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Thank you, Sarah, for the kind words. It was an honor to support your research journey.
Read more and view the featured publication:
medschool.vanderbilt.edu/bret/2026/02...
Read more and view the featured publication:
medschool.vanderbilt.edu/bret/2026/02...
February 16, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Thank you, Sarah, for the kind words. It was an honor to support your research journey.
Read more and view the featured publication:
medschool.vanderbilt.edu/bret/2026/02...
Read more and view the featured publication:
medschool.vanderbilt.edu/bret/2026/02...
Please join us Thursday, February 26th at 10am in LH 202 for a special CBAS RCR Seminar titled "Errors and Misconduct in Biomedical Research Images" by the image forensics specialist Dr. Elisabeth Bik!
#Free coffee and pastries will be provided.
Hope to see you there!
#Free coffee and pastries will be provided.
Hope to see you there!
February 13, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Please join us Thursday, February 26th at 10am in LH 202 for a special CBAS RCR Seminar titled "Errors and Misconduct in Biomedical Research Images" by the image forensics specialist Dr. Elisabeth Bik!
#Free coffee and pastries will be provided.
Hope to see you there!
#Free coffee and pastries will be provided.
Hope to see you there!
Join us for the next VICB Seminar!
Joseph Jez, PhD (Washington University in St. Louis)
Two Stories from Plant Natural Product Biosynthesis: One Sweet and One Bitter
📅 Feb. 18 | ⏰ 12:15 PM
📍 1220 MRB III
All are welcome.
Joseph Jez, PhD (Washington University in St. Louis)
Two Stories from Plant Natural Product Biosynthesis: One Sweet and One Bitter
📅 Feb. 18 | ⏰ 12:15 PM
📍 1220 MRB III
All are welcome.
February 12, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Join us for the next VICB Seminar!
Joseph Jez, PhD (Washington University in St. Louis)
Two Stories from Plant Natural Product Biosynthesis: One Sweet and One Bitter
📅 Feb. 18 | ⏰ 12:15 PM
📍 1220 MRB III
All are welcome.
Joseph Jez, PhD (Washington University in St. Louis)
Two Stories from Plant Natural Product Biosynthesis: One Sweet and One Bitter
📅 Feb. 18 | ⏰ 12:15 PM
📍 1220 MRB III
All are welcome.
New VICB publications are now live on our website!
Featuring recent advances across chemical biology, drug discovery, immunology, and structural biology.
#research #Chemistry #Biology #Discovery #Medicine #news #LatestNews #live
Featuring recent advances across chemical biology, drug discovery, immunology, and structural biology.
#research #Chemistry #Biology #Discovery #Medicine #news #LatestNews #live
February 9, 2026 at 3:11 PM
New VICB publications are now live on our website!
Featuring recent advances across chemical biology, drug discovery, immunology, and structural biology.
#research #Chemistry #Biology #Discovery #Medicine #news #LatestNews #live
Featuring recent advances across chemical biology, drug discovery, immunology, and structural biology.
#research #Chemistry #Biology #Discovery #Medicine #news #LatestNews #live
Join us for an upcoming VICB Seminar on Feb 11:
🎤 Dan Herschlag (Stanford)
🧪 From Structure-Function to Ensemble-Function: A New Paradigm for Quantitative Understanding of Protein Function
🕛 12:15 PM
📍 1220 MRB III
🎤 Dan Herschlag (Stanford)
🧪 From Structure-Function to Ensemble-Function: A New Paradigm for Quantitative Understanding of Protein Function
🕛 12:15 PM
📍 1220 MRB III
February 5, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Join us for an upcoming VICB Seminar on Feb 11:
🎤 Dan Herschlag (Stanford)
🧪 From Structure-Function to Ensemble-Function: A New Paradigm for Quantitative Understanding of Protein Function
🕛 12:15 PM
📍 1220 MRB III
🎤 Dan Herschlag (Stanford)
🧪 From Structure-Function to Ensemble-Function: A New Paradigm for Quantitative Understanding of Protein Function
🕛 12:15 PM
📍 1220 MRB III
Join us Feb 19 for CBT & VICB Trainee Talks featuring:
🎤 Heather Ann Hartmann, Ph.D. (VICB)
🎤 Ashton Coker (St. Jude)
🕚 11:00 AM–12:30 PM
📍 ESB 734 (Vanderbilt)
Trainee-led. Cross-institutional. Research-forward.
