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Vanderbilt School of Medicine Basic Sciences @vubasicsciences.bsky.social · 11h

🔬 Proteins morph and respond to their environment in ways we’re only beginning to understand. A new collaborative project called diffUSE will advance our understanding of protein motion, reshaping how we study disease, drug design, and protein function. medschool.vanderbilt.edu/basic-scienc...

Beyond the fold: From single snapshots to shapeshifting proteins

Started in June 2025, a new collaborative science project called diffUSE involving Vanderbilt University, Cornell University, and the University of California, San Francisco, could be the next wate…

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Vanderbilt School of Medicine Basic Sciences @vubasicsciences.bsky.social · 1d

🗓️ How do academic discoveries become real-world therapies? You are invited to connect with the Deerfield Management Discovery and Development team to learn how our Ancora Innovations partnership helps accelerate translational research and fuel new biotech ventures. cttc.co/events/20251...

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Vanderbilt School of Medicine Basic Sciences @vubasicsciences.bsky.social · 4d

🎉 Congratulations to Prashant Donthamsetti on receiving the prestigious NIH Director's Pioneer Award to push forward research into next-generation strategies for understanding and treating addiction.

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Prashant Donthamsetti wins prestigious NIH pioneer award to advance addiction research

Prashant Donthamsetti has received a prestigious NIH Director’s Pioneer Award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse. His project will use a new platform called Tag-Guided Drug to uncover how sp…

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Vanderbilt School of Medicine Basic Sciences @vubasicsciences.bsky.social · 5d

🎉 Jeff Spraggins has been awarded a $4 million NSF grant to develop a next-generation molecular imaging platform. This cutting-edge technology aims to visualize biomolecules in tissues with greater clarity, helping researchers decode disease pathways. medschool.vanderbilt.edu/basic-scienc...

Spraggins awarded $4M NSF grant to develop next-generation molecular imaging platform

In addition to fueling cutting-edge research, a new molecular imaging system will serve as a cornerstone resource at the Mass Spectrometry Research Center, which is recognized nationally as a hub f…

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Vanderbilt School of Medicine Basic Sciences @vubasicsciences.bsky.social · 6d

🎓 Every August, we welcome a new class of graduate students ready to begin their journey toward a Ph.D. in the biomedical sciences! This year, 42 students joined the IGP and QCB program, kicking off their Vanderbilt experience. ✨

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Vanderbilt School of Medicine Basic Sciences welcomes the next generation of biomedical scientists

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Vanderbilt School of Medicine Basic Sciences @vubasicsciences.bsky.social · 7d

🧪 Vanderbilt researchers are on a mission to “smooth out the bumps” in medicinal chemistry. Their new work addresses key inefficiencies that slow discovery and could accelerate the path from lab to clinic.

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Vanderbilt research looks to smooth out bumps in medicinal chemistry processes

Vanderbilt researchers probe the mysteries of an enzyme that could be used as a tool in basic research and medicinal chemistry.

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Vanderbilt School of Medicine Basic Sciences @vubasicsciences.bsky.social · 8d

🎙️ Happy #InternationalPodcastDay! Check out Beyond the Lab, BRET's podcast that brings the stories and people behind biomedical research to life. From career journeys to lab insights, listen to Ph.D. and postdoctoral alumni talk about their career paths. 🎧 👉 medschool.vanderbilt.edu/career-devel...

Beyond the Lab: See and Listen

Curious about what biomedical Ph.D.s do for their career? In the “Beyond the Lab” series, the ASPIRE Program interviews Vanderbilt Ph.D. and postdoctoral alumni about their career path.…

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Vanderbilt School of Medicine Basic Sciences @vubasicsciences.bsky.social · 14d

🌍🎗️ Today is #WorldCancerResearchDay. Cancer impacts millions of people around the world and our scientists are working to tackle cancer from every angle: genes, metabolism, drug discovery, and more. Learn more about cancer research being done at our school 👉 medschool.vanderbilt.edu/basic-scienc...

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Vanderbilt School of Medicine Basic Sciences @vubasicsciences.bsky.social · 16d

🎉 Congratulations to William Tansey and Douglas Kojetin on their new leadership roles at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center!

