Craig Lindsley
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Five VUMC faculty members on list of most frequently cited researchers
Five current faculty members at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have made this year’s list of scientists whose papers have been cited most frequently by others. Read MoreOct 8, 2015
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Collaboration seeks to develop new therapies for bone, other diseases
La Jolla Pharmaceutical Co. and Vanderbilt University have signed a research and license agreement covering Vanderbilt’s research program and intellectual property rights related to compounds that block bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) type-I receptors. The compounds have therapeutic potential in a broad range of diseases, including rare genetic disorders. Read MoreOct 1, 2015
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Grant enhances mental illness drug research efforts
Research at Vanderbilt University Medical Center aimed at developing potential new treatments for major depressive disorder, general anxiety disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder got a big boost this week from The William K. Warren Foundation of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Read MoreJul 16, 2015
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New strategy to combat HIV
Inhibitors of the enzyme phospholipase D1 suppress the replication of HIV-1, Vanderbilt investigators have discovered. Read MoreJun 12, 2015
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Grant spurs schizophrenia research
Vanderbilt University is partnering with the William K. Warren Foundation of Tulsa, Oklahoma, on research aimed at improving the treatment of schizophrenia and other forms of serious mental illness. Read MoreFeb 12, 2015
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Schizophrenia ‘switches’ discovered
Drugs developed at Vanderbilt could provide a new way to treat schizophrenia in a personalized way. Read MoreSep 12, 2014
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Enzyme holds the door for influenza
Compounds developed at Vanderbilt University may offer a new way to block influenza infection. Read MoreAug 20, 2014
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Small molecule protects kidney filter
A compound identified at Vanderbilt has therapeutic potential in protecting the kidney filter barrier. Read MoreMar 19, 2014
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ASPET honors Lindsley’s pharmacology research
Vanderbilt University’s Craig Lindsley, Ph.D., has won the 2014 John J. Abel Award in Pharmacology for young investigators from the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET). Read MoreFeb 27, 2014
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New approach may halt glioblastoma’s ability to grow
Vanderbilt University researchers have discovered a “backdoor” approach to blocking an enzyme that fuels the growth of glioblastoma, the most common and most fatal form of brain cancer. Read MoreJan 16, 2014
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2013 Academic Enterprise Faculty Awards
The 2013 Vanderbilt University Medical Center Academic Enterprise Faculty Awards, which were presented during Wednesday’s Spring Faculty meeting, included awards for Excellence in Teaching and Outstanding Contributions to Research. Award recipients were nominated by their faculty colleagues and chosen by the Academic Enterprise Faculty Awards Selection Committee. Read MoreMay 23, 2013
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Lindsley honored for impact on medicinal chemistry field
Vanderbilt University’s Craig Lindsley, Ph.D., is the 2013 recipient of the Philip S. Portoghese Lectureship, awarded jointly by the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry and the American Chemical Society (ACS) Division of Medicinal Chemistry. Read MoreMar 14, 2013
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Nobel in Chemistry reveals VU ties that bind
Several Vanderbilt researchers have collaborated with this year's Nobel Chemistry winners. Read MoreOct 18, 2012
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VU, Bristol-Myers to collaborate on Parkinson’s therapies
Vanderbilt University and Bristol-Myers Squibb have signed a collaboration agreement for the discovery, development and commercialization of novel therapies acting on the mGluR4 glutamate receptor, known as positive allosteric modulators, or PAMs, for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease. Read MoreSep 21, 2012
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Event celebrates Vanderbilt endowed chair holders
Twelve Vanderbilt University faculty members were honored for extraordinary contributions to their respective fields during an Aug. 28 celebration of endowed chair holders at the Student Life Center. Read MoreAug 30, 2012
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Minds wide open: Neuroscience at Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt University has emerged as one of the nation’s leading academic centers in neuroscience. Read MoreApr 6, 2012
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Vanderbilt expanding research enterprise into Williamson County
With the addition of a new 18,000-square-foot laboratory to be located within the Cool Springs Life Sciences Center, Vanderbilt University is expanding its research enterprise into Williamson County. Read MoreMar 9, 2012
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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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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
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New drug-like molecules could improve schizophrenia treatment
The discovery of new compounds that work in a fundamentally different way than those in existing schizophrenia medications may allow for more normal function of brain cells involved in schizophrenia. Read MoreSep 22, 2011