Faculty Affairs
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Renã Robinson receives National Institutes of Health grant for faculty success program to promote equity in science
Renã Robinson, Dorothy Wingfield Phillips Chancellor’s Faculty Fellow and professor of chemistry, received $2.04 million in funding from the National Institutes of Health to start a program that will help underrepresented minority faculty further their success in STEM. Read MoreJan 18, 2023
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Vanderbilt University awarded $1.1M as part of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s IE3 Initiative
Vanderbilt University was awarded a grant by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Inclusive Excellence Community to improve outcomes and persistence in STEM among underrepresented students. Read MoreNov 30, 2022
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Global Scholars in Residence program to welcome top international talent to campus
The Office of the Chancellor and Office of the Provost have announced funding for the new Global Scholars in Residence program, part of Vanderbilt’s commitment to enhance global engagement and collaboration across the university. Read MoreNov 28, 2022
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Vanderbilt’s Monteggia and Kavalali are awarded the Anna-Monika Prize
Lisa Monteggia, Barlow Family Director of the Vanderbilt Brain Institute and professor of pharmacology, and Ege Kavalali, chair of the Department of Pharmacology and William Stokes Professor of Experimental Therapeutics, have been awarded the first prize by the Anna-Monika Foundation. Read MoreNov 17, 2022
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Nomination deadline for spring 2023 faculty awards recognizing research, service
Nominations are now open for Vanderbilt’s top faculty awards, which demonstrate the university’s appreciation for and commitment to excellence. All faculty are eligible to submit nominations, which are due Tuesday, Dec. 20. Read MoreNov 11, 2022
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Antentor Hinton Jr. receives Chan Zuckerberg Initiative grant to increase representation in research
Antentor Hinton Jr., assistant professor of molecular physiology and biophysics in the School of Medicine Basic Sciences, has been awarded a $1.15 million, five-year grant from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to boost diversity in STEM research. Read MoreOct 20, 2022
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Discovery Vanderbilt: Capitalizing on our university’s momentum in research and innovation
Vanderbilt’s approach to scholarship and the creation of new knowledge is rigorous and collaborative, and Discovery Vanderbilt will further catalyze the engagement, reach and impact of scholars’ cutting-edge work across all the university’s schools and colleges. Here’s a look back at three moments that serve as proof points for how the university has demonstrated its ambition and ability to succeed in the three targeted outcomes of the initiative: engagement, reach and funding. Read MoreOct 17, 2022
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Vanderbilt’s Carpenter, Monteggia and Rathmell elected to National Academy of Medicine
Christopher Carpenter, Lisa M. Monteggia and W. Kimryn Rathmell have been elected to the National Academy of Medicine for their major contributions to the advancement of medical science, health care and public policy. Read MoreOct 17, 2022
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Center for Technology Transfer and Commercialization, partners launch Vanderbilt Innovation Ambassadors Program
The Vanderbilt Innovation Ambassadors Program is an initiative to provide Vanderbilt and Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers with better peer-delivered access to assistance and information about innovation and entrepreneurship on campus. Read MoreOct 13, 2022
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Vice provost elevates staff members to advance university research strategy, integrity and compliance, and industry partnerships
Vice Provost for Research and Innovation Padma Raghavan has promoted two team members and added another to her office to advance research strategy, compliance and integrity, and industry partnerships. Read MoreSep 29, 2022
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Lee named 2022 Innovation Fund investigator by The Pew Charitable Trusts
Ethan Lee, professor of cell and developmental biology and pharmacology, has been named a 2022 Innovation Fund investigator by The Pew Charitable Trusts. Read MoreSep 27, 2022
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Nancy Carrasco named 2023 Biophysical Society Fellow
Dr. Nancy Carrasco, Joe C. Davis Professor of Biomedical Science and professor and chair of molecular physiology and biophysics, has been named a 2023 fellow of the Biophysical Society, which honors members who have demonstrated excellence in science and contributed to the expansion of biophysics. Read MoreSep 12, 2022
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Vanderbilt researchers receive Stanley Cohen Innovation Funding
Emily Hodges and Terunaga Nakagawa were named as the 2022 Stanley Cohen Innovation Fund recipients. Read MoreAug 31, 2022
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Janey Camp to lead Vanderbilt Engineering center focused on transportation research
Research Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Janey Camp has been named director of the Vanderbilt Engineering Center for Transportation and Operational Resiliency, where interdisciplinary groups work on a variety of transportation and infrastructure resilience projects using groundbreaking applications and risk management practices. Read MoreJul 28, 2022
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Global Vanderbilt: Anita Mahadevan-Jansen
Anita Mahadevan-Jansen, Orrin H. Ingram Professor of Biomedical Engineering, shares her perspective on how maturing abroad shapes her career as a scientist with her colleagues, peers and students. Read MoreJul 7, 2022
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Faculty awarded Seeding Success Grants for spring 2022
Vanderbilt has awarded 14 faculty members with grants to support the early stages of pioneering research projects identified as likely candidates for further funding from federal, foundation and industry sponsors. The spring 2022 Seeding Success Grants are the second cycle of this internal early investment funding initiative. Read MoreJun 28, 2022
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Global Vanderbilt: James Muchira: It gave me the leeway to experiment
James Muchira, assistant professor of nursing, shares how he came to the Vanderbilt School of Nursing and how his experience as a researcher in Kenya transferred to Nashville. Read MoreMay 26, 2022
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Amanda Lea named 2022 Searle Scholar, wins $300K to pursue research on effect of early-life environments on human health
Amanda Lea, assistant professor of biological sciences, has been named a 2022 Searle Scholar, an honor bestowed on 15 exceptional young faculty in the biomedical sciences and chemistry. Lea will receive $300,000 in flexible funding to support her work over the next three years. Read MoreMay 20, 2022
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Vanderbilt nursing researcher Alvin Jeffery awarded Betty Irene Moore Fellowship for nursing innovators
School of Nursing Assistant Professor Alvin Jeffery has been named a Betty Irene Moore Fellow for Nurse Leaders and Innovators by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. His fellowship project will focus on electronic health record usability. Read MoreMay 16, 2022
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Moms who research moms: Spotlighting VU research on motherhood
They say motherhood is the toughest job you’ll ever love. That’s true for this group of Vanderbilt researchers, who’ve built successful careers around researching various aspects of parenthood while raising their own children. Read MoreMay 5, 2022