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Remembering Brenda Crews
"I am so sad to write of the passing of Brenda Crews," said Larry Marnett, dean of basic sciences. "Brenda infused life into biomedical research and biomedical research labs at Vanderbilt for the past 51 years."
Crews joined the Marnett lab in 1994 but was well known in the biochemistry department, having arrived in 1971. You can read more about her in this note Marnett wrote in her memory.
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AAAS announces new fellows
Seven Vanderbilt faculty members have been elected as fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. This includes three with secondary appointments in Basic Sciences: Brandt Eichman (Biological Sciences), Bjorn Knollmann (Chemistry), and Jens Meiler (Chemistry).
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Niswender earns ASPET award, IRSF grant
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Schey an ARVO Gold Fellow
The Association for Research in Vision and Opthalmology has named Kevin Schey (Biochemistry) a 2022 ARVO Gold Fellow.
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Matrix biology appointments
Ambra Pozzi (Medicine) has been elected president of the Society for Matrix Biology. Additionally, Roy Zent (Medicine) has been appointed as one of the six editors for the field's premier journal, Matrix Biology.
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Carrasco named Expertscape expert
Nancy Carrasco (MPB) has been named an "world expert" in iodine by Expertscape.
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WCNDD extends partnership with Ono
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Welcome, science writing interns!
The Basic Sciences communications team welcomed this month two new science writing interns: Emily Overway and Aran Sullivan. Overway is a Ph.D. student working in the lab of Richard O'Brien (MPB) and Sullivan is an undergraduate majoring in neuroscience. We look forward to reading their content!
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Nominations dos and don'ts
Are you thinking about nominating a fellow faculty member for an award? Chuck Sanders (Biochemistry) has some advice and guidance about how to approach this task.
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Computational tools for complex biological systems
The lab of Carlos F. Lopez (Biochemistry) employ tools, including computational modeling, machine learning, and dynamic network analysis methods to explain and predict cell behaviors. Learn more about their systems biology approach.
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Under the microscope: Biochemistry
How much do you know about the Department of Biochemistry? Take an in-depth look and find out a little bit of history and a little bit of what's in store for the future.
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The Science of Beer
If you missed last month's Lab-to-Table Conversation, featuring Bailey Spaulding (CEO and founder of Jackalope Brewing Company), Linus Hall (president and co-founder of Yazoo Brewing Company), and Andrzej Balinski (research core facility manager in the Department of Chemistry and beer science expert) and moderator Bruce Carter (Biochemistry), you can view it anytime on YouTube.
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Fresh-from-the-oven grads
The following students successfully defended their dissertation between September and November:
- Cell and Developmental Biology: Alejandra Romero-Morales, Ph.D.
- Chemical and Physical Biology: Bob Chen, Ph.D.
Want to keep up with upcoming defenses? Bookmark this calendar. And let us know if we missed anyone from this list!
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Trainee fellowships
The following students and postdocs received fellowship/grant support:
- National Institute of General Medical Sciences: Indrayani Waghmare (Andrea Page-McCaw lab)
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases: Gillian Fitz (Matt Tyska lab)
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Conversations on Diversity and Inclusion
The Cell and Developmental Biology CoDI subcommittee is hosting a series of conversations that are open to the entire Vanderbilt and medical center communities. Attend one or all—whatever works for you. The spring sessions will take place at 4:00 p.m. on February 1, March 1, March 29, and April 26. Make sure you register in advance. Questions? Email the CoDI leadership.
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National Research Mentoring Network
The National Research Mentoring Network is hosting a series of Black History Month-related webinar series featuring a variety of speakers, including two members of the Basic Sciences community, Antentor Hinton Jr. and Zer Vue (Hinton lab).
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Unconscious bias webinar
Recognition of one's own unintentional bias is as essential as understanding the negative impact and harm of bias. The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology will host a webinar focused on unconscious bias on February 17 at 1:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m. CT.
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Faculty: Expand your professional networks
VU Marketing and Communications, in conjunction with the Digital Commons, will host a workshop called "Building Your Professional Network with LinkedIn and Twitter" on February 17 at 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. to help faculty members looking for help strengthening their professional networks, growing their audiences, and keeping up with developments in their field.
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Enabling Innovation Initiative
The Center for Technology Transfer and Commercialization, in conjunction with Basic Sciences, will pick back up its "eI2" lectures with a talk by David Owens, executive director of the Wond'ry, on February 18 at 2:00 p.m. Register in advance on the CTTC website.
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Karpay Lecture postponed
The annual Karpay Lecture, held by the Center for Structural Biology, has been postponed to March 8 at 12:20 p.m. in 1220 MRBIII. The winner of the Karpay Award, Noah Bradley (Brandt Eichman lab), will present a talk titled "DNA Damage: If You Break It, You Fix It."
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Brain Blast
The annual Vanderbilt Brain Institute's annual family-oriented outreach event is set for March 26 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.! Bring your families to meet scientists and volunteers in person at the downtown branch of the Nashville Public Library.
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The Vanderbilt Center for Stem Cell Biology will hold its VCSCB Symposium on May 19, 2022. The symposium will focus on "Stem Cell States and Transitions" and will feature two keynote speakers plus faculty/student talks and poster sessions. Save the date!
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Science Communication Animation Awards
Apply for the opportunity to have your research made into a two-minute video through Edge for Scholars and Kindea Labs. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. More information on the Edge for Scholars website.
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Biochemistry announces new postdoc fellowships
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OFR reminder of gift-giving rules
On behalf of the Office of Federal Relations, here is your yearly reminder on the congressional rules regarding gifts to covered federal elected officials (including athletic tickets, travel to campus, and meals) and our obligations with respect to reporting lobbying activities made on behalf of the university or using university resources.
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Keep up with biomedical science seminars
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If your paper has been accepted...
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Help friends and family keep up with Basic Sciences!
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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Recycle your gloves
Do you go through scores of gloves in a day? Instead of trashing them and sending them to a landfill, recycle them instead. Several nitrile glove-recycling programs exist, including this one from Kimberly Clark and this one from Terracycle.
Does your lab try its best to be green? Send us your tips.
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NIGMS National and Regional Resources (R24 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
This Funding Opportunity Announcement encourages applications for support of resources that will provide access to state-of-the-art equipment, technologies, research tools, materials, organisms, software, and/or services to a substantial regional (multi-state) or national user base. Applications open May 14, 2022. More information on the NIH website.
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About This Issue’s Banner
This month's banner is a 3D electron micrograph of mitochondria in a cell (each mitochondrion is in a different color). The image, taken from a video reconstruction made by Edgar Garza and Zer Vue, members of the lab of Antentor Hinton Jr. (MPB), was generated as part of a recent preprint. Written in collaboration with first author Gabriella Robertson and the lab of Vivian Gama (CDB), the preprint focuses on how dynamin-related protein 1-mediated mitochondrial fission is essential to maintaining cristae morphology and bioenergetics.
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Catch Up on Basic Sciences News!
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Faculty and Facility Profiles
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About the Newsletter
This 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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Faculty Profile: Kathy DelGiorno
Kathy DelGiorno, assistant professor of cell and developmental biology, discusses her research to uncover early changes in the pancreas leading to cancer. View on YouTube.
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