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UVP Program Hosts Research Training Workshop in Zambia 

The UNZA-Vanderbilt Training Partnership for HIV-Nutrition-Metabolic Research (UVP) recently hosted a two-day research training workshop at the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka, Zambia on April 9-10. The purpose of the workshop, Cancer Research in Zambia: Programs, Progress, and Opportunities, was to address the science linking HIV and cancer to highlight research methods, and to expand the vision of research opportunities in the area. More than 80 faculty, students, and clinical staff members attended the workshop. 
Each year, World Malaria Day is recognized on April 25. This year’s theme, “Ready to Beat Malaria,” seeks to raise awareness of the global effort to control malaria through prevention and treatment. Vanderbilt researchers in the Zwiebel Lab focus on the molecular genetics of olfaction in the malaria-transmitting mosquito, Anopheles gambiae. We are highlighting a sample of recent accomplishments from the Lab: 
  • Awarded two new NIH-funded grants to study odorant receptors of the malaria mosquito (Anopheles gambiae)
  • Issued in 2017, a patent for a new class of mosquito repellent: “Compositions for Inhibition of Insect Sensing"
And recent publications from the lab:

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April 23
Is CBT Enduring or are Antidepressant Medications Iatrogenic Presenter: Steven D. Hollon, Ph.D., Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of Psychology (link
April 30
The Role of Emergency Medicine in Global Health
Presenter: Nicolas Forget, M.D., Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, VUMC
 
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April 21 | 9:00 a.m.
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April 21 | 6:30 p.m. 
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Vanderbilt International Anesthesia Fundraiser 
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April 26 | 12:00 p.m. 
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