Research

Unsolicited job leads are welcome to the unemployed, but surprisingly stressful for those with jobs. Read More

Human cells are constructed in large part from proteins whose activity can be altered by the incorporation of oxygen in what are known as redox modifications. Read More

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 More

A Vanderbilt lung cancer patient’s exceptional response to different types of therapies spurred research that suggests lung cancer patients with specific gene alterations may benefit from combination therapy that targets two different cancer pathways. Read More

A subpopulation of bone cancer cells may be responsible for driving clinically aggressive behavior, suggesting new treatment options. Read More

Biblical scholar Amy-Jill Levine places Jesus' parables in their first-century context in her new book "Short Stories by Jesus." Read More

Two proteins interact to maintain selenium levels in the brain, and protect neurons from degeneration. Read More

Two Vanderbilt professors compared salaries and contracts of more than 950 college football coaches to top CEOs. The research found that college football coaches are not overpaid. Read More

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 More

Psychologist Alex Maier has been selected to receive the Society for Neuroscience’s Career Development Award for 2014. Read More

Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering Craig L. Duvall has received a National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development grant. Read More

A North Carolina State University professor specializing in Alzheimer’s Disease research will present the Vanderbilt University School of Engineering’s Hall Lecture. Read More

Three teams of Vanderbilt University researchers – electrical, mechanical and computer engineers – recently won national recognition for their research into the effects of radiation on the robots deployed inside Fukushima's damaged nuclear plants. Read More

It may be possible to use skin cells as biomarkers to diagnose and manage depression. Read More

Vanderbilt researchers have identified a new target for blocking breast cancer metastasis. Read More

Autism Speaks is renewing Vanderbilt University as an Autism Treatment Network (ATN) site with a three-year, $420,000 grant. Read More

Ebola. Chikungunya. Influenza. What’s to be done about these headline-grabbing, debilitating, often lethal viruses? Read More

Vanderbilt's Stella Flores will join colleagues in a congressional briefing on recent proposed legislation. Read More

Everybody hates being caught up in bureaucracy. Ed Rubin at Vanderbilt Law School says things could work a lot better. Read More

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 More