, 2016—Linda Sealy is the first recipient of the Joseph A. Johnson Jr. Distinguished Leadership Professor Award. Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos announced the award at the Spring Faculty Assembly. Linda was awarded this honor for contributions to the university that have enhanced equity, diversity, and inclusion in the university’s academic endeavors.
Hasty becomes Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine Fellow
Apr. 22, 2016—Alyssa Hasty has been accepted as a Fellow in the 2016-2017 Class of the Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) Program for Women.
Sachin Patel receives Presidential Early Career Award
Mar. 26, 2016—Associate Professor Sachin Patel of both Molecular Physiology and Biophysics and Psychiatry, is one of 106 researchers named today by President Obama as a recipient of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers. The Presidential Early Career Award is the highest honor bestowed by the United States government on science and engineering professionals in the...
Adrian Cadar is an author in a Translational Psychiatry paper
Mar. 1, 2016—Adrian Cadar is an author on a paper published in Translational Psychiatry which identifies polymorphisms in the genes that regulate the circadian cycle, the internal clock, and depression risk.
Kim Ramil Montaniel in David Harrison’s lab wins 2nd place in the 3 Minute Thesis Competition
Mar. 1, 2016—Kim Ramil Montaniel in David Harrison's lab won second place in the 2016 Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) Competition. The 3MT was developed by The University of Queensland. The purpose of the competion is to present the student's graduate work to a general audience in 3 minutes. The Graduate Student Council at Vanderbilt University began hosting an annual 3MT competition...
Michael Litt receives a Kirschstein NRSA predoctoral award
Feb. 22, 2016—Michael Litt of the Cone lab was awarded a Ruth L. Kirschstein (F30) NRSA predoctoral award from the NIH entitled "Characterization of a New Pharmacological Approach to Cachexia"
Bethany Dale publishes first author paper
Feb. 9, 2016—Bethany Dale is the first author on a paper appearing in Current Opinion in Nephrology and Hypertension titled: "Linking inflammation and hypertension via LNK/SH2B3"
Bethany Dale to join Jonathan Irish’s lab for mini-sabbatical
Feb. 9, 2016—Bethany Dale will learn CyTOF analysis in Jonathan Irish's lab in a VCI mini-sabbatical.
Bethany Dale has been awarded a VICTR grant
Feb. 9, 2016—Bethany Dale has been awarded a VICTR grant: "Immunophenotyping of Human Hypertension using CyTOF Multiplex Single Cell Technology”
Christian Marks and Tyler Perfitt promote WeWillNotGiveUp
Feb. 5, 2016—Christian Marks and Tyler Perfitt were featured in a Vanderbilt new video for their work in a “wewillnotgiveup” grassroots social media campaign.