🎤 Heather Ann Hartmann, Ph.D. (VICB)
🎤 Ashton Coker (St. Jude)
🕚 11:00 AM–12:30 PM
📍 ESB 734 (Vanderbilt)
Trainee-led. Cross-institutional. Research-forward.
February 4, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Join us Feb 19 for CBT & VICB Trainee Talks featuring:
🎤 Heather Ann Hartmann, Ph.D. (VICB)
🎤 Ashton Coker (St. Jude)
🕚 11:00 AM–12:30 PM
📍 ESB 734 (Vanderbilt)
Trainee-led. Cross-institutional. Research-forward.
🎤 Heather Ann Hartmann, Ph.D. (VICB)
🎤 Ashton Coker (St. Jude)
🕚 11:00 AM–12:30 PM
📍 ESB 734 (Vanderbilt)
Trainee-led. Cross-institutional. Research-forward.
UPDATE!
The CBT & VICB Trainee Talks series has a new time and location.
🕚 11:00 AM–12:30 PM (CST)
📍 ESB 734
We look forward to seeing you there.
The CBT & VICB Trainee Talks series has a new time and location.
🕚 11:00 AM–12:30 PM (CST)
📍 ESB 734
We look forward to seeing you there.
February 4, 2026 at 4:04 PM
UPDATE!
The CBT & VICB Trainee Talks series has a new time and location.
🕚 11:00 AM–12:30 PM (CST)
📍 ESB 734
We look forward to seeing you there.
The CBT & VICB Trainee Talks series has a new time and location.
🕚 11:00 AM–12:30 PM (CST)
📍 ESB 734
We look forward to seeing you there.
From SARS-CoV-2 inhibitors to membrane biology tools and immunology insights, VICB researchers are advancing chemical biology on many fronts.
Check them out! 👇
🔗 medschool.vanderbilt.edu/vicb/publica...
Check them out! 👇
🔗 medschool.vanderbilt.edu/vicb/publica...
January 28, 2026 at 4:31 PM
From SARS-CoV-2 inhibitors to membrane biology tools and immunology insights, VICB researchers are advancing chemical biology on many fronts.
Check them out! 👇
🔗 medschool.vanderbilt.edu/vicb/publica...
Check them out! 👇
🔗 medschool.vanderbilt.edu/vicb/publica...
🔬 VICB Seminar | Feb 4
Join us for a talk by Sydnee McKee & Amber Teufel (Procter & Gamble)
🕛 12:15 PM | 📍 1220 MRB III
🎤 Behind the Brands: How Chemical Biologists Shape P&G’s Future
All are welcome!
Join us for a talk by Sydnee McKee & Amber Teufel (Procter & Gamble)
🕛 12:15 PM | 📍 1220 MRB III
🎤 Behind the Brands: How Chemical Biologists Shape P&G’s Future
All are welcome!
January 28, 2026 at 4:29 PM
🔬 VICB Seminar | Feb 4
Join us for a talk by Sydnee McKee & Amber Teufel (Procter & Gamble)
🕛 12:15 PM | 📍 1220 MRB III
🎤 Behind the Brands: How Chemical Biologists Shape P&G’s Future
All are welcome!
Join us for a talk by Sydnee McKee & Amber Teufel (Procter & Gamble)
🕛 12:15 PM | 📍 1220 MRB III
🎤 Behind the Brands: How Chemical Biologists Shape P&G’s Future
All are welcome!
Join us as the Spring 2026 VICB seminar series continues on Wednesday, January 28!
Dr. Jeremy Smith, Director of the Center for Molecular Biophysics at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, will present "AI and Modeling in Drug and Vaccine Design" at 12:15 PM in 1220 MRB III.
