Research Blog
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Pint named to ’20 Under 40′ by American Society for Engineering Education
Cary Pint, assistant professor of mechanical engineering and director of the Nanomaterials and Energy Devices Laboratory at Vanderbilt University, was named to the American Society for Engineering Education’s Top 20 Under 40 last week. Read MoreSep 23, 2014
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BME doctoral student receives Department of Defense fellowship
Oscar Ayala, a doctoral student in biomedical engineering at Vanderbilt, has been awarded a National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship. The NDSEG Fellowship is sponsored and funded by the Department of Defense. Read MoreSep 23, 2014
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Fukushima investigator reveals nuclear lessons for U.S.
B. John Garrick, a nuclear engineer and vice-chair of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Committee for Improving Safety and Security of U.S. Nuclear Plants, recounted what he saw at Japan's Fukushima nuclear facility for an audience of Vanderbilt University School of Engineering professors and students on Tuesday. Read MoreSep 18, 2014
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Research ethics expert Lo set for Discovery Lecture
Bernard Lo, M.D., president of the Greenwall Foundation and director emeritus of the Program in Medical Ethics at the University of California, San Francisco, will deliver the next Flexner Discovery Lecture on Thursday, Sept. 25. Read MoreSep 18, 2014
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Engelhardt lands stem cell transplant research grant
Up to 60 percent of patients who receive a stem cell transplant using cells from another donor will develop post-transplant diabetes mellitus, which can increase the rate of complications and death after the procedure. Read MoreSep 11, 2014
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Celebration honors nine new faculty chair holders
A Sept. 3 celebration at the Student Life Center honored nine new faculty chair holders and recognized the support of generous donors. Read MoreSep 5, 2014
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Foundation grants bolster autism, dystonia research
Vanderbilt University researchers have received multi-year grants from two private foundations to investigate key signaling proteins that could lead to novel treatments for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and dystonia, a movement disorder. Read MoreSep 4, 2014
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Army ROTC Cadet at Vanderbilt wins first place at medical scientist symposium
Vanderbilt University Army ROTC senior Cadet Sean Lee was awarded first place for his research and oral presentation on a new to treatment for glaucoma during the Southeastern Medical Scientist Symposium at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Saturday. Read MoreAug 29, 2014
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Maier receives Society of Neuroscience Career Award
Psychologist Alex Maier has been selected to receive the Society for Neuroscience’s Career Development Award for 2014. Read MoreAug 29, 2014
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Duvall receives NSF Early Career award
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering Craig L. Duvall has received a National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development grant. Read MoreAug 29, 2014
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Alzheimer’s researcher from NC State to deliver Hall Lecture
A North Carolina State University professor specializing in Alzheimer’s Disease research will present the Vanderbilt University School of Engineering’s Hall Lecture. Read MoreAug 29, 2014
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VU receives grant renewal from Autism Speaks
Autism Speaks is renewing Vanderbilt University as an Autism Treatment Network (ATN) site with a three-year, $420,000 grant. Read MoreAug 28, 2014
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Proposed college rating systems unfair to low-income, minority students?
Vanderbilt's Stella Flores will join colleagues in a congressional briefing on recent proposed legislation. Read MoreAug 26, 2014
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Mahadevan-Jansen elected chair of Gordon Research Conference
Anita Mahadevan-Jansen, Orrin H. Ingram Professor of Biomedical Engineering, has been elected chair of the Gordon Research Conference in Lasers in Medicine and Biology. Read MoreAug 22, 2014
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Three researchers receive EAGER awards
Three Vanderbilt researchers have received an award designed to better understand how complex behaviors emerge from brain activity. Read MoreAug 22, 2014
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Landers, Fuchs win awards at Fall Faculty Assembly
An international expert on slavery and emancipation during the 18th and 19th centuries was awarded the prestigious Earl Sutherland Prize for Achievement in Research during Vanderbilt University’s Fall Faculty Assembly. Read MoreAug 22, 2014
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Research Staff Awards nominations sought
Vanderbilt University Medical Center is accepting nominations for the 2014 Research Staff Awards in the following categories: Read MoreAug 21, 2014
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First all-Vanderbilt undergraduate research fair and poster session Sept. 1
The Office of Honor Scholarships and Vanderbilt Undergraduate Summer Research Program are hosting Vanderbilt’s first university-wide, interdisciplinary undergraduate poster session. Read MoreAug 13, 2014
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Conn lands Javits Neuroscience Investigator award
Vanderbilt University’s P. Jeffrey Conn, Ph.D., has won a Javits Neuroscience Investigator Award from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke for discoveries that could lead to new treatments for anxiety, schizophrenia and other brain disorders. Read MoreAug 7, 2014
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Projects to aid diabetics, couch potatoes and bicycle riders completed in summer internship program
In their final presentations, ISIS summer interns described the projects they completed in the seven-week program. Read MoreAug 6, 2014