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Niswender earns award, grants for Rett syndrome work
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AACR Academy inducts Pietenpol, Shyr as fellows
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Newest endowed chair holders honored
Vanderbilt honored faculty from across the university at an endowed chair investiture ceremony in February, celebrating those who became endowed chair holders during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021. The honored faculty include Brian Bachmann (Chemistry), David Cortez (Biochemistry), Kim Rathmell (Medicine), and Lorraine Ware (Medicine).
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Research staff awards for Newsom, Baker, Gilchuk
The recently held annual Research Staff Awards Ceremony recognized Kimberly Newsom (Biochemistry), Tracie Baker (Anesthesiology), and Pavlo Gilchuk (Vanderbilt Vaccine Center) for research excellence.
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| Steenwyk receives prestigious award
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O'Connor earns Hann Award
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Rúa-Fernández earns poster award
Jorge Rúa-Fernández (Biochemistry) a graduate student in the lab of David Cortez (Biochemistry), received a poster award at the DNA Damage, Mutation and Cancer Gordon Research Conference.
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New appointments
Congratulations to the following folks for their new appointments:
- Rahul Bhowmick, research assistant professor in the lab of Dave Cortez (Biochemistry)
- Guillaume Kraft, research assistant professor in the lab of Alan Cherrington (MPB)
- Elizabeth Lawrence, research instructor in the lab of Marija Žanić (CDB)
- Feng Luo, postdoc in the lab of QJ Zhou (CDB)
- Andrea Reutzel, research assistant II in the lab of
Will Wan (Biochemistry)
- Brittany Spitznagel, research instructor in the lab of Dave Weaver (Pharmacology)
- Bong-Hwan Sung, research associate professor in the lab of Alissa Weaver (CDB)
- Rocio Tapia Pastrana, visiting assistant professor in the lab of Matt Tyska (CDB)
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Trainee fellowships
Graduate students Jeanette Miller (MHI, Eric Skaar lab) and Carla O'Neale (Biochemistry, Kevin Schey lab) each received an F31 from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and the National Eye Institute, respectively.
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Robot scientist
John Wikswo (Biomedical Engineering) is using a $1-million award from the National Science Foundation to build a "robot scientist." The robot will be designed to work on several different organisms.
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The COVID Conundrum
The Vanderbilt Chancellor’s Lecture Series, in partnership with Basic Sciences, hosted a panel discussion entitled "The COVID Conundrum: What's Next" on March 10. You can watch it anytime on YouTube.
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Fresh-from-the-oven grads!The following students successfully defended their dissertations:
- Biochemistry: Esha Dalvie, Ph.D.
- Cell and Developmental Biology: Veronica Farmer, Ph.D.; James O'Connor, Ph.D.; Erica Tross, Ph.D.
- Chemical and Physical Biology: Sarah Maddox Groves, Ph.D.; Geena Ildefonso, Ph.D.; Alexandria Oviatt, Ph.D.
- Human Genetics: Evonne McArthur, Ph.D.; Julia Sealock, Ph.D.
- Microbe-Host Interactions: Samuel Dooyema, Ph.D.
- Neuroscience: Suil Kim, Ph.D.; Lauryn Luderman, Ph.D.; Sarah Naguib, Ph.D.; Rachana Nitin, Ph.D.; Jacob Ruden, Ph.D.; Nicholas Smith, Ph.D.
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Students, staff, faculty rally for Ukraine
Vanderbilt University community members organized two "Solidarity Marches" on March 1 and 2 "in support of Ukranian members of the community and in strong condemnation of the brutal, unprovoked, and unjustified invasion of Ukraine ordered by the Russian president." Attendees included a variety of students, staff, and faculty, including Chuck Sanders (Biochemistry) and Irina Kaverina (CDB), pictured above.
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Biochemistry DEI blog
The Biochemistry DEI blog has a new post featuring postdoc Alex Blee (Biochemistry, Walter Chazin lab). She talks about the value of collaborations and respecting other perspectives, normalizing emotional reactions as women in science, and being willing to be wrong.
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Alzheimer’s Disease Research Day
The third annual Vanderbilt Alzheimer’s Disease Research Day is today, March 31, from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the School of Nursing. The event is free and open to the Vanderbilt and Meharry Medical Collage communities. Complimentary breakfast and lunch will be provided to advance registrants only.
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Biochemistry departmental retreat
The Department of Biochemistry will be holding its annual retreat on April 22–23 at the Chattanoogan Hotel.
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Advanced Imaging Mass Spec Course
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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 last spring session will take place at 4:00 p.m. on April 26. Make sure you register in advance. Questions? Email the CoDI leadership.
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"Discovery of New
Therapeutics Drug
Development"
Note: a previous issue of the newsletter said that session two would occur on April 17. That has been corrected.
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The annual Vanderbilt Integrated Training Alliance Symposium will be held April 28 and 29. The event provides opportunities for Ph.D. students to present their research, learn about the Vanderbilt community and resources, obtain training in scientific communication from the Alda Center for Communicating Science, and establish a durable, personal mentoring relationship with a Vanderbilt junior faculty member. This unique opportunity in biomedical sciences training provides high value for students as they progress to the next stages in their scientific career.
Although this conference is focused on underrepresented students, all graduate students, regardless of institution, are welcome to apply—but make sure to do so by March 25.
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The Vanderbilt Center for Stem Cell Biology will hold its VCSCB Symposium on May 19. The symposium will focus on "Stem Cell States and Transitions" and will feature two keynote speakers plus faculty/student talks and poster sessions. Registration is now open. Make sure to register and submit an abstract by April 11 if you would like to be considered for a short talk, and by May 4 if you would just like to present a poster.
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Spring Staff Award nominiation are now open
Nominations are currently open for the 2022 Spring Staff Awards. The deadline for nominations is today, March 31.
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VI4 Artist In Residence program
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New "Wellness Board"
The Biochemistry Student Association has established a new "Wellness Board" in the north lobby of the 6th floor of Light Hall. Come check it out for fun events and helpful resources!
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Keep up with biomedical science seminars
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Curtail water waste
A lot of sinks on campus are old and leak. Put in a request with Plant Operations so they can come fix any leaky taps in your labs.
Does your lab try its best to be green? Send us your tips.
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Two new Basic Sciences funding programs
The Office of the Dean of Basic Sciences has announced two new funding programs for primary Basic Sciecnes faculty:
Both programs are effective immediately.
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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 features work by Aidan Fenix, a Ph.D. graduate from the lab of Dylan Burnette (CDB). The image is an electron micrograph taken as part of a project in collaboration with David Bader (Medicine, emeritus) that investigated a mutation in the CENP-F protein that resulted in dilated cardiomyopathy. This image shows the acto-myosin contractile machinery of WT mouse cardiomyocytes that has been pseudocolored to highlight the myosin (light magenta), actin filaments (orange), and mitochondria (dark purple blobs).
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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: Will Wan
Will Wan, assistant professor of biochemistry, discusses his research on determining the molecular mechanisms of viral life cycles. View on YouTube.
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