Dr. Jeremy Smith, Director of the Center for Molecular Biophysics at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, will present "AI and Modeling in Drug and Vaccine Design" at 12:15 PM in 1220 MRB III.
January 23, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Join us as the Spring 2026 VICB seminar series continues on Wednesday, January 28!
Dr. Jeremy Smith, Director of the Center for Molecular Biophysics at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, will present "AI and Modeling in Drug and Vaccine Design" at 12:15 PM in 1220 MRB III.
Dr. Jeremy Smith, Director of the Center for Molecular Biophysics at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, will present "AI and Modeling in Drug and Vaccine Design" at 12:15 PM in 1220 MRB III.
🔬 New VICB publications are out!
From structural insights and immune evasion to drug discovery tools and metabolic mechanisms, and more.
Read the latest 👉 medschool.vanderbilt.edu/vicb/publica...
From structural insights and immune evasion to drug discovery tools and metabolic mechanisms, and more.
Read the latest 👉 medschool.vanderbilt.edu/vicb/publica...
January 21, 2026 at 1:59 PM
🔬 New VICB publications are out!
From structural insights and immune evasion to drug discovery tools and metabolic mechanisms, and more.
Read the latest 👉 medschool.vanderbilt.edu/vicb/publica...
From structural insights and immune evasion to drug discovery tools and metabolic mechanisms, and more.
Read the latest 👉 medschool.vanderbilt.edu/vicb/publica...
VICB encourages eligible postdocs to apply for the Destination Biochemistry Postdoctoral Scholar Awards at @vubasicsciences.bsky.social 🧪
A great opportunity for mentored training and professional development in Biochemistry.
📅 Deadlines: Feb 15 | June 1 | Oct 1
Learn more and apply below!
A great opportunity for mentored training and professional development in Biochemistry.
📅 Deadlines: Feb 15 | June 1 | Oct 1
Learn more and apply below!
January 16, 2026 at 3:54 PM
VICB encourages eligible postdocs to apply for the Destination Biochemistry Postdoctoral Scholar Awards at @vubasicsciences.bsky.social 🧪
A great opportunity for mentored training and professional development in Biochemistry.
📅 Deadlines: Feb 15 | June 1 | Oct 1
Learn more and apply below!
A great opportunity for mentored training and professional development in Biochemistry.
📅 Deadlines: Feb 15 | June 1 | Oct 1
Learn more and apply below!
Dr. Mike Villalobos (CTTC) will present Accelerating Vanderbilt’s Innovation Ecosystem at 12:15 PM in 1220 MRB III.
🍽️ Free Panera boxed lunches for the first 40 attendees.
Submit Q&A questions by Tues, Jan 20: redcap.link/p2i17fxi
@vubasicsciences.bsky.social
🍽️ Free Panera boxed lunches for the first 40 attendees.
Submit Q&A questions by Tues, Jan 20: redcap.link/p2i17fxi
@vubasicsciences.bsky.social
January 15, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Dr. Mike Villalobos (CTTC) will present Accelerating Vanderbilt’s Innovation Ecosystem at 12:15 PM in 1220 MRB III.
🍽️ Free Panera boxed lunches for the first 40 attendees.
Submit Q&A questions by Tues, Jan 20: redcap.link/p2i17fxi
@vubasicsciences.bsky.social
🍽️ Free Panera boxed lunches for the first 40 attendees.
Submit Q&A questions by Tues, Jan 20: redcap.link/p2i17fxi
@vubasicsciences.bsky.social
Join us this TONIGHT for an engaging trainee seminar featuring two outstanding PhD students sharing their latest research. Details below 👇
January 15, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Join us this TONIGHT for an engaging trainee seminar featuring two outstanding PhD students sharing their latest research. Details below 👇
Join us for a seminar featuring Kate Clowes Moster, 2026 winner of the Dr. Anne Karpay Award in Structural Biology.