These leaders are stepping up to drive innovation, enhance collaboration, and accelerate cancer research at Vanderbilt. 🧬✨

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Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center names associate directors and new program leaders

Four high-profile researchers at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center have assumed new and varied leadership roles.

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Vanderbilt School of Medicine Basic Sciences @vubasicsciences.bsky.social · 17d

🧠 Today is #WorldAlzheimers Day. Our centers and researchers are tackling Alzheimer’s disease from multiple angles to bring us closer to a future where Alzheimer’s can be prevented, treated, or even cured. Read more related research and events at our school 👉 medschool.vanderbilt.edu/basic-scienc...

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Jul. 9, 2025

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Vanderbilt School of Medicine Basic Sciences @vubasicsciences.bsky.social · 19d

🌟 Meet Hannah Schaeffer who works at the WCNDD. She joined Vanderbilt over 2.5 years ago, first in the College of Arts & Science, and now supports vital operations at WCNDD, everything from onboarding new staff to website work. 👉 medschool.vanderbilt.edu/basic-scienc...

School of Medicine Basic Sciences Staff Spotlight: Hannah Schaeffer

Meet Hannah Schaeffer, administrative manager for the Warren Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery.

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Vanderbilt School of Medicine Basic Sciences @vubasicsciences.bsky.social · 20d

Their goal? To not just extend lifespan, but to extend healthspan, helping people live longer, healthier lives. 🧬

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Vanderbilt School of Medicine Basic Sciences @vubasicsciences.bsky.social · 20d

🔬 From Ken Lau’s studies of gut and immune system aging to David Cortez’s research into genome stability, and Kris Burkewitz's attempts to understand the interventions we already possess that extend lifespan, our faculty are tackling aging from every angle.

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Vanderbilt School of Medicine Basic Sciences @vubasicsciences.bsky.social · 20d

✨ Today is #NationalAgingAwarenessDay! Our scientists are uncovering the secrets of aging by exploring how genetics, metabolism, and cellular processes shape health across the lifespan.

#AgingResearch #Aging #Research #Science

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Vanderbilt School of Medicine Basic Sciences @vubasicsciences.bsky.social · 21d

A colorectal #cancer research team led by Robert Coffey (CDB), Stephen Fesik (Biochemistry), Ken Lau (CDB), and Bill Tansey (Biochemistry) has received a $12.6M SPORE #grant renewal from the National Cancer Institute 🎉

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SPORE grant funds $12 million for colorectal cancer research

Vanderbilt colorectal cancer research team receives a Specialized Programs of Research Excellence grant renewal totaling $12.6 million.

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Vanderbilt School of Medicine Basic Sciences @vubasicsciences.bsky.social · 23d

🎉 It’s National Postdoc Appreciation Week! We’re proud to celebrate the brilliant postdoc scholars who drive discovery, fuel innovation, and enrich our community. ✨

To our postdocs: THANK YOU. 🙌🏿 🙌 🙌🏾

💛 Drop a message of appreciation to a postdoc in your life this week! #NPAW

Vanderbilt School of Medicine Basic Sciences @vubasicsciences.bsky.social · 26d

🌟 Big congratulations to our School of Medicine Basic Sciences faculty recognized at the 2025 Fall Faculty Assembly, including David Cortez & Rahul Bhowmick (Biochemistry), Jamey Young (Molecular Physiology & Biophysics), and Dan Roden (Pharmacology). 👏🏾👏🏼👏👏🏻👏🏿 news.vanderbilt.edu/2025/09/03/f...

Fall faculty assembly reveals ‘Grow with Vanderbilt’ as guiding theme for academic year

Vanderbilt faculty filled the Student Life Center for the 2025 Fall Faculty Assembly on Aug. 28, listening as Chancellor Daniel Diermeier and Provost C. Cybele Raver lauded their achievements and…

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Vanderbilt School of Medicine Basic Sciences @vubasicsciences.bsky.social · 27d

🔬 New insights into protein regulation! A new study from the Kojetin lab uncovers how the enzyme Pin1 binds and regulates PPARγ—a protein that plays a major role in insulin resistance and fat cell development. Read more 👉 www.vanderbilt.edu/csb/2025/07/...

