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McLean named AAAS Fellow
John McLean (Chemistry) was elected as a 2022 fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science for his contributions to analytical chemistry.
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Goldenring earns distinguished achievement award
Jim Goldenring (Surgery) recently earned the 2023 Distinguished Achievement Award in Basic Science from the American Gastroenterological Assocation.
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Bauer, Willet, Dickerson, and Ma promoted
The following faculty members were recently promoted:
- Joshua Bauer, Research Associate Professor of Biochemistry
- Alaina Willet, Research Assistant Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology
- Matthew Dickerson, Research Assistant Professor of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics
- Zhenzhong Ma, Research Assistant Professor of Pharmacology
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Trainees selected for FLARE program
Zer Vue (Antentor Hinton lab), Logan Northcutt (Cancer Biology, Marjan Rafat lab), Darian Thomas (Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Maureen Gannon lab), Dominique Stephens (Hinton lab), and Jade Stanley (MPB, Danielle Dean lab) have been selected as 2023 participants in the Future Leaders Advancing Research in Endocrinology program. These five trainees make up an astonishing 30 percent of this year's class, which is selected from across the country.
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Stephens chosen for faculty program
Dominique Stephens, a postdoctoral fellow under the mentorship of Antentor Hinton Jr. (Molecular Physiology and Biophysics) and Steven Damo (Fisk University), was accepted into the 2023 Building Future Faculty Program at NC State University.
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Trainee fellowships
The following trainees have earned fellowships from the National Institutes of Health:
- Allie Lake (Human Genetics, Lea Davis lab)
- Jade Stanley (Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Danielle Dean lab)
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Li and Caslin earn travel awards
The Vanderbilt Center for Immunobiology selects a top graduate student and a top postdoctoral fellow each year for the VCI Travel Scholarship to attend the annual meeting of the American Association of Immunologists. The 2023 winners are graduate student Jing Li (Molecular Pathology and Immunology, Jeremy Goettel lab) and postdoc Heather Caslin (Alyssa Hasty lab).
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Neikirk ties for second place
Kit Neikirk (Antentor Hinton Jr. lab) tied for second place in the MAC & EdComm Poster Competition at the recent annual conference of the Americal Society for Cell Biology.
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Das, Jennings, and Mehta: inaugural Destination Biochemistry Scholars
Hrishita Das (Bruce Carter lab), Erin Jennings (Kimryn Rathmell lab), and Kavi Mehta (David Cortez lab) are the inaugural recipients of the Destination Biochemistry Postdoctoral Scholar Awards. The awards were introduced last year by the Department of Biochemistry to support two fellows joining the department and one advanced fellow transitioning into an independent researcher role.
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Venkatesh part of NSF mentoring program
Madhvi Venkatesh (Biochemistry) has joined the 2022-2023 National Science Foundation Quantitative Research Methods Scholars cohort. She will help develop a quantitative education research project to advance equity in STEM.
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Robinson awarded NIH grant for Faculty ACCESS program
Renã Robinson (Chemistry) received a grant from the National Institutes of Health to establish the Faculty Accomplished Community that Cultivates Equity and Success in Science program for supporting underrepresented minority faculty members at primarily white institutions to further their success as biomedical scientists and leaders.
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Hinton joins journal editorial board
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Hinton, Stephens earn spot at PAIR-UP conference
Antentor Hinton Jr. (Molecular Physiology and Biophysics) and one of his postdoctoral fellows, Dominique Stephens, have been invited to attend the upcoming PAIR-UP Grant Funding Scientific Conference conference in March.
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Reynolds memorialized
Albert "Al" B. Reynolds, the "father of p120" and professor of cancer biology, unexpectedly passed away on November 3, 2022, at age 66. The Journal of Cell Biology published this memorial in his honor.
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Collins featured in special CRT issue
Jessica Collins (Biochemistry, Neil Osheroff lab) was featured in a special issue of Chemical Research in Toxicology celebrating women in toxicology and The International Day of Women and Girls in Science.
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New VNL website launched
The Vanderbilt Neurovisualization Lab recently launched a new website. The core provides equipment, software and expertise to visualize and analyze the organization, development, and plasticity of neural circuitry in the central nervous system and periphery. Learn more about the VNL.
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ASPIRE podcast reaches milestone
The “Beyond the Lab” series, a podcast by BRET’s ASPIRE team featuring Vanderbilt alumni discussing their career paths, has published 100 episodes. Browse all six seasons!
