Discovery Science Emerging Scholars Lecture

Monica Santisteban, an instructor in neuroscience at the Brain and Mind Research Institute at Weill Cornell Medicine, will discuss “Cerebrovascular and Neuroimmune Mechanisms of Cognitive Impairment in Hypertension” on Thursday, April 21, beginning at 9:30 a.m. in the Preston Research Building, Room 206. The Discovery Sciences Emerging Scholars Lecture is co-sponsored by the Vanderbilt Brain Institute, the Department of Molecular Biology and Biophysics, the Department of Pharmacology and the Vanderbilt Memory and Alzheimer’s Center. Read More

Mary Jane Tsang, a postdoctoral fellow at the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, will discuss “Setting a Timer for Mitosis: How Do Cells Slip Out?” on Tuesday, April 12, beginning at 4 p.m. in MRB III, Room 1220. The Discovery Sciences Emerging Scholars Lecture is co-sponsored by the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology. Read More

The Discovery Sciences Emerging Scholars Lecture series presents Theresa Loveless, UC-Irvine, speaking on “Ordered DNA Writing Enables Lineage Tracing and Analog Recording in Mammalian Cells” on Thursday, March 10. Read More

Lauren Goins, UCLA assistant project scientist, will discuss “New Paths and Pathways in Developmental Hematopoiesis” on Monday, Nov. 8, beginning at 12:15 p.m. CT in MRB III, Room 1220. Read More

Sonya Neal, assistant professor at the University of California–San Diego, will discuss “Rhomboid Pseudoprotease Dfm1’s Role in ERADicating Multi-Spanning Membrane Substrates” on Friday, April 23, at noon CT. It is the next School of Medicine Basic Sciences Discovery Science Emerging Scholars Lecture.  Read More

Chrystal Starbird, a postdoctoral fellow in Yale University's Department of Pharmacology, will discuss “Structural Basis of TAM Receptor Oligomerization” on Friday, April 2, at noon CT via Zoom. The Discovery Sciences Emerging Scholars Lecture is co-sponsored by the Department of Biochemistry. Read More

Ana Arruda, a research specialist at the Harvard University School of Public Health, will discuss “Interorganelle Communication in Metabolic Health and Disease” on Tuesday, March 30, at 4 p.m. CT via Zoom. The Discovery Sciences Emerging Scholars Lecture is co-sponsored by the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology. Read More

Daniel Castro, acting instructor in the University of Washington Department of Anesthesiology, will present “Next-Generation Approaches for Investigating Neuropeptidergic Circuits in Reward and Motivation” for the next Discovery Sciences Emerging Scholars Lecture sponsored by the School of Medicine Basic Sciences. The event is scheduled for Wednesday, March 17, beginning at 9 a.m. CT via Zoom. Read More

Florentine Rutaganira, HHMI Hannah H. Gray Fellow at the University of California-Berkeley, will discuss “Kinase Chemical Genetics in the Closest Living Relatives of Animals" on Thursday, Jan. 21, at 4 p.m. CT via Zoom. Read More

Christina Termini, a University of California President’s Postdoctoral Fellow at UCLA, will discuss “Leveraging Proteoglycans for Hematopoietic Stem Cell Regeneration” on Tuesday, Dec. 8, beginning at 4 p.m. CT via Zoom. Read More

Cornelius Taabazuing, a postdoctoral fellow at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, will present “Investigating the molecular regulation and function of death signaling complexes.” The Discovery Science Emerging Scholars Lecture is scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 19, at 9:30 a.m. via Zoom. Read More

Melanie McReynolds, HHMI Hanna H. Gray Fellow at Princeton University, will present “NAD+ Flux is Maintained in Aged Mice” on Thursday, Oct. 29, at 9:30 a.m. via Zoom. This Discovery Sciences Emerging Scholars Lecture is co-sponsored by the Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics. Read More

Antentor “A.J.” Hinton Jr., a postdoctoral research fellow in the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Iowa, will discuss “OPA-1 Deficiency in Skeletal Muscle Increases Mitochondria ER Contact Formation Through an ATF-4 Dependent Mechanism” on Thursday, March 5, beginning at 9:30 a.m. at Preston Research Building, Room 206. Read More

Dr. Chantell Evans, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Pennsylvania, will discuss “The Role of Optineurin in Neuronal Mitophagy” beginning at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3, in the Preston Research Building, Room 206. Mitophagy, the selective removal of damaged mitochondria, is thought to be critical to maintaining neuronal homeostasis. Read More

Reginald Cannady, a postdoctoral research fellow at the Medical University of South Carolina, will discuss “Probing Novel Targets to Reduce Heavy Drinking in Models of Alcohol Use Disorder” at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12, in Light Hall, Room 512, as part of the Discovery Science Emerging Scholars Lecture Series. Read More

Sabena Conley, a research fellow at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine in Rochester, Minnesota, will discuss “Obesity-Induced Mesenchymal Stem Cell Senescence and Dysfunction” on Tuesday, Oct. 22, beginning at 4 p.m. in Light Hall, Room 512. The talk is part of the Discovery Science Emerging Scholars Lecture Series. Read More

The Downing Lab is interested in understanding how the chemical and biophysical microenvironment influences adult cell behavior and phenotype through epigenetic gene regulatory mechanisms. Read More

The Discovery Science Emerging Scholars lecture series features promising young scientists making notable discoveries as postdoctoral fellows or early career faculty. Read More

Stacey Finley, assistant professor at the University of Southern California, will speak on Thursday, Feb. 7 at 4:00 p.m. in 512 Light Hall. Her topic is “Systems Biology Approaches to Predict the Dynamics of Biochemical Networks in Cancer". Read More

Angelina Hernandez-Carretero, a staff scientist at the City of Hope Beckman Research Institute, will discuss "Novel Regulators of Obesity-Induced Insulin Resistance and Diabetes" on Thursday, Dec. 6, as part of Vanderbilt's Discovery Science Emerging Scholars Lecture Series. Read More