Bill Snyder Archive — Page 54 of 119

September 13, 2019

Early effort to thwart chikungunya infection shows positive results

Phase 1 trial results in new approach to combat the chikungunya

September 12, 2019

Data science training program lands AAMC education award

A course that provides biomedical scientists-in-training at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine with the essentials of data science has won second place in the 2019 Innovations in Research and Research Education Award program sponsored by the American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC).

Scott Pearson, MD, professor of Surgery (back row with tie), and James Patton, PhD, Stevenson Professor of Biological Sciences (on Pearson’s left), celebrate year two of the Master’s Program in Biomedical Sciences they co-direct with the 16 students enrolled this year plus some of the 10 students from last year’s class. The program prepares students for a broad array of health professional careers. Patton directs the Vanderbilt University Interdisciplinary Graduate Program. Pearson is a core faculty member of the Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. For more information, visit https://gradschool.vanderbilt.edu/postbac.
September 9, 2019

Year two for Master’s Program in Biomedical Sciences

Vanderbilt’s Master’s Program in Biomedical Sciences prepares students for a broad array of health professional careers.

September 5, 2019

Science educations start from Simple Beginnings

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine welcomed 118 new doctoral students last week during the 10th annual Simple Beginnings ceremony.

September 5, 2019

The plus and minus of microtubules

Understanding the dynamic regulation of cytoskeletal microtubules may suggest new ways to treat disorders ranging from Alzheimer’s disease to cancer.

September 5, 2019

Zebrafish aid effort to regenerate damaged retinas

According to a new study, the tiny zebrafish may hold the secret to regenerating damaged retinas in humans.