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Happy holidays from your outgoing dean
"The holidays are upon us, so as the noise of the workplace abates and we begin to relax and decompress, the themes of the season emerge. For me, gratitude is the dominant theme."
–Larry Marnett
Dean of Basic Sciences
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Colleagues mourn loss of Beauchamp
R. Daniel Beauchamp, John Clinton Foshee Distinguished Professor of Surgery and professor of cell and developmental biology, passed away on November 27. In his almost 30-year career at Vanderbilt, Beauchamp served as a compassionate leader who embodied a true physician and scientist.
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Crowe earns TIME Best Inventions of 2022 distinction
James Crowe Jr. (Pediatrics) led the team that discovered a monoclonal antibody combination that protects against COVID-19, earning him the distinction of Best Invention of 2022 from TIME magazine.
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McLean, Friedman named to associate provost roles
John McLean (Chemistry) and Kathy Friedman (Biological Sciences) have been appointed associate provost of graduate education and associate provost for undergraduate research, respectively.
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Hargrove-Wiley earns placement in Janssen's SODEP
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Trainee fellowships
The following trainees have earned fellowships:
- American Heart Association: Karin Bosma (Maureen Gannon lab)
- National Institutes of Health: Kyle Riedmann (Cell and Developmental Biology, Julie Bastarache lab)
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Reasoner wins award at CAIRIBU meeting
Seth Reasoner (Microbe-Host Interactions, Maria Hadjifrangiskou lab) won a best poster award at the annual Collaborating for the Advancement of Interdisciplinary Research in Benign Urology meeting.
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Faculty promotions
Gregor Neuert was promoted to associate professor of molecular physiology and biophysics.
Additionally, a group of faculty were promoted to university distinguished professors:
- James Crowe Jr. (Pediatrics, Chemistry)
- John Kuriyan (Biochemistry, Chemistry)
- Craig Lindsley (Pharmacology, Biochemistry, Chemistry)
- Larry Marnett (Biochemistry, Chemistry)
- John Wikswo (Physics, Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Physiology and Biophysics)
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VU gets HHMI grant for student retention in STEM
A six-year, $1.1 million Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Inclusive Excellence 3 Learning Community grant will allow Vanderbilt to collaborate with 13 institutions on initiatives to improve retention of undergraduate minority students in STEM disciplines.
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Several faculty among “most cited”
- Justin Balko (Medicine)
- Mariana Byndloss (Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology)
- James Crowe Jr. (Pediatrics)
- Mark Denison (Pediatrics)
- David Harrison (Medicine)
- Jeffrey Rathmell (PMI)
- Dan Roden (Medicine)
- C. Michael Stein (Medicine)
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ASPIRE, Basic Sciences launch mentoring program with BOV
The ASPIRE program, in partnership with the Basic Sciences Dean’s office, is launching a new mentoring program to connect current Ph.D. graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in the biomedical sciences with a senior mentor who is a member of the Basic Sciences Board of Visitors. Learn more about how to apply on the website of the Office of Biomedical Research and Training.
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Hinton featured in Endocrine News
Antentor Hinton Jr. (Molecular Physiology and Biophysics) was featured on the magazine's "MythBusters" section, in which he talks about his efforts to dispel the myth that there are no scientists who look like him in academia. Read the full interview with Hinton on page 30.
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Basic Sciences welcomes new writer, editor
Alexandra (Alex) Scammell, associate writer and editor, is the newest addition to the Basic Sciences communications team. You may hear from her as we work to promote your research!
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Junk Drawer CV
Kate Stuart's (BRET) recent Inside Higher Ed article encourages researchers to record the high points and low points among their career exploration and endeavors - an amalgam of experiences and lessons learned!
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The Island of Misfit Toys
Biochemistry professor and Protein Society President Chuck Sanders reflects on a TV classic's message and its relevance to today's workplace. This article is part of The Protein Society December newsletter.
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BRET adds two new staff members
The Office of Biomedical Research Education and Training has two new staff members: Angel Gaither is the new program manager for the Interdisciplinary Graduate Program and the Quantitative and Chemical Biology program. Mary Gray Lindstrom is the new program manager of the ASPIRE Program and the ASPIRE Program in Molecular Medicine. Welcome!
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Fresh-from-the-oven grads
The following graduates successfully defended their dissertations this past month:
- Biological Sciences: Katherine Snyder, Ph.D.
- Cell and Developmental Biology: Isabella Gaeta, Ph.D.
- Chemical and Physical Biology Program: Kavya Sharman, Ph.D.
- Pharmacology: Nathan Winters, Ph.D.
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Edge for Scholars internal career development awardThis is an internal career development award for faculty researchers pursuing basic, translational, or clinical research projects. VU, VUMC, and Meharry faculty can apply. You must fill out a survey of intent, following your department's approval, by January 16, 2023.
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BII program
The National Science Foundation is looking for submissions for their Biology Integration Institutes grant program. Full proposals are due by 5:00 p.m. (submitter's local time) on February 21, 2022, or February 18, 2025.
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HHMI open 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, 2023.
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Funding for early-career NIH grantees experiencing "critical life events"
NIH offers administrative supplements to help investigators transitioning from K to R awards or from their first R01 to their first renewal/second award maintain productivity while dealing with “critical life events” during the grant project period. Take a look if you have or are applying for a K award or an R01 or R01-equivalent award.
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Webinars upcoming on the new NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy
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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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About this issue’s banner
The lab of Rick Sando (Pharmacology) focuses on understanding how synaptic connectivity between different neuronal populations self-assembles into functional neural circuits during development.
This image, taken by Sando lab research assistant Elizabeth Orput, shows mouse brain sections labeled for two mostly non-overlapping populations of inhibitory GABAergic neurons (red/green). The mutually exclusive pattern of these cells evokes the holiday spirit.
Happy holidays!
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Faculty and facility profiles
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Facility profile: Vanderbilt Cell Imaging Shared Resource
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Learn more about the CSB on YouTube!
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