Bill Snyder

October 3, 2011

Researchers strive to refill drug discovery ‘pipeline’

By Bill Snyder
September 30, 2011

Drug-like molecules aimed at improving treatment of Parkinson’s

Drug-like molecules described by Vanderbilt researchers could lead to Parkinson’s treatments with fewer side effects.

By Bill Snyder
July 18, 2011

VUMC to lead national consortium on biomedical research

By Bill Snyder
June 14, 2011

VUMC awarded $20M to coordinate science consortium

Consortium will advance biomedical research nationwide.

By Bill Snyder
April 15, 2011

Vanderbilt: Laboratory for health care reform

By Bill Snyder
March 28, 2011

Science fair tickles the brains of participants

Brain Blast 2011 featured 35 different ways to learn about the brain, guided by Vanderbilt neuroscience graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, faculty members and other volunteers. More than 100 neuroscientists participated.

By Bill Snyder
March 24, 2011

Cancer Center study snuffs out menthol myths

People who smoke mentholated cigarettes are no more likely to develop lung cancer or die from the disease than are smokers of non-mentholated brands, a new study shows.
By Bill Snyder
March 11, 2011

Neuroscience drug discovery center opens at Vanderbilt

Vanderbilt University Medical Center has established a new Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery to accelerate research that may lead to new treatments for Parkinson's disease, schizophrenia and other disorders of the brain.
By Bill Snyder
February 25, 2010

Two Vanderbilt scientists win Sloan research fellowships

Physicist Andreas Berlind and human geneticist Marylyn Ritchie at Vanderbilt University have each won two-year, $50,000 research fellowships from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation aimed at encouraging promising young scholars.
By Bill Snyder
October 21, 2009

Vanderbilt scientists receive federal funding for two unconventional research projects

Figuring out how biological clocks evolved and extracting clues to environmental factors that cause cancer from electronic medical records: These are the goals of two projects that have been funded by a National Institutes of Health (NIH) program.
By Bill Snyder
February 11, 2008

Vanderbilt’s Emergency Department to Test All Adult Patients for HIV

This month, Vanderbilt University Medical Center will begin routine and rapid HIV testing of all adults seen in the Emergency Department unless they "opt out" of the procedure.
By Bill Snyder
December 18, 2007

Vanderbilt awarded $4.4 million by the Michael J. Fox Foundation; Goal is to develop new class of Parkinson’s disease drugs

A drug discovery team at Vanderbilt University Medical Center led by Jeffrey Conn has been awarded a $4.4 million "LEAPS" grant by the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research to jump-start development of a new class of Parkinson's diseasedrugs.
By Bill Snyder
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