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2024 VUMC Research Staff Awards
Nominations for the 2024 School of Medicine Research Staff Awards are open on REDCap. Eligible staff include core facility staff and should be nominated by faculty. Nominations due Oct. 11. For questions, email Andrea Holferty.
Image: 2023 Research Staff Awards recipients and leadership. From left, Jennifer Pietenpol, Eric Farber-Eger, Lauren LeStourgeon, Luisella Spiga, and John Kuriyan.
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Linkous advances lung cancer research with Merck SEEDS grant
Amanda Linkous (Pharmacology) has been awarded a research grant from the Merck Research Laboratories Scientific Engagement and Emerging Discovery Science program to identify therapeutic intervention points to prevent the colonization and proliferation of small cell lung cancer and non-small cell lung cancer in the lung and brain.
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Shedding light on a decades-old protein sorting mystery
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Erin Calipari wins Society for Neuroscience 2024 Outstanding Career and Research award
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Newly minted graduates
The following graduates successfully defended their dissertations:
- Biochemistry: Ronan Bracken, Menghan Mei, Carla O’Neale
- Cell and Developmental Biology: Tierney Baum, Mirazul Islam
- Chemical and Physical Biology: Philip Stauffer, Alexandra Schwartz
- Microbe-Host Interactions: Samantha Grimes, Hamilton David Green
- Molecular Pathology and Immunology: Gabriel José Rodríguez-García
- Molecular Physiology and Biophysics: Julia Pinette
- Neuroscience: Rebecca Buchanan, Amanda Marino, Liorimar Ramos-Medina
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Sharing wisdom with ‘advice to my younger self’
Katie Coate (Molecular Physiology and Biophysics) answers the question, “What’s one piece of advice you would give to your younger self?”
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Vanderbilt basic science alum Q&A: Kate Mittendorf
"Don’t let fear of the unknown be the enemy of your success."
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Oct. 14: “Resilience & Career Development”
The Academy for Excellence in Education will host “Resilience & Career Development” with Sharon Milgram, director of the NIH Office of Intramural Training and Education, where she directs a trans-NIH office dedicated to the career advancement of over 6,000 trainees.
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m. CT, registration is available online.
Oct. 15: BioRender 101: Getting started with BioRender
Introductory webinar, tailored for Vanderbilt researchers and scientists, to help you discover how BioRender can enhance the quality of your scientific figures.
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m. CT, registration is available online. A recording will be available after the webinar.
Oct. 17–Dec. 18: Faculty-Only and Faculty-Fellow Writing Groups
Weekly writing groups allow faculty and trainees to improve the strength of their manuscripts and funding applications. Past participants say workshops have helped them to better communicate their research and publish more frequently in high-visibility journals.
Register by Oct. 10 using one of the links below.
Faculty-Only Writing Group
Faculty-Fellow Writing Group
Oct. 26: MEGAMicrobe
“Tiny Earth Heroes: Microbes at Work.” A fun and free event for kids ages five to 15.
10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m., Whitsitt Elementary School. Learn more and register.
Oct. 29: Funding and Commercialization Support for Scientist Entrepreneurs and Early-Stage Startups
Swamy Tripurani, NIH National Cancer Institute program director, will discuss SBIR/STTR funding to support scientist entrepreneurs and innovators with early-stage startups. Dr. Tripurani will also be available to meet 1:1.
9:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m. CT, Engineering & Science Building 044. Register online.
November 4: Fall Vanderbilt Undergraduate Research Fair
Students are invited to present their research. Provost Raver will deliver brief remarks and announce the poster award winners. The Office of the Provost offers complimentary poster printing for students registered to present at the fair.
3:30 p.m.–6:00 p.m., Student Life Center Commodore Ballroom. Learn more and register.
- Oct. 18: Deadline for student registration
- Oct. 21: Deadline to submit poster file for award consideration
- Oct. 28: Deadline to submit poster file for complimentary printing
Nov. 14: BioRender 201: New and advanced features
Exclusive webinar for Vanderbilt researchers to review and master the BioRender basics, then dive deep into the platform’s latest features, including the Poster Builder Tool, Graphing & Analysis, and PowerPoint Integration.
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m. CT, registration is available online. A recording will be available after the webinar.
Nov. 20: BioRender: Top design tips for better posters
Exclusive webinar for Vanderbilt researchers to learn actionable tips and techniques for designing research posters.
11:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. CT, registration is available online. A recording will be available after the webinar.
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With Election Day fast approaching on Nov. 5, it’s time to make a plan to vote and get informed about your choices on the ballot. Voter registration ends on Oct. 7. Sign up for election reminders and get help with voter registration at vu.edu/vote.
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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 Katherine Carter.
To include an event in the calendar and the weekly Basic Sciences Research Seminars email, please submit event details to the University Events Calendar, including any fliers or images you wish to be included. Be sure to specify that your submission be tagged “basic-sciences-vanderbilt.” Note that this tag can be used for any event with a connection to the School of Medicine Basic Sciences community. Submissions to the events calendar are manually approved; please submit your event at least two weeks in advance to ensure it is included.
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