Research

Thomas Talbot, professor of medicine and chief hospital epidemiologist at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, discusses what we know about the delta variant of COVID-19.  Read More

Vanderbilt University engineering and education faculty are part of a new $20 million research institute funded by the National Science Foundation that aims to create artificial intelligence tools to advance human learning and education. Read More

Following decades of worldwide research standstills on cancer drug improvement, Steven Townsend and his team of researchers synthesize cancer therapeutics that bypass toxicity aimed at heart health. Est. reading time: 2.5 minutes. Read More

Lisa Monteggia leads discovery of the gene responsible for ketamine’s long-term effects with implications for antidepressant therapeutics. Est. reading time: 2.5 mins. Read More

Research from Vanderbilt Law School faculty Chris Slobogin suggests that using algorithms to determine criminal sentencing could make criminal justice decisions more transparent and mitigate excessively punitive bail and sentencing regulations. Read More

Pioneering research from Vanderbilt scientists discovers the mechanism by which epithelial cells first find and react to wounds. Est. reading time: 3 mins. Read More

Three ambitious, multidisciplinary projects led by Vanderbilt School of Engineering faculty will be featured Wednesday, July 28, and Thursday, July 29, during the National Science Foundation Convergence Accelerator Expo 2021. Read More

David Miller and Seth Taylor push genetic research forward by leading the completion of a gene expression atlas for the entire nervous system of the nematode C. elegans Est. reading time: 1.5 mins. Read More

The School of Medicine Basic Sciences’ Center for Addiction Research hosted a conversation featuring researchers and advocates about the intersection of incarceration, societal reentry and addiction for National Women Touched by Addiction Day, July 23. Read More

A U.S. Department of Energy $4 million initiative to advance research in isotope production includes Vanderbilt engineering professor Piran Kidambi's work on separation technologies and to scale up processes. Read More

Vanderbilt biochemists have discovered that the protein RADX has different biological effects at sites of DNA synthesis, depending on the cellular conditions — even though it works the same way in both stressed and unstressed cells. Read More

Vanderbilt School of Nursing professors Ginny Moore and Marci Zsamboky will expand programs and education for nurse practitioner specialties in sexual assault and behavioral health. Read More

A U.S. Department of Energy $4 million initiative to advance research in isotope production includes a Vanderbilt engineering professor’s work on separation technologies and to scale up processes. The funding is part of a key federal program that produces critical isotopes otherwise unavailable or in short supply for U.S. science, medicine and industry. Piran Kidambi,... Read More

With the peak of summer approaching, Vanderbilt researchers will discuss innovative research on melanoma and how new insights could lead to less toxic treatments and better outcomes for patients. “Toward a Cure for Melanoma” will take place on Tuesday, July 27, at noon CT. Read More

Not a moonshot: Karan Jani explores possibility of lunar observatory to better understand fundamental physics, astronomy and cosmology Est. reading time: 2 mins. Read More

A new, $1.5 million Department of Energy grant brings together experts from three institutions to parse the metabolism of a blue-green algae that holds great promise for biofuel production. Read More

A new, $1.5 million Department of Energy grant brings together experts from three institutions to parse the metabolism of a blue-green algae that holds great promise for biofuel production. The team, led by Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Jamey Young, will take a systems biology approach to identify how cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green... Read More

Researchers from Peabody College have developed a new tutoring protocol to help preschoolers better recognize patterns, which is a key skill in mathematics. Read More

Public opinion polls ahead of the 2020 election were the most inaccurate in a generation, according to Josh Clinton, Abby and Jon Winkelried Chair and professor of political science, who recently served as chair of a special task force convened by the American Association for Public Opinion Research specifically to evaluate polling. Read More

2.2 million patients admitted to U.S. hospitals in 1994 were either admitted due to a serious adverse drug reaction or had a serious ADR while in the hospital. With BioVU, researchers are conducting a retrospective scan for information that confer risk of an ADR involves a search for exposures to the drug of interest and natural language processing of clinical notes to sort out normal and abnormal drug responses. Read More