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MSRC In Focus
The second edition of the Mass Spectrometry Research Center's newsletter, In Focus, is available online.
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Fresh-from-the-oven grads
The following graduates successfully defended their dissertations this past month
- Cancer Biology: Samantha Beik, Ph.D.
- Cell and Developmental Biology: Cassandra Awgulewitsch, Ph.D; Susan Qualls-Histed, Ph.D., Dylan Ritter, Ph.D.
- Molecular Physiology and Biophysics: Tiffany Richardson, Ph.D.
- Neuroscience: Tin Nguyen, Ph.D.
- Pharmacology: Jason Russell, Ph.D.
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‘How I Got Over: Navigating Academia as a Black Scientist’
In honor of Black History Month, this month's Lab-to-Table Conversation, held on February 27 at 11:00 a.m., will focus on the experiences of Black scientists in academia. Register to join a panel that will discuss tips and tools for current students, faculty, and staff and show how the environment—and the people within it—can lead to a hospitable climate for Black scientists.
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4th Annual Vanderbilt Alzheimer’s Disease Research Day
The Vanderbilt Memory and Alzheimer's Center will host the 4th Annual Vanderbilt Alzheimer's Disease Research Day on March 24 from 8:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. This academic event will showcase research on Alzheimer's disease and related dementias from multiple clinical and basic science departments across campus. Register by 11:59 p.m. on March 1 if you would like to submit an abstract; otherwise, register by March 10.
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Open Science Framework workshops
Managing data for complex projects is challenging. Join Jean & Alexander Heard and Science and Engineering librarians Steven J. Baskauf, Josh Borycz, and Alex Carroll as they introduce the Open Science Framework, a free and open web-based platform for managing research data collaboratively based on FAIR principles (the concept that data be findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable). Two sessions will be presented, preferentially in person but with Zoom access. Register for one of the two sessions:
- First session: March 24, 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. CDT, Science and Engineering Library Seminar Room (SC 3211).
- Second session: March 31, 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. CDT, Eskind Biomedical Library Training Room (EBL lower level).
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Brain Blast 2023 set to take off
Brain Blast 2023 will take place on Saturday, March 25, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Downtown Nashville Public Library. You can sign up to host a booth or as an individual volunteer.
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2023 VITA Scholar Symposium
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VI4 Symposium
The Vanderbilt Institute for Infection, Immunology and Inflammation Annual Symposium will take place on April 13 and will bring together hundreds of researchers with interests in clinical and basic science, aspects of infectious disease, immunology, inflammation, and microbiology.
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First Annual VIRAL Symposium
The First Annual VIRAL Research Symposium - Life Sciences Edition will be held on April 28 from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Student Life Center Ballroom. John Kuriyan, dean of the School of Medicine Basic Sciences, will present the keynote talk. Registration is open until April 1.
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Southeastern Immunology Symposium
Register and submit abstracts for the 10th Annual Southeastern Immunology Symposium. This event, sponsored by the Vanderbilt Center for Immunobiology, will take place on June 12 and 13.
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Announcements and editorials
Key announcements shared by email with our Basic Sciences community, as well as editorials written by our leadership, are now housed permanently on the Basic Sciences website. Find it under the Communications tab on the navigation bar.
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Hosting a visiting scholar?
For visiting faculty (beyond a standard seminar visit), approvals must be completed by VBS human resources, immigration, the host's department chair, and the dean. Learn more about this process.
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Do you own the cutest pet??Pharmacology graduate student Alex Brown is hosting a bracket-style voting event designed to raise funds for Crossroads Campus and crown the cutest pet. Submit your pet(s) here by February 28 at 11:59 p.m. Voting details will follow by email. Winner will receive a PetSmart gift card, and Crossroads will take the rest.
Keep in mind:
- Each entry costs $10 (please Venmo @Alex-Brown-69)
- Photo must be taken within the last year
- All pet types are allowed
Good luck, and may the cutest pet win! (It's yours. Your pet is the cutest.)
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Nominations open for ninth cohort of Chancellor Faculty Fellows
The Chancellor Faculty Fellows is a competitive program for Vanderbilt faculty that is open to newly tenured associate professors. Nominations must be submitted using InfoReady by March 3.