🧬 Avoiding traffic jams: Correcting KCNQ1 mistrafficking and navigating grad school
📅 Jan 20 | ⏰ 12:20 PM | 📍 1220 MRB III
🧬 Avoiding traffic jams: Correcting KCNQ1 mistrafficking and navigating grad school
📅 Jan 20 | ⏰ 12:20 PM | 📍 1220 MRB III
January 14, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Join us for a seminar featuring Kate Clowes Moster, 2026 winner of the Dr. Anne Karpay Award in Structural Biology.
🧬 Avoiding traffic jams: Correcting KCNQ1 mistrafficking and navigating grad school
📅 Jan 20 | ⏰ 12:20 PM | 📍 1220 MRB III
🧬 Avoiding traffic jams: Correcting KCNQ1 mistrafficking and navigating grad school
📅 Jan 20 | ⏰ 12:20 PM | 📍 1220 MRB III
🌟Spring 2026 applications are open! 🌟
The VICB Ambassador Travel Award supports 4th–5th year PhD students to represent @vanderbilt.edu , share their research, and inspire future scientists at their alma maters.
📅 Apply by Feb. 15
📧 [email protected]
@vubasicsciences.bsky.social
The VICB Ambassador Travel Award supports 4th–5th year PhD students to represent @vanderbilt.edu , share their research, and inspire future scientists at their alma maters.
📅 Apply by Feb. 15
📧 [email protected]
@vubasicsciences.bsky.social
January 13, 2026 at 5:00 PM
🌟Spring 2026 applications are open! 🌟
The VICB Ambassador Travel Award supports 4th–5th year PhD students to represent @vanderbilt.edu , share their research, and inspire future scientists at their alma maters.
📅 Apply by Feb. 15
📧 [email protected]
@vubasicsciences.bsky.social
The VICB Ambassador Travel Award supports 4th–5th year PhD students to represent @vanderbilt.edu , share their research, and inspire future scientists at their alma maters.
📅 Apply by Feb. 15
📧 [email protected]
@vubasicsciences.bsky.social
Join us this 𝗧𝗛𝗨𝗥𝗦𝗗𝗔𝗬 for an engaging trainee seminar featuring two outstanding PhD students sharing their latest research.
Details below 👇
Details below 👇
January 12, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Join us this 𝗧𝗛𝗨𝗥𝗦𝗗𝗔𝗬 for an engaging trainee seminar featuring two outstanding PhD students sharing their latest research.
Details below 👇
Details below 👇
🔖New VICB Publications
Check out the latest research from our faculty and trainees driving discovery across biomedical science.
medschool.vanderbilt.edu/vicb/publica...
Check out the latest research from our faculty and trainees driving discovery across biomedical science.
medschool.vanderbilt.edu/vicb/publica...
January 12, 2026 at 3:33 PM
🔖New VICB Publications
Check out the latest research from our faculty and trainees driving discovery across biomedical science.
medschool.vanderbilt.edu/vicb/publica...
Check out the latest research from our faculty and trainees driving discovery across biomedical science.
medschool.vanderbilt.edu/vicb/publica...
📢 Upcoming Seminar
𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐱 from North Carolina State University will discuss "New Strategies for Peptide Mimicry and Late-Stage Functionalizations."
🗓 Jan 14
⏰ 12:15 PM
📍 1220 MRB III
We hope you'll join us!
@VUBasicSciences
𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐱 from North Carolina State University will discuss "New Strategies for Peptide Mimicry and Late-Stage Functionalizations."
🗓 Jan 14
⏰ 12:15 PM
📍 1220 MRB III
We hope you'll join us!
@VUBasicSciences
January 8, 2026 at 5:42 PM
📢 Upcoming Seminar
𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐱 from North Carolina State University will discuss "New Strategies for Peptide Mimicry and Late-Stage Functionalizations."
🗓 Jan 14
⏰ 12:15 PM
📍 1220 MRB III
We hope you'll join us!
@VUBasicSciences
𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐱 from North Carolina State University will discuss "New Strategies for Peptide Mimicry and Late-Stage Functionalizations."
🗓 Jan 14
⏰ 12:15 PM
📍 1220 MRB III
We hope you'll join us!
