Research
Three A&S chemists to research therapeutics, fuel conversion, and enzyme design with NIH MIRA grants
Dec. 12, 2022—College of Arts and Science faculty members Nathan Schley, Allison Walker, and John Yang have each been awarded grants from the National Institutes of Health to continue their groundbreaking chemistry research. Known as the Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award (MIRA), these grants provide both new and established researchers of general medical sciences with more than $1.9...
VU graduate student examines Aspergillus genus virulence as part of multi-university study
Dec. 6, 2022—Annie Hatmaker, along with a team of researchers including her adviser, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Biological Sciences Antonis Rokas, recently published a study identifying the differences in virulence among Aspergillus species, a common human-p...
Vanderbilt University awarded $1.1M as part of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s IE3 Initiative
Nov. 29, 2022—Vanderbilt University was awarded a grant by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Inclusive Excellence Community to improve outcomes and persistence in STEM among underrepresented students.
Spraggins, Caprioli win $13.6M from NIH to create “atlases” of the brain, kidney and eye
Nov. 17, 2022—Researchers in the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine have received three grants totaling $13.6 million from the National Institutes of Health to develop molecular “atlases” of the brain, kidney, eye and other tissues.
A Path Forward: Amid an unprecedented mental health crisis, Vanderbilt research provides new insights, possible solutions
Nov. 6, 2022—Psychologists and psychiatrists have sometimes struggled to keep up with the multiplying mental health challenges posed by the pandemic and other recent events, but through studies and interventions, Vanderbilt faculty members are providing new insight...
Five from Vanderbilt participate in SEC Emerging Scholars Program
Nov. 1, 2022—Five Vanderbilt graduate students recently participated in the SEC Networking and Career Fair hosted by the University of Missouri, part of the SEC Emerging Scholars Program for doctoral and postdoctoral scholars announced earlier this year.
Vanderbilt-Ancora partnership advances research for rare form of epilepsy
Oct. 26, 2022—Research in the Weaver lab leads to discoveries that help secure partnership with Ancora Innovation LLC. “Vanderbilt is at the forefront of genetic research. By understanding the genetic causes of disease opens exciting new opportunities to develop dr...
Vanderbilt brain scientist Kari Hoffman wins $3.8M grant to test assumptions about learning and memory
Sep. 20, 2022—Hoffman will use new immersion and brain recording technology to test memory circuits in the brain that are known to play a role in healthy aging, neurodegenerative disease, brain trauma and the most common type of seizures.
Vanderbilt biologists discover genetic pathways linking the immune and circulatory systems of mosquitoes during infection
Sep. 6, 2022—Julián F. Hillyer, professor of biological sciences, and his research team discovered how mosquito immune and circulatory systems are related. This work may lead to the development of novel strategies that protect beneficial insects or harm detrimental...
Vanderbilt CLACX awarded $1.7 million to build Latin American curriculum, enhance language training
Aug. 17, 2022—The National Resource Centers and Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships program grants will further the university’s global mission through building curriculum, enhancing language training and promoting public awareness about Latin America.