Stanley Cohen
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New fund honors spirit of Cohen’s innovative research
When Tom Daniel, M.D., joined the Vanderbilt University faculty in December 1986, Stanley Cohen, Ph.D., had just been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discovery of epidermal growth factor (EGF). Read MoreAug 25, 2016
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Choose Your Path
We remember the footsteps of those who have left their mark on our country and world. Choose your own path and watch the 2013 Vanderbilt institutional spot. Read MoreAug 29, 2013
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VU study identifies new mechanism for cancer development
Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center led by a 32-year-old postdoctoral fellow have discovered a new mechanism for the development of cancer that is challenging conventional scientific wisdom. Read MoreJun 6, 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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Looking Back
Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry, Emeritus, Stanley Cohen (image courtesy of Vanderbilt University Special Collections & University Archives) Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., to Russian Jewish emigrants in 1922, Stanley Cohen attended Brooklyn College, where he majored in biology and chemistry. After graduation, he worked as a bacteriologist at a milk… Read MoreJan 1, 2012
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Stanley Cohen’s Nobel Prize: 25 years of progress
Twenty-five years after he received the Nobel Prize, Stanley Cohen’s discovery of epidermal growth factor continues to transform medicine. Read MoreDec 9, 2011