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Monteggia, Rathmell elected to National Academy of Medicine
Lisa Monteggia (Pharmacology) and Kimryn Rathmell (Medicine) have been elected 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.
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Hinton, Damo earn CZI grants
Antentor Hinton Jr. (Molecular Physiology and Biophysics) was awarded a five-year, $1.15 million Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Science Diversity Leadership program grant to support his work finding organelle contacts in human tissue across ethnicities to increase representation in research. Steven Damo, Fisk University faculty member and adjunct in the Department of Biochemistry, also received a CZI award in the same program.
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Graham honored with alumni award, gives lecture
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Crowe receives the Building the Foundation Award
James Crowe Jr. (Pediatrics) has received the Building the Foundation Award from Research!America for his team’s role in developing human monoclonal antibodies and vaccine candidates against COVID-19.
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Chazin appointed to NIEHS board
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Calipari promoted to VCAR associate director
Erin Calipari, (Pharmacology) was recently named the new Associate Director for the Vanderbilt Center for Addiction Research.
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Researchers awarded $5M grant
University and medical center investigators received a five-year, $5 million grant from the National Cancer Institute. Led by Robert Coffey (Medicine), Martha Shrubsole (Medicine), and Ken Lau (Cell and Developmental Biology), the team will study precancerous lesions and early cancers in the colon.
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Skaar lands grant to build top-line biosafety facility
Eric Skaar (Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology) and members of VUMC have been awarded a nearly $8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to construct a state-of-the-art BioSafety Level 3 facility for research involving the COVID-19 virus, anthrax, and other dangerous microorganisms.
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Pacilli, Rivas earn Innovation Excellence Award
Emma Pacilli (Pod 2) and Beth Rivas (Pod 3), Basic Sciences staff members, and Allison Varble (School of Nursing) were presented with the Innovation Excellence Award at the 2022 Fall Staff Assembly held on September 29.
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Hinton awarded funds to host QEM conference
Antentor Hinton Jr. (Molecular Physiology and Biophysics) is co-principal investigator on a project that received nearly $70,000 from the National Science Foundation that will allow the Quality Education for Minorities Network to host the Pipelines to Pathways: Humanizing Diversity in STEM Conference.
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Frazer’s video takes first place
Nikki Frazer’s (Neuroscience, Antonis Hatzopoulos lab) video recently took first place in the Society for Neuroscience Brain Awareness Video Contest.
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Trainee fellowships
Congratulations to the following students and postdocs who have won trainee fellowships:
- National Eye Institute: Andrew Boal (Neuroscience)
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism: Nick Petersen (Neuroscience)
- National Institute on Drug Abuse: Kirsty Erickson (Neuroscience)
- National Institute of Mental Health: Camille Wang (Neuroscience)
- National Institute on Aging: Eric Donahue (Cell and Developmental Biology)
- National Institutes of Health (unspecified): Ansley Kunnath (Neuroscience)
- Brain and Behavior Research Foundation: Snigdha Mukerjee (Pharmacology)
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Fathi earns dissertation enhancement grant
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Rebecca Buchanan earns travel award
Rebecca Buchanan (Neuroscience, David Harrison lab) received a travel fellowship to attend and present a poster at the Southeastern Neurodegenerative Disease Conference, which was originally scheduled for September 2022 but which will be rescheduled due to Hurricane Ian.
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Basic Sciences earns sesquicentennial grant
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CRT issue dedicated to Marnett
The 35th anniversary issue of Chemical Research in Toxicology is dedicated to the "pioneering vision, commitment, and inspiration that Professor Larry Marnett has had on science and publishing."
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Kidney diseases research collaboration renewed
VUMC and Bayer have agreed to continue a strategic research alliance to evaluate new drug candidates for the treatment of kidney diseases.
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Fresh-from-the-oven grads!
The following graduates successfully defended their dissertations this past month
- Biochemistry: Tamar Kavlashvili, Ph.D.; Taha Mohamed, Ph.D.
- Cell and Developmental Biology: Lihn Trinh, Ph.D.
- Neuroscience: Chase Mackey, Ph.D.
- Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology: Nathaniel Chapman, Ph.D.; Yvonne Latour, Ph.D.; Luke Postoak, Ph.D.
