Nominations sought for Dr. Levi Watkins Jr. Student Awards
Sep. 5, 2016—Dr. Levi Watkins Jr. Nominations are being sought for the Dr. Levi Watkins Jr. Student Awards. The student awards are presented annually to at least one graduate student and one medical student associated with Vanderbilt University School of Medicine who have made outstanding contributions to the institution by fostering a more diverse environment that is...
Community activist who made Vanderbilt a better place dies
Aug. 30, 2016—Betty Chiles Nixon (Vanderbilt University) Betty Chiles Nixon, a pioneering civil and women’s rights activist who left a lasting mark on Vanderbilt University, its surrounding neighborhoods and the Nashville community, died Aug. 29 from cancer. She was 80 years old. Nixon was a prominent Nashvillian who worked in community and government relations for Vanderbilt from...
Class of 2020 White Coat Ceremony Photo Gallery
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Program helps Ph.D. students find non-academic careers
Aug. 18, 2016—Vanderbilt’s ASPIRE Program includes, from left, Abigail Brown, Ph.D., director, outcomes research; D’Anne Duncan, Ph.D., program manager, Broadening Experiences in Scientific Training; Roger Chalkley, D.Phil., senior associate dean for Education in Biomedical Sciences; Kimberly Petrie, Ph.D., director of the BRET Office of Career Development; Kathleen Gould, Ph.D., associate dean for Biomedical Sciences; Ashley Brady, Ph.D.,...
New center will examine addiction at molecular level, develop treatments
Aug. 17, 2016—Danny Winder, founding director of the Vanderbilt Center for Addiction Research. (Vanderbilt University) Vanderbilt University researchers from diverse scientific disciplines are joining forces to help crack the stubborn mysteries of addiction. Through the new Vanderbilt Center for Addiction Research (VCAR), their goal is to define the molecular events that drive addictive behavior and, ultimately, to...
Faculty Senate elects leadership for 2016-17
Aug. 17, 2016—The Faculty Senate Executive Committee for 2016-17 comprises (from left) Leslie Hopkins, Geoffrey Fleming, Brian Heuser, Charlene Dewey, Ann Price and Richard Willis. (Susan Urmy/Vanderbilt University) The Faculty Senate, the representative and deliberative body of the Vanderbilt faculties, has elected its leadership for 2016-17. The Executive Committee oversees the work of the senate and meets...
VUSM welcomes inaugural class of Medical Innovators
Aug. 5, 2016—by Krystyna Barnard Last week, the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM) Medical Innovators Development Program (MIDP) welcomed three students in its inaugural class. The first of its kind in the country, the MIDP is a four-year M.D. training program tailored to engineers and applied scientists with existing Ph.D. degrees. The inaugural class of the...
VUSM student’s research poster lauded at international meeting
Aug. 4, 2016—A Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM) student recently received international recognition when his poster presentation at a major infectious diseases conference was voted the best from among 600 presenters and 1,500 attendees. Fourth-year medical student Roger Fan presented his research at the 10th International Symposium on Pneumococci and Pneumococcal Diseases (ISPPD-10), which was held...
White Coat Ceremony marks start of medical school journey
Aug. 4, 2016—Incoming School of Medicine students gather for a photo outside of Light Hall following last Friday’s White Coat Ceremony. (photo by Anne Rayner) Family members, friends and faculty gathered in Light Hall on July 29 to support the new Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM) class during the school’s annual Convocation and White Coat Ceremony....
Class of 2020 MD Student Orientation Photo Gallery
Aug. 3, 2016—