Nobel Prize

March 8, 2022

Former Karolinska Institute chair Norrby set for March 14 lecture

Erling Norrby, MD, PhD, a world authority on viruses and former chair at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, will deliver a lecture at Vanderbilt University Medical Center on Monday, March 14.

By Bill Snyder
October 7, 2020

Vanderbilt Prize winner Doudna awarded Nobel Prize in Chemistry

University of California, Berkeley, biochemist Jennifer Doudna, PhD, recipient of the 2020 Vanderbilt Prize in Biomedical Science, has been awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

By Bill Snyder
February 7, 2020

The elusive Nobel Prize winner

Stanley Cohen wanted to be left alone to do his research. I wanted to interview him for a radio show. Amazingly, he said yes.
Nobel laureate Thomas Südhof, MD, discusses his synapse research at last week’s Discovery Lecture.
October 10, 2019

Nobel laureate Südhof reviews his landmark signaling research

The human brain consists of perhaps as many as 1,000 trillion synapses, which transmit signals from one nerve cell to another with amazing speed, precision and plasticity.

By Bill Snyder
October 7, 2019

Biomedical Science Advisory Board member Kaelin wins Nobel Prize

William Kaelin Jr., MD, a member of the Vanderbilt University Medical Center Biomedical Science Advisory Board, has been awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

By Bill Snyder
September 24, 2019

Nobel laureate Südhof set for Oct. 3 Discovery Lecture

Nobel laureate Thomas Südhof, MD, whose studies of synaptic formation and transmission are advancing understanding of brain disorders including autism, Alzheimer’s disease and schizophrenia, will deliver the next Flexner Discovery Lecture on Thursday, Oct. 3.

By Bill Snyder
March 8, 2018

Norrby to deliver Flexner Dean’s Lecture March 12

Erling Norrby, MD, PhD, a world authority on viruses, will present his lecture, "A Foray into Nobel Prizes: The Action Potential, Cholesterol and Maturing Molecular Biology," Monday, March 12 at noon in 208 Light Hall. His lecture is part of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine’s Flexner Dean’s Lecture Series.
By VUMC News and Communications
February 22, 2018

School of Medicine presents three upcoming Flexner Dean’s Lectures

The School of Medicine invites the Vanderbilt community to three upcoming lectures.
By VUMC News and Communications
January 5, 2018

VUMC resident Arissa Young went to Stockholm to see her father accept a Nobel prize. Here’s her account of that whirlwind weekend.

"I’m filled with pride. My sister and mother and I don’t need a medal to tell us Dad’s a genius. We’re just very proud that he’s being honored the way we always knew he deserved to be."
By Casual Astronaut admin
October 13, 2017

Exhibit translates scientific discoveries into art celebrating Vanderbilt’s Nobel laureates

A new exhibit on display at the Wond'ry honors the discoveries of Vanderbilt's Nobel laureates by translating them into beautiful works of art.
April 27, 2017

Nobel laureate and memory expert Kandel set for next Discovery Lecture

Nobel laureate Eric R. Kandel, M.D., renowned for his studies of learning and memory, will give the next Flexner Discovery Lecture on Thursday, May 4.
By Leigh MacMillan
November 12, 2012

College Halls to be named for distinguished figures from Vanderbilt’s history

As the College Halls at Kissam construction project continues to take shape on the northeast corner of Vanderbilt’s campus, the university has announced plans to name the finished structures and areas within them in honor of several figures significant to the history and culture of the university.
By VUMC News and Communications
October 11, 2012

VU scientists cheer Nobel Prize for stem cell research

Vanderbilt University scientists are cheering this year’s Nobel Prize in Medicine for recognizing the discovery that mature cells can be “reprogrammed” into other cell types — a finding which they said has electrified their work.
By Bill Snyder
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