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Reminder: mandatory cybersecurity training for staff
All staff members must complete the annual cybersecurity training by March 3. Access the training on the KnowBe4 platform using your VUNetID and password.
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ASPIRE to Innovate Postdoctoral FellowshipThe ASPIRE to Innovate Postdoctoral Fellowship Program provides one recipient with the opportunity to learn how to transition from research to entrepreneurship by developing a commercialization strategy for a new technology. Apply by March 27.
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Spring Staff AwardsNominations are now open for the 2023 Spring Staff Awards. The awards recognize the many contributions of university staff to Vanderbilt’s core goals and mission. Submit nominations by March 10.
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Support the Career ClosetThe Graduate Career Closet is an opportunity for Graduate School students to get free, interview-ready clothes provided by faculty and staff.
The Light Hall 340 drop-off site will be open Monday to Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Items will become available to students on April 5 and 6.
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Get a professional headshot for freeThe Vanderbilt Career Center has opened a free, self-service photo booth to all VU faculty, students, postdocs, and staff. Just step inside, pose, and share.
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Respond to a one-min survey for Eskind
The Eskind Biomedical Library would like to hear from you if you have participated in any scholarly activity that is internally or externally disseminated (journal articles, literature reviews, grant funding applications, etc.).
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NIH postdoc experience surveyBasic Sciences faculty are encouraged to respond by April 14 to this NIH request for community members' thoughts on the postdoc research experience.
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Funded grants available for viewing
The Funded Grants Library features more than 390 funded grant applications written by Vanderbilt and Meharry researchers. You can reference Rs, Ks, Fs, and many more applications as you prepare your own.
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2023 NIH S10 grant programThe 2023 version of the NIH S10 grant program has issued its yearly request for applications. There are two types of S10 grants that you can apply for. If you would like to apply for an S10 grant, please see the Basic Sciences webpage dedicated to the S10 programs. Note that the pre-application deadline is March 1.
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HHMI competition
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute announced an open competition to appoint 25 new investigators who will receive roughly $8 million over a seven-year term, renewable pending favorable scientific review. Apply by March 21.
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Data Management and Sharing PlanNIH research grant proposals now require a Data Management and Sharing plan. For VU-specific policies and other advice about completing your DMS plan, please see our webinar recording and the annotated slide deck on the Basic Sciences website.
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Have a job opening you’d like to promote? Send us a link or a description and contact info, and we’ll post it here for three issues. Renew postings anytime!
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Donate—don't toss—your ice packs
Donate the ice packs that your biological materials are shipped with and help folks in need. Project C.U.R.E Nashville uses donated ice packs to source medical supplies to developing countries. The Center for Structural Biology Green Team now has ice pack collection bins on the 5th floor of MRBIII, on the 9th floor of Light Hall, and in A2320 MCN.
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About this issue’s banner
This image was taken by Ritika Raghavan, a Ph.D. student in the lab of Danny Winder. Her research involves the study of alcohol and its effects on stress circuitry, which includes the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus—pictured here. Cell nuclei are labeled in blue and neurons entering the PVH are labeled in red.
You can view a larger image here.
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Catch up on Basic Sciences news!We regularly update our website with some of the latest VU Basic Sciences news stories.
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Faculty and facility profilesCheck out our faculty interviews and our facility highlights here.
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About the newsletterThis newsletter recognizes the achievements and latest discoveries of students, postdocs, faculty, and staff associated with Basic Sciences departments, centers, and cores or who carry out basic biomedical research at Vanderbilt.
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Basic Sciences has a number of new communication avenues that you or your loved ones can use to keep up with what's going on here. If they're not already getting the Reading List, Vital, and Lab-to-Table Conversations announcements, send them to our subscription center!
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Keep up with biomedical science seminars
To receive weekly email notices about upcoming seminars focused on the biomedical sciences, please email Tracy O'Brien. To submit your event for the weekly email, send it to the "bioseminar" email address.
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Send us your news Got an announcement or an upcoming event? Did we miss out on celebrating you or your lab's successes? Let us know!
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#CelebrateImmigrants: Marija Žanić
If you're not on social media, you may have missed our #CelebrateImmigrants series, which we launched in June 2021. So, we're reprising them here! This installment features Associate Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology Marija Žanić, who is originally from Croatia and who uses a multidisciplinary approach to investigate the molecular mechanisms of microtubule regulation.
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