Bill Snyder
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New endowed chair holders honored
William Russell (right) embraces his father, Theodore Russell, during the March 26 endowed chair holder celebration, while his mother, Georgia Russell, and colleague Revi Mathew look on. (Anne Rayner/Vanderbilt) Nine Vanderbilt University faculty members named to endowed chairs were honored March 26 during a celebration at the Student Life… Read MoreMar 29, 2012
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Vanderbilt innovations noted by NIH
Two Web-based research tools developed at Vanderbilt University were highlighted March 20 during a House subcommittee hearing of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) FY13 budget request. During his testimony to the U.S. House Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, Thomas Insel, director of the… Read MoreMar 29, 2012
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Mouse model for autism yields clues to a 50-year-old mystery
A genetic variation that causes early disruptions in serotonin signaling in the brain may contribute to autism spectrum disorder and other enduring effects on behavior. Read MoreMar 20, 2012
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Early study hints at ‘brown fat’ as potential diabetes treatment
A new study finds long-lasting reversal of diabetes is possible without insulin through transplantation of brown fat tissue. Read MoreMar 2, 2012
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Thank you for the research
Printha K. McCallum, right, and her mother, Lenda Bates DuBose Lenda Bates DuBose knew she would not survive peritoneal cancer. Yet the longtime Nashville resident and Vanderbilt graduate was grateful for the treatments that prolonged her life. She wished there was a way she could express her… Read MoreFeb 28, 2012
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Digestive disease research bolstered by grant renewal
The Vanderbilt Digestive Disease Research Center celebrates its 10th anniversary this year with a second five-year renewal of its federal research grant. Read MoreJan 20, 2012
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Vanderbilt’s science high begins 5th year
The first graduating class of the School for Science and Math celebrates last spring. Photo by Tommy Lawson Their research papers are published in a scientific journal. They win accolades in a prestigious national science competition. And that’s before they graduate from their public high schools. These are the… Read MoreJan 4, 2012
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Landmark HIV prevention study Breakthrough of the Year
A landmark study that found early antiretroviral therapy (ART) can reduce the risk of HIV transmission between sexual partners by 96 percent has been named Breakthrough of the Year by Science magazine. The study, conducted by the… Read MoreDec 22, 2011
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Record number of VU faculty elected to AAAS
Fourteen members of Vanderbilt University’s faculty have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) this year. This is the largest number of Vanderbilt fellows to be elected in a single year on record. They are among 539 fellows from around the… Read MoreDec 22, 2011
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New schizophrenia drug candidates entering prep for first-in-human testing
The progression of new drug candidates for schizophrenia with partner Janssen Pharmaceutica is the latest evidence that a new collaborative model for drug discovery pioneered at Vanderbilt may help identify and develop innovative candidate drugs for treatment of major brain disorders. Read MoreDec 15, 2011
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Vanderbilt sets record for number of new AAAS fellows
Fourteen Vanderbilt researchers have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Read MoreDec 14, 2011
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Stanley Cohen’s Nobel Prize: 25 years of progress
Twenty-five years after he received the Nobel Prize, Stanley Cohen’s discovery of epidermal growth factor continues to transform medicine. Read MoreDec 9, 2011
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Vanderbilt expanding its technology transfer efforts
Vanderbilt’s Center for Technology Transfer and Commercialization (CTTC) is expanding its services to accommodate the growing needs of Vanderbilt researchers. Read MoreNov 29, 2011
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Project seeks to apply gene testing to drug prescribing
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has awarded Vanderbilt researchers a two-year, $1 million grant to Vanderbilt to develop a model for applying genomic testing to drug prescribing in “real-world” settings. Read MoreNov 11, 2011
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Microscopy method brings ‘nano-world’ into focus
A new technique for imaging whole cells in liquid – with a nanometer resolution that brings into focus individual proteins and other intracellular structures – could dramatically improve the study of cancer, viral infections and brain function. Read MoreOct 25, 2011
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Initiative to help ‘translate’ diabetes research advances
The new Center for Diabetes Translation Research will translate scientific breakthroughs into practices that can be applied in the doctor’s office and the patient’s home. Read MoreOct 21, 2011
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Predicting hospital readmission is risky business: study
Each year millions of Americans return to the hospital within 30 days of their previous discharge. Although many readmissions could be preventable, most statistical models for predicting them "perform poorly," according to researchers at Vanderbilt and the Oregon Health and Science University and their affiliated VA medical centers. Read MoreOct 18, 2011
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Discoveries show value of federal support
An update on federally funded projects at Vanderbilt and their impact on efforts to improve education, protect people from disease and meet our nation’s energy needs. Read MoreOct 13, 2011
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Researchers strive to refill drug discovery ‘pipeline’
Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have made substantial progress in developing potential new treatments for Parkinson’s disease, schizophrenia and fragile X syndrome, the most common genetic form of autism. Read MoreOct 3, 2011
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Drug-like molecules aimed at improving treatment of Parkinson’s
Drug-like molecules described by Vanderbilt researchers could lead to Parkinson's treatments with fewer side effects. Read MoreSep 30, 2011