- Pharmacology: Jennifer Zachry, Ph.D.
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Hidden Disabilities videos now online
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CDS newsletter
Creative Data Solutions, a core providing bioinformatics and research informatics services, released its latest newsletter describing their newest staff addition, alumnus Matt Cottam, as well as a new analysis service for ATAC-Seq experiments. The issue is available here.
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Poe weighs in on science
Horror writer and poet Edgar Allan Poe features a dramatically deep knowledge of science in an interview he held from beyond the grave with Protein Society president Chuck Sanders (Biochemistry). Happy Halloween!
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Fostering Independence
The Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experience in Research Workshop takes place at 1:00 p.m. on November 10. This two-hour session will be facilitated by Alyssa Hasty (Molecular Physiology and Biophysics) and Maureen Gannon (Medicine) and will be held in U1202 MRBIII. The topic will be “Fostering Independence.” Sign up in advance.
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Behind the Bench: Celebration of Vanderbilt Contributions to COVID-19 Research
Join the Vanderbilt Institute for Infection, Immunology and Inflammation for an afternoon of recognizing the Vanderbilt scientists whose research was instrumental in combatting the COVID-19 pandemic. The event will take place on November 16 from 12:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. in 214 Light Hall. Please register in advance.
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Chalkley Critical Needs fund established
Thanks to a generous donation from a former Vanderbilt faculty member, Tom Daniel, Basic Sciences has established the Dr. Roger Chalkley Critical Needs Fund to help trainees when unexpected financial challenges arise. Learn more about it, including details on how to apply or how to donate to the fund, on the Basic Sciences website.
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Annual "Socks" Giving Campaign
Participate in Vanderbilt's annual "socks" giving campaign, which will run through October 31! Gifts of $35 or more will receive Vandy socks or a black and gold pet bandana. Gifts of $50 or more will receive an eco-friendly VU tote or a throwback Vandy beanie hat.
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Tech transfer launches new innovation program
The Center for Technology Transfer and Commercialization launched the Vanderbilt Innovation Ambassadors Program, an initiative to provide Vanderbilt and VUMC researchers with better peer-delivered access to assistance and information about innovation and entrepreneurship on campus.
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BioRender is here!
Thanks to a partnership between Basic Sciences, the Office of the Vice Provost for Research, and the Office of the Provost, the following group of investigators now has free access to BioRender Premium through an institutional license valid through August 2023:
- Faculty with primary appointments in Basic Sciences (Biochemistry, Cell and Developmental Biology, Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Pharmacology)
- Staff in the labs of Basic Sciences faculty
- Postdocs* in the School of Medicine and in Basic Sciences
- Ph.D. students at any stage of training who matriculated through the School of Medicine.
*If you're new to Vanderbilt, you may not have immediate access. Please fill out this survey to get access.
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Get help with grant submissions and resubmissions
Looking for an extra set of eyes on your upcoming grant? Edge for Scholars offers an internal review by senior faculty of any R, K, or F application, plus applications for other federal and foundation funding sources. Visit their website for more details, including deadlines.
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Close that fume hood!
Close the sash of your fume hoods when they're not in active use. A single chemical fume hood can use as much energy as 3.5 households every day due to the large volume of air that must be moved through the hood by the ventilation systemn.
Thank you to the Center for Structural Biology for the tip! Send us your green tips to help us reduce our environmental impact.
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About this issue’s banner
Happy birthday, Oswald Avery! Avery, born on October 21, 1877, was the scientist who discovered that genes and chromosomes are made out of DNA. Avery died in 1955 and was buried in the Mount Olivet Cemetery in Nashville, where Dean Larry Marnett often takes his lab to commemorate him.
This medallion was created by undergraduate Skylar Cuevas to distinguish Avery's otherwise innocuous-looking gravestone. The medallion was placed during a Basic Sciences-hosted celebration of Avery's 144th birthday in 2021.
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Catch up on Basic Sciences news!
We regularly update our website with some of the latest VU Basic Sciences news stories.
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Faculty and facility profiles
Check out our faculty interviews and our facility highlights here.
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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: Marija Žanić
Marija Žanić, associate professor of cell and developmental biology, provides an overview of her research into the molecular mechanisms of microtubule regulation. View the interview on YouTube.
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