Isomerization insights: a deeper understanding of Pin1-PPARγ dynamics

By Cameron I. Cohen Amino acid peptides can exist in cis and trans conformations, with most heavily favoring the latter. Proline, however, is unique among amino acids in that its peptide bonds can …

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Vanderbilt School of Medicine Basic Sciences @vubasicsciences.bsky.social · 28d

👏 Big congratulations to Kathleen DelGiorno, assistant professor of cell and developmental biology, on receiving a prestigious American Cancer Society Research Scholar Award! Read on 👉 medschool.vanderbilt.edu/basic-scienc...

DelGiorno lands prestigious American Cancer Society award to study therapeutic vulnerabilities in pancreatic cancer

Kathleen DelGiorno has received a Research Scholar Award from the American Cancer Society to study pancreatic cancer development. She will focus on the role of two fatty acids that are known to be …

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Vanderbilt School of Medicine Basic Sciences @vubasicsciences.bsky.social · 29d

🖼️ Part of the Chancellor’s Traveling Exhibit of Vanderbilt Trailblazers, a portrait of Susan Wente is now located in Eskind Library. Wente was the first female department chair in cell and developmental biology. www.vanderbilt.edu/trailblazers...

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Vanderbilt School of Medicine Basic Sciences @vubasicsciences.bsky.social · Sep 5

📖 Vanderbilt researchers in the lab of Sezen Meydan have published about a technique to find where ribosome collisions occur in yeast cells. star-protocols.cell.com/protocols/4426

#Vanderbilt #BasicSciences #Yeast #MolecularBiology #TranslationResearch #OpenScience #Research

Cell Press: STAR Protocols

STAR Protocols is an open access, peer-reviewed journal from Cell Press. We offer structured, transparent, accessible, and repeatable step-by-step experimental and computational protocols from all…

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Vanderbilt School of Medicine Basic Sciences @vubasicsciences.bsky.social · Sep 4

🎉 Join us in congratulating Philip Walker, director of Vanderbilt’s Annette and Irwin Eskind Family Biomedical Library and Learning Center, who has been elected chair of the Board of Regents of the National Library of Medicine!

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Vanderbilt School of Medicine Basic Sciences @vubasicsciences.bsky.social · Aug 28

🗓️ Mark your calendars! The Discovery Lecture Series is back with Dr. Huda Akil, Senior Research Professor at the Michigan Neuroscience Institute, who will discuss a neurobiological perspective on stress and resilience.

When? Sept. 11 at 4:00 p.m.
Where? Light Hall 208

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Upcoming Lectures | Discovery Lecture Series

Vanderbilt University Medical Center has launched the Discovery Lecture Series featuring the world's most eminent scientists, who will speak on the highest-impact research and policy issues in…

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Vanderbilt School of Medicine Basic Sciences @vubasicsciences.bsky.social · Aug 27

🎉 Hirak Sarkar has joined the College of Connected Computing and the Discovery Vanderbilt Center for Computational Systems Biology, bringing his expertise in AI and biomedical modeling to catalyze innovation at the intersection of computation and biology. 👉 computing.vanderbilt.edu/2025/08/21/h...

Hirak Sarkar joins College of Connected Computing and Center for Computational Systems Biology

Hirak Sarkar, a machine learning and genomics expert, recently became a new faculty member in the College of Connected Computing and also joined the Discovery Vanderbilt Center for Computational…

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Vanderbilt School of Medicine Basic Sciences @vubasicsciences.bsky.social · Aug 26

🏞️ Gravity isn’t always our friend, according to Chuck Sanders who shared a reflective summer postcard from the Wind River Range of Wyoming. From lofty granite peaks to windswept nights, his 40-mile journey was one for the books!

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Gravity is not our friend: A summer postcard

Professor of Biochemistry Chuck Sanders reflects on a summertime backpacking trip in the Wind River Range of Western Wyoming.

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