School Of Medicine
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Vanderbilt University honors emeritus and emerita faculty at 2025 Commencement
Vanderbilt University honored 32 retiring faculty members on May 9 for their years of service by bestowing upon them the title of emerita or emeritus faculty during Vanderbilt’s Commencement ceremony at GEODIS Park. Two outgoing deans also were recognized for service to the university. Read MoreMay 9, 2025
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How tissues detect and repair damage to the body’s hidden support system
A new study by Vanderbilt investigators uncovered a previously unknown biological mechanism: how tissues detect and respond to damage in basement membranes, the thin layers of extracellular matrix that surround and support nearly every organ in the body. The research, published in Developmental Cell, is the first to show how local cells sense and respond to changes in basement membrane stiffness caused by damage—and how they activate a previously unknown set of “matrix mender” cells to repair the tissue. Read MoreMay 9, 2025
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Vanderbilt faculty honored for excellence in research and service; celebration rescheduled for Faculty Senate meeting
Nashville’s tumultuous spring weather upended plans for an in-person faculty assembly on April 3. Fortunately, faculty will still have an opportunity to connect with colleagues and congratulate the 10 spring award winners during the May 1 Faculty Senate meeting. Read MoreApr 24, 2025
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CLASS OF 2025: Jessica Quintos Day leads through service
While the chaos of the COVID-19 pandemic sent most people into quarantine, doctor of medicine candidate Jessica Quintos Day was on the front lines, assisting in a California emergency room as a medical scribe while an undergraduate. It was that tenuous time that demanded multiple levels of collaboration, which ultimately… Read MoreApr 21, 2025
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Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center honors six at annual awards
This spring, the Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center to honor six individuals from the Vanderbilt community during its annual awards. Read MoreApr 14, 2025
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Graduate School recognizes excellence among students, faculty at Honors Banquet
The third annual Honors Banquet commemorated excellence in academics, leadership and innovation among Graduate School students and faculty. On March 20, the banquet was held to honor and reflect on remarkable achievements in research and creative expression from the more than 50 graduate programs and departments represented in the Graduate School. Read MoreApr 14, 2025
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WATCH: Class of 2025 students lead creative collaborations with impact
Meet four members of the Class of 2025 who are collaborating in powerful ways. Read MoreApr 7, 2025
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Vanderbilt University medical students participate in largest Match Day in history
Langford Auditorium at Vanderbilt University Medical Center was brimming with excitement and anticipation Friday, March 21, as 80 graduates of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine took turns opening their envelopes on the big stage and announcing the next stop on their medical careers: residency training. The National Resident Matching Program reports that this year’s Match — the process of matching the preferences of applicants for U.S. residency positions with the preferences of residency program directors — had an all-time record for applicant participation. Read MoreMar 28, 2025
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School of Medicine Basic Sciences’ Monteggia and Tyska named fellows by the American Association for the Advancement of Science
After a rigorous nomination and review process, Lisa M. Monteggia and Matthew J. Tyska are among the 471 scientists elected as 2024 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Dean of School of Medicine Basic Sciences John Kuriyan was also recently elected a member of the 2025 class of fellows of the American Association for Cancer Research academy. Read MoreMar 27, 2025
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Quantum Potential Podcast Episode 4: Behind the brain science of addiction with Erin Calipari
What does the way we learn have to do with drug addiction? In our fourth episode, Erin Calipari, associate professor of pharmacology and director of the Vanderbilt Center for Addiction Research, joins Provost C. Cybele Raver for an enlightening conversation. In this episode, they discuss nucleus accumbens—the part of our brain that helps us link cues and outcomes—and dissect how it affects the ways we make decisions that can lead to addictions, from food or drugs to behaviors. Read MoreMar 27, 2025
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Vanderbilt researchers identify potential drug combinations to improve breast cancer treatment
Kevin Murphy, Andrew W. Mellon Chair in the Humanities and professor of history of art and architecture, and Mary Anne Hunting, BA’80, have uncovered the histories of female architects in the American Modernism period of the U.S. in new research. Read MoreMar 26, 2025
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How do you maintain a cellular structure without a membrane? Researchers find that synapses can use liquids to create functional separations
The laboratory of Ege Kavalali, professor and chair of the Department of Pharmacology, published a new paper in Nature Communications that determined that liquid-liquid phase separation plays a key role within the nanostructure of synapses, and that its disruption affects evoked but not spontaneous neurotransmission. Read MoreMar 6, 2025
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Vanderbilt and Northwestern labs discover new mechanisms that cause irregular heartbeat
Medicine often takes a one-size-fits-all approach, but a disorder’s root cause can vary. Vanderbilt researchers have found that, for people with long QT syndrome, a heart condition that causes an irregular heartbeat, a more tailored approach could be beneficial. The research, led by Vanderbilt University Professor of Biochemistry and Vice Dean of Basic Sciences Charles Sanders and Northwestern University Professor and Chair of Pharmacology Dr. Al George, was published in PNAS in February 2025. Read MoreFeb 26, 2025
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Collector instincts and abstract thinking are behind immunologist James Crowe’s drive to use game-changing technology to prevent infectious disease
See how art collector turned immunologist James Crowe combines abstract thinking with game-changing technology to prevent infectious disease. Read MoreFeb 12, 2025
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School of Medicine Basic Sciences Vestigo Issue 6 launches
Vestigo is a print and online magazine published by the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Basic Sciences. Published once a year, Vestigo provides an in-depth view of research that’s happening in our community, highlights trainee accomplishments, and celebrates the successes of our staff and faculty. Read MoreJan 27, 2025
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New center at Vanderbilt applies advanced technology to biological research
Vanderbilt University’s new Center for Computational Systems Biology brings computer science, engineering and biomedical researchers together with clinicians at Vanderbilt University Medical Center to accelerate discovery related to human diseases and conditions. Read MoreJan 16, 2025
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First successful clinical trial of VU319 brings Alzheimer’s treatment one step closer
Researchers at the Warren Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery, a clinical stage biotech within the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Basic Sciences, have detailed the successful drug discovery of a Phase I Single Ascending Dose clinical trial of VU319, a drug for memory loss in people with Alzheimer’s disease and schizophrenia. Read MoreJan 9, 2025
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AdvancED redefines faculty and student experience in its first year
AdvancED spent it's first official year leveraging the collaborative potential of three university functions: online and lifelong learning, pedagogical support and educational technology. Look back at 2024's successes and milestones. Read MoreDec 19, 2024
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Vanderbilt Community Engagement Collaboration program announces seven awardees for fall 2024
From integrating literacy into music education to empowering teens to lead a more balanced digital life, seven innovative projects have been awarded funding through the fall 2024 cycle of the Community Engagement Collaboration Fund. Faculty and staff from 11 of Vanderbilt’s schools, departments and centers have joined forces with local nonprofits, schools and other community stakeholders to bring these initiatives to life. Read MoreDec 12, 2024
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VUMC leader to head up new nurse anesthesia program at Vanderbilt School of Nursing
Brent Dunworth, DNP, MBA, CRNA, NEA-BC, FAANA, joined Vanderbilt University School of Nursing on Nov. 1 as director of its new nurse anesthesia program, slated to launch in 2026. He has a joint appointment as VUSN associate professor of nursing and with the School of Medicine as associate professor of clinical anesthesiology. Read MoreNov 8, 2024