Discovery Vanderbilt initiative to catalyze university’s transformative research and discovery
Vanderbilt University today launched a landmark investment in transformative research and innovation through Discovery Vanderbilt, a new initiative announced by Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs C. Cybele Raver. Discovery Vanderbilt builds upon Opportunity Vanderbilt and Destination Vanderbilt by committing major resources to dramatically increase faculty, student and staff engagement and success in pursuing bold new ideas through disciplined, rigorous inquiry. The initiative will propel Vanderbilt forward in the amount of external funding secured by faculty for research and innovation, including enhancing support for faculty pursuing prestigious awards, grants, licenses, commissioned works and patents and creating new opportunities for philanthropic investment. Discovery Vanderbilt also will develop structures to extend the impact and reach of discoveries made by the university’s researchers and scholars, including new research partnerships with international, federal, state and local entities; the number of research projects reaching markets or leading to patents; and the global media reach of these innovations. MORE
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Vanderbilt’s Carpenter, Monteggia and Rathmell elected to National Academy of Medicine
Three Vanderbilt University faculty members have been elected this year to membership in the National Academy of Medicine, a prestigious, non-governmental organization that advises the nation and the world on important aspects of medical science, health care and public health. With these new members, Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center have 25 current and emeritus faculty members (living) who have been elected to the National Academy of Medicine by their peers in recognition of outstanding achievement. MORE
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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 at the School of Medicine Basic Sciences, has been awarded a grant from Chan Zuckerberg Initiative’s Science Diversity Leadership program. The $1.5 million, five-year grant will support his work on “finding organelle contacts in human tissue across ethnicities to increase representation in research,” according to information on the CZI website. To accomplish this, the Hinton laboratory uses a novel imaging technology called Focus Ion Beam Scanning Electron Microscopy, which allows the high-resolution reconstruction of objects in 3D. With FIB-SEM, the Hinton lab can unravel how structural changes in organelles or in organelle contact sites contribute to some of the most devastating diseases worldwide, such as diabetes, obesity and cardiovascular disease. MORE
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Lab-to-Table Conversation: ‘The Science of Circadian Rhythms and Daylight Saving Time’ Oct. 26
With daylight saving time ending Nov. 6, many of us will experience a shift in our sleep that could impact us for a few days or more. But how does the time change affect our health, specifically our circadian rhythms? Circadian rhythms are our biological timekeepers that help us adapt to the daily light and temperature cycles of the earth. These rhythms control myriad mechanisms in the body and mind, and dysregulation of those rhythms can lead to disease. So, what is the science of circadian rhythms, how do we regulate them properly and how does daylight saving time impact these rhythms? Join Lisa Monteggia as she explores these topics in the next Lab-to-Table Conversation from the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Basic Sciences. The event is free, virtual and open to the public. Registration is required. MORE
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Vanderbilt University, community partners collaborate to honor Nashville’s nonprofit leaders
Leaders from Vanderbilt’s Division of Government and Community Relations joined hundreds of community members from across Nashville recently to celebrate nonprofit heroes. The Center for Nonprofit Management presented the 2022 Salute to Excellence Awards on Oct. 20 at Belmont University’s Fisher Center, where the work of dozens of local nonprofits was showcased and recognized. Nathan Green, vice chancellor for government and community relations at Vanderbilt University, and Terry Vo, external affairs manager at Comcast, chaired the event, which was sponsored by Vanderbilt and PNC Bank. Throughout its 29-year history, the ceremony has featured more than 600 nonprofit finalists and awarded more than $3.5 million to exemplary recipient organizations and their leadership. The celebration was a chance for Vanderbilt to recognize the excellent work of organizations in Nashville’s nonprofit community . . . . MORE
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