Research
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Limited Submission Opportunity: 2024 V Foundation Adult Translational Cancer Research Awards
Vanderbilt (VU and VUMC, collaboratively) may choose one nominee for the V Foundation 2024 Adult Translational Cancer Research Grants Program. Read MoreFeb 27, 2024
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Limited Submission Opportunity: 2024 William T. Grant Foundation Scholars Program
Vanderbilt University may select one nominee per major school/division for the William T. Grant Foundation Scholars Program. Read MoreFeb 27, 2024
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Vanderbilt International Researchers Alliance will host annual symposium highlighting international research, inclusion and stories
The Vanderbilt International Researchers Alliance will host its second annual symposium on April 18 at the Community Event Space from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. to highlight the research and stories of the university’s international community. This year, the event planned and executed by international trainees and staff is featuring the theme “Research and Stories.” Read MoreFeb 27, 2024
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Lippmann wins prestigious Chan Zuckerberg Initiative award to back research in the fight against Alzheimer’s
Ethan Lippmann, associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering and biomedical engineering, has won a Collaborative Pairs Pilot Project Award from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) to create a more effective way for the immune system to fight against neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s. The pilot project seeks to generate an immune response – or defense […] Read MoreFeb 27, 2024
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Guengerich proposes paradigm shift in enzyme biochemistry
The lab of Professor of Biochemistry Fred Guengerich has proposed a paradigm shift in the understanding of a critical chemical reaction involved in sterol biosynthesis. Read MoreFeb 27, 2024
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Researchers develop new nanoparticle to boost immune system
Vanderbilt researchers have developed a new nanoparticle that can more effectively get drugs inside of cells to boost the immune system and fight diseases like cancer. Read MoreFeb 27, 2024
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Vanderbilt biochemists discover breakthrough anti-evolution compound to combat antibiotic resistance
The World Health Organization ranks antimicrobial resistance as one of the top ten global health risks. Vanderbilt researchers led by Houra Merrikh identified the first anti-evolution compound that targets AMR during treatment of infections with antibiotics. Read MoreFeb 26, 2024
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Exploring the basics of neurological disorders: Calcium transport in receptors
Led by Terunaga Nakagawa, an international collaboration describes for the first time the fundamental mechanism underpinning cellular processes that lead to learning and memory. Read MoreFeb 26, 2024
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Vanderbilt, Metro Nashville Historical Commission spotlight legacy of North Nashville’s Washington Junior High
A partnership of the Metro Nashville Historical Commission, Vanderbilt University and Washington Junior High School alumni succeeded in erecting a historical marker honoring the school where it once stood. The marker, at the intersection of 25th Avenue North and Morena Street, was a celebration of the effort to honor Black history in Nashville by preserving the legacy of the school. Read MoreFeb 23, 2024
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Vanderbilt University joins the Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities
The coalition is focused on enhancing urban higher education and community engagement. This exciting collaboration provides faculty and staff with access to valuable resources and opportunities to connect with colleagues from other urban institutions. Read MoreFeb 23, 2024
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CLASS OF 2024: Call to nature helps Danait Issac build community and cultural bonds
WATCH: See how Danait Issac is sharing her love of her Eritrean heritage and the great outdoors to empower and connect Vanderbilt students. Read MoreFeb 23, 2024
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Researchers develop new nanoparticle to boost immune system
Vanderbilt researchers have developed a new nanoparticle that can more effectively get drugs inside of cells to boost the immune system and fight diseases like cancer. The research is led by John Wilson, associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering and biomedical engineering, as well as a corresponding author on the paper about the research […] Read MoreFeb 23, 2024
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Waddell Walker Hancock Cancer Discovery Fund names Wilson and Rathmell as first scholars
A research endeavor that seeks to develop a new cancer immunotherapy utilizing nanobody delivery and targeted heating of tumors has received funding from the Waddell Walker Hancock Cancer Discovery Fund. The project to create an immunotherapy that will benefit more patients is led by John Tanner Wilson, left, and Jeffrey Rathmell. (photo by Donn Jones) […] Read MoreFeb 22, 2024
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Elsevier and Vanderbilt University’s Heard Libraries establish landmark five-year open access transformative agreement
Elsevier, a global leader in information analytics and scientific publishing, is pleased to announce a five-year read and publish agreement with Vanderbilt University’s Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries that will advance open science and enhance access to scholarly research. Read MoreFeb 22, 2024
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Large, diverse genetic study of glaucoma implicates vascular and cancer-related genes
An international genetic study using multiancestry biobanks has identified novel genetic locations associated with primary open-angle glaucoma, the most common type of glaucoma and the leading cause of irreversible blindness globally. Read MoreFeb 21, 2024
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Education, bullying, mental health, school gun violence top list of parental concerns for their children: poll
by Tamarra McElroy and Jake Lowary The latest results from an annual poll of Tennessee parents from the Vanderbilt Center for Child Health Policy again show education and school quality is the leading concern parents have for their children for the third consecutive year. Statewide, parents listed their top concerns as 1)… Read MoreFeb 21, 2024
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Dean Krish Roy advocates for federal support and funding of engineering research and education in Washington, D.C.
Krish Roy, Bruce and Bridgitt Evans Dean of the School of Engineering and University Distinguished Professor, met with members of Congress in early February to discuss the importance of engineering’s role in improving living standards, socioeconomic growth and global competitiveness. Read MoreFeb 19, 2024
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VUMC part of major step to achieving precision medicine
An analysis of genomic data from nearly 250,000 participants in the National Institutes of Health’s All of Us Research Program has identified more than 275 million previously unreported genetic variations, nearly 4 million of which have potential health consequences. Read MoreFeb 19, 2024
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CLASS OF 2024: Discovery and communication key to biochemistry Ph.D. Kaitlyn Browning
WATCH: See how Ph.D. candidate Kaitlyn Browning wants to fight miscommunication and misinformation around science. Read MoreFeb 16, 2024
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Study challenges childhood norms, suggests ways to improve health and well-being policymaking
A new Vanderbilt University study challenges traditional views on childhood, emphasizing the role of cultural, social and historical factors in shaping policies on children’s health and well-being. Funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in collaboration with the World Health Organization, the “Rethinking Childhoods” study by the Vanderbilt Cultural Contexts of Health and Wellbeing Initiative proposes a more inclusive approach to health policy, incorporating global perspectives to redefine childhood beyond Western norms. Read MoreFeb 16, 2024