Bill Snyder Archive — Page 119 of 121

A student presents a developmental biology poster to a seated audience in an atrium. The posters include visible text about motor neuron development in C. elegans, with diagrams and microscopy images.
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 Jessica Mazerik
Professional head-and-shoulders portrait of a gray-haired man with glasses and a trimmed gray beard, wearing a brown jacket, white shirt, and patterned tie.
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
A student in a tan suit points to a research poster while discussing it with two students in a university corridor; another poster and a fourth person are visible in the background.
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
Abstract blue neuron-like forms with branching orange-tipped extensions clustered against a black background.
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
Portrait of Kathleen Gould, Ph.D., seated at a table and smiling, wearing a sleeveless dark purple top.
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
Two men in suits shake hands onstage during an AIDS 2012 award ceremony. The projection behind them reads “AIDS 2012” and “Washington DC USA,” with partial award-related text visible; several people stand in the background.
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