@VUBasicSciences
Josh Bauer and Tom Hasaka are co-authors on a 𝘚𝘛𝘈𝘙 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘴 paper detailing a high-throughput 3D collagen culture screening method for colorectal #cancer research.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41468265/
@vubasicsciences.bsky.social
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41468265/
@vubasicsciences.bsky.social
January 7, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Josh Bauer and Tom Hasaka are co-authors on a 𝘚𝘛𝘈𝘙 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘴 paper detailing a high-throughput 3D collagen culture screening method for colorectal #cancer research.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41468265/
@vubasicsciences.bsky.social
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41468265/
@vubasicsciences.bsky.social
🎉 Happy New Year from #VICB!
We’re kicking off the year with new publications showcasing innovative chemical biology research from our faculty and collaborators.
🔬 Read more: medschool.vanderbilt.edu/vicb/publica...
We’re kicking off the year with new publications showcasing innovative chemical biology research from our faculty and collaborators.
🔬 Read more: medschool.vanderbilt.edu/vicb/publica...
January 5, 2026 at 4:14 PM
🎉 Happy New Year from #VICB!
We’re kicking off the year with new publications showcasing innovative chemical biology research from our faculty and collaborators.
🔬 Read more: medschool.vanderbilt.edu/vicb/publica...
We’re kicking off the year with new publications showcasing innovative chemical biology research from our faculty and collaborators.
🔬 Read more: medschool.vanderbilt.edu/vicb/publica...
📢 The 2026 VICB Seminar Series is here!
Join us Wednesdays at 12:15 PM in 1220 MRB III for talks from leading scientists across academia, industry, and national labs.
👉 View the full schedule below.
@vubasicsciences.bsky.social @vanderbilt.edu
Join us Wednesdays at 12:15 PM in 1220 MRB III for talks from leading scientists across academia, industry, and national labs.
👉 View the full schedule below.
@vubasicsciences.bsky.social @vanderbilt.edu
December 17, 2025 at 3:13 PM
📢 The 2026 VICB Seminar Series is here!
Join us Wednesdays at 12:15 PM in 1220 MRB III for talks from leading scientists across academia, industry, and national labs.
👉 View the full schedule below.
@vubasicsciences.bsky.social @vanderbilt.edu
Join us Wednesdays at 12:15 PM in 1220 MRB III for talks from leading scientists across academia, industry, and national labs.
👉 View the full schedule below.
@vubasicsciences.bsky.social @vanderbilt.edu
New publications from VICB members are now live on our website, showcasing recent advances across chemical biology and related fields.
Explore the latest research: medschool.vanderbilt.edu/vicb/publica...
Explore the latest research: medschool.vanderbilt.edu/vicb/publica...
December 15, 2025 at 2:32 PM
New publications from VICB members are now live on our website, showcasing recent advances across chemical biology and related fields.
Explore the latest research: medschool.vanderbilt.edu/vicb/publica...
Explore the latest research: medschool.vanderbilt.edu/vicb/publica...
The VICB and St. Jude CBT host a monthly trainee-led research series that brings together graduate students and postdocs from both institutions to share research and build collaborations.
‼️ Follow us for information on weekly featured speakers!
‼️ Follow us for information on weekly featured speakers!
December 12, 2025 at 3:54 PM
The VICB and St. Jude CBT host a monthly trainee-led research series that brings together graduate students and postdocs from both institutions to share research and build collaborations.
‼️ Follow us for information on weekly featured speakers!
‼️ Follow us for information on weekly featured speakers!
Meet Katherine Clowes Moster, a talented graduate student in the Department of Biochemistry who is advancing our understanding of voltage-gated potassium channels, specifically KCNQ1, with implications for cardiac health.
read more: medschool.vanderbilt.edu/basic-scienc...
read more: medschool.vanderbilt.edu/basic-scienc...
December 11, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Meet Katherine Clowes Moster, a talented graduate student in the Department of Biochemistry who is advancing our understanding of voltage-gated potassium channels, specifically KCNQ1, with implications for cardiac health.
read more: medschool.vanderbilt.edu/basic-scienc...
read more: medschool.vanderbilt.edu/basic-scienc...