Discoveries
Pham named AAPS Fellow
Aug. 2, 2023—Wellington Pham (Medicine) was recently named an American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) Fellow! The AAPS will recognize the 2023 AAPS Fellows during PharmSci 360, which will take place October 22-25 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida.
Osheroff wins prestigious MILES Award
Jul. 12, 2023—By Leah Mann Neil Osheroff, John G. Coniglio Chair in Biochemistry and professor of biochemistry and medicine, received the Mentoring, Innovation, and Leadership in Educational Scholarship Award at the annual Asia Pacific Medical Education Conference that took place in May. In the two decades since its inception, APMEC has flourished into one of the most...
Chuck Sanders garners $1.2M Keck Foundation grant for groundbreaking genetic research
Jun. 27, 2023—Chuck Sanders, vice dean of the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Basic Sciences, Aileen M. Lange and Annie Mary Lyle Professor and professor of biochemistry, and Roy Zent, Thomas F. Frist Sr. Professor, professor of medicine and vice chair of research for the Department of Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, have received a $1.2...
Waddell Walker Hancock Cancer Discovery Fund
Jun. 15, 2023—When Waddell Walker Hancock founded the A.B. Hancock Jr. Memorial Laboratory for Cancer Research 40 years ago at Vanderbilt, she was determined that the right combination of imagination, perseverance and scientific talent could win the fight against cancer. Hancock Lab researchers have earned many national honors and 13 patents for their studies of the role...
Ascano named 2023 Chancellor Faculty Fellow
Jun. 7, 2023—Thirteen outstanding faculty members from across the university have been selected for the 2023 cohort of Chancellor Faculty Fellows. This group is composed of highly accomplished, recently tenured faculty from a wide variety of disciplines and areas of expertise. “As we reflect on the 150th anniversary of our founding, we’re asking our university community to...
Going the distance With 50 years in the backstretch, the Hancock Lab races forward
May. 16, 2023—Larry Marnett, PhD, points at an iconic photograph of the American thoroughbred racehorse Secretariat winning the Belmont Stakes and clinching the Triple Crown in 1973. Secretariat, far ahead of the small blurry group of horses behind him, still holds the speed record and largest margin of victory for the track. “Secretariat won by 31 lengths....
DNA replication discovery opens pathways to understanding and treating cancer, aging and degenerative disease
May. 2, 2023—An international collaboration steered by David Cortez, Richard N. Armstrong, Ph.D. Chair for Innovation in Biochemistry, explored how cells tolerate DNA damage and genome instability—and they arrived at conclusions that will redirect research into DNA replication as a target for cancer and disease therapeutics. Cells continuously divide as the body grows and renews. Before a cell...
Vanderbilt and Bruker establish first of its kind Mass Spectrometry Center of Excellence
May. 2, 2023—Vanderbilt University and Bruker Daltonics, a manufacturer of scientific instruments for molecular and materials research, are collaborating to establish a Mass Spectrometry Center of Excellence housed in the Mass Spectrometry Research Center at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Basic Sciences. The MSRC is a university-wide facility serving the university and Vanderbilt University Medical Center. It...
A ‘supermere’ method for biomarker discovery
Apr. 6, 2023—Cells in the body communicate by sending and receiving protein and genetic information packaged in extracellular vesicles and nanoparticles, including exomeres and supermeres. This complex transport system is important not only in health, but in disorders as diverse as cancer, cardiovascular disease and Alzheimer’s disease. For example, cancer-derived supermeres may amplify resistance to chemotherapy drugs...
New dean of Basic Sciences aims to take Vanderbilt to the next level in biomedical research, drug discovery
Apr. 3, 2023—Whether working on dynamic discoveries in the lab, connecting with students and faculty, or pursuing his passion for nature photography, acclaimed biomedical researcher John Kuriyan is inspired by his recent move to join Vanderbilt as the new dean of the School of Medicine Basic Sciences and Distinguished University Professor.