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Five people pose on a stage, with the second person from left holding a glass award; a geometric projection screen and theater curtains are behind them.
February 20, 2026

Five honored at Translational Science and Research Forum

Translational research brings discoveries from the laboratory and preclinical studies forward to clinical trials and studies in humans.

By Paul Govern
Close-up of a researcher looking through a white laboratory microscope, with additional laboratory equipment and a handheld tool visible in the background.
May 17, 2024

Six Vanderbilt Faculty Research Scholars named

Six junior faculty and postdoctoral fellows have been appointed this year to the Vanderbilt Faculty Research Scholars (VFRS) program at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

By Bill Snyder
Medical researcher in protective clothing and gloves handling laboratory test tubes, overlaid with glowing biotechnology graphics including a human figure, heartbeat line, molecular structures, and anatomical icons.
May 7, 2024

Reyna Gordon appointed to VICTR leadership role 

Gordon’s appointment will expand and enhance training activities offered by Edge for Scholars at Vanderbilt, primarily for early career faculty on National Institutes of Health career development awards.

Head-and-shoulders portrait of Katherine Hartmann with shoulder-length gray hair, wearing a navy jacket and silver chain necklace, posed in front of a sunlit window and leafy background.
January 17, 2024

Hartmann named director of UK Center for Clinical and Translational Science

Katherine Hartmann, MD, PhD, Vice President for Research Integration for Vanderbilt University Medical Center, has been named director of the University of Kentucky (UK) Center for Clinical and Translational Science.

By Leigh MacMillan
Julie Bastarache, MD, has been appointed Assistant Vice President for Clinical & Translational Scientist Development.
February 23, 2023

Bastarache takes on new role for research career development

Julie Bastarache, MD, has been appointed Assistant Vice President for Clinical & Translational Scientist Development at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

By Leigh MacMillan
Illustration of a person holding a magnifying glass over a large circular cross-section split into two halves: one pink with white dots and one white with green curved marks. A blue-gloved hand holds a wooden stick across the foreground.
January 4, 2023

Endangered Species

Examining VUSM programs that protect the physician-scientist population

By Bill Snyder