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2025 Spring Staff Awards nominations are open ⚓️
Staff Awards recognize the contributions of Vanderbilt staff to the university's mission and include longtime university awards, including the Commodore Award and the Belonging Excellence Award, and newer awards, such as the Vanderbilt Early Impact Award and the One Vanderbilt Excellence Award. Nominations can be submitted using the online nomination form through Friday, Feb. 28.
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Launching the School of Medicine Basic Sciences Social Media User Group
The user group is open to staff, trainees, postdocs, and faculty running a social media account in areas connected to SOMBS. Members will meet to share ideas and collaborate on current social media trends and opportunities. To join, please fill out this form.
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Researchers find that synapses can use liquids to create functional separations
Ege Kavalali (Pharmacology) and Kavalali lab graduate student Natalie Guzikowski recently published a paper in Nature Communications revealing that liquid-liquid phase separation plays a key role within the nanostructure of synapses. The work may uncover mechanisms underlying neurological diseases and their treatment.
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Investigations into inositol phosphates: The mTOR regulators you’ve never heard of!
Inositol phosphates are a family of small metabolites found in many organisms. Ray Blind (Biochemistry), Lucia Rameh (Biochemistry) and John York (Biochemistry) recently investigated the impact of inositol phosphate species on mTOR function, increasing our understanding of the kinetics of mTOR kinase activity and providing a tool to modulate mTOR/mTORC1 in cells.
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Study takes closer look at how pulmonary fibrosis unfolds
Jonathan Kropski (Cell and Developmental Biology) co-authored a study detailing a unique spatial map of gene expression in 1.6 million cells from the lungs of 35 people with pulmonary fibrosis. The research could point to future therapeutic strategies that treat PF patients based on their stage of cellular and molecular remodeling.
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Wellcome Trust award advances international collaboration to combat opioid addiction
TheWellcome Trust has awarded Carrie Jones (Pharmacology) and a University of Glasgow colleague $6.2 million to study how blocking the M5 muscarinic receptor counteracts opioids’ addictive properties, which could lead to new treatments for preventing or addressing opioid addiction.
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Hiebert receives Armstrong mentoring award
Scott Hiebert (Biochemistry) received the Richard Armstrong Mentoring Award for his longstanding commitment to mentoring the next generation of trainees.
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DelGiorno named Waddell Walker Hancock Cancer Discovery Fund scholar
Kathleen DelGiorno (Cell and Developmental Biology) recently received funding from the Waddell Walker Hancock Cancer Discovery Fund for her research into distinguishing between benign growths and malignant tumors that are precursors to pancreatic cancer.
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Portrait unveiling honors Jennifer Pietenpol
Jennifer Pietenpol (Biochemistry), Chief Scientific and Strategy Officer and Executive Vice President for Research at VUMC, was honored with a portrait in recognition of her 15 years of leadership as director of the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center.
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From art to antibodies
Collector instincts and abstract thinking are behind immunologist James Crowe’s (Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology) drive to use game-changing technology to prevent infectious disease. His team's latest project, “AHEAD100,” is finding antibodies to combat a slew of infectious diseases that threaten to cause future human epidemics.
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Friday, Feb. 21: R. Daniel Beauchamp Research Day
Strengthening the culture of research in the Section of Surgical Sciences.
7:00 a.m.–8:00 a.m.: Keynote talk, “Breaking Down Pancreatic Cancer,” Dr. Jen Jen Yeh. 208 Light Hall.
8:00 a.m.–1:30 p.m.: Research day events. Langford lobby.
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Friday, Feb. 28: How To – SOMBS: VUIT Relationship Management
Meet our Basic Sciences VUIT Relationship Management team members and learn about their roles at Vanderbilt and how they work with us to better understand our unique needs and challenges. Hear from them about the importance of getting software approved by VUIT and how we can ensure compliance and security, as well as some current VUIT initiatives.
10:00 a.m., Microsoft Teams: Meeting link for the “How To – SOMBS” session
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Friday, Mar. 14: How To – SOMBS: Artificial Intelligence
Dive into the world of AI with this beginner-friendly session! Discover popular tools like Amplify, ChatGPT, and Copilot, and learn how to leverage them with practical examples tailored for the workplace.
10:00 a.m., Microsoft Teams: Meeting link for the “How To – SOMBS” session
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Submissions to the events calendar are manually approved; please submit your event at least two weeks in advance to ensure it is included. If your submission requires updates or edits, email university-calender@vanderbilt.edu.
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School of Medicine Basic Sciences Staff Spotlight: Elana Milano
Not only is Elana Milano the program manager of research for the Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, the Vanderbilt Center for Addiction Research, and the Center for Applied AI in Protein Dynamics, but she loves to paint, read, and watch her kids play sports! Learn more about Elana and the integral role she plays at our school in this Staff Spotlight.
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Vanderbilt survey sheds light on commuting habits and patterns
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