Bill Snyder

August 30, 2012

Conte Center receives grant to study serotonin

The Silvio O. Conte Center for Neuroscience Research at Vanderbilt has received a $10.5 million federal grant to continue its groundbreaking research on serotonin signaling in the brain for another five years.

By Bill Snyder
August 16, 2012

Ph.D., M.D. students team up in bench-to-bedside program

This summer, the Program in Developmental Biology introduced a new format to its annual Boot Camp class.

By Bill Snyder
August 9, 2012

Armstrong named fellow of American Chemical Society

Vanderbilt University’s Richard Armstrong, Ph.D., has been named to the fourth class of American Chemical Society (ACS) Fellows in recognition of his “outstanding achievements in and contributions to science, the profession and the society.”

By Bill Snyder
August 9, 2012

Undergrads shine at Summer Science Academy

Since the Academy was established in 2002, more than 650 undergraduates have participated in the summer research program. About 10 percent have pursued graduate and/or medical studies at Vanderbilt.

By Bill Snyder
August 9, 2012

Network approach yields glioblastoma clues

MicroRNA “regulatory networks” generated at Vanderbilt aid search for biomarkers and new drugs to treat glioblastoma, the most common and lethal primary brain tumor.

By Bill Snyder
August 2, 2012

Gould to lead new grad student initiative

Kathleen Gould, Ph.D., has been named associate dean for Biomedical Sciences and director of the Office of Graduate Student Support at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine.

By Bill Snyder
August 2, 2012

VU research shines at international AIDS meet

Vanderbilt University’s Vikrant Sahasrabuddhe, M.D., MPH, DrPH, received the IAS/ANRS Young Investigator Award at the International AIDS Conference last week in Washington, D.C.
By Bill Snyder
August 2, 2012

VU hosts international vascular biology research meeting

More than 100 students, faculty and scientists from around the world attended a four-day program on vascular biology research last week at Vanderbilt University.
By Bill Snyder
August 2, 2012

Photo: FlowSight

By Bill Snyder
August 2, 2012

Early HIV treatment also can prevent TB: study

Anti-retroviral therapy can prevent tuberculosis, even in people with early HIV disease.
By Bill Snyder
July 26, 2012

High school student speeds anti-obesity research at VU

A California high school student helped accelerate an anti-obesity drug discovery program at Vanderbilt University this summer — and provided the proof-of-principle for a new technique that could save the lab an estimated $250,000 in the process.
By Bill Snyder
July 12, 2012

Vanderbilt’s CTSA lands $46 million renewal

Vanderbilt University’s largest single government research grant, its Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA), has been renewed for another five years for $46 million.
By Bill Snyder
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