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The VICB and St. Jude CBT host a monthly trainee-led research series that brings together graduate students and postdocs from both institutions to share research and build collaborations.
‼️ Follow us for information on weekly featured speakers!
‼️ Follow us for information on weekly featured speakers!
Join us TODAY for our next CBT & VICB Trainee Talks!
Featuring Yifan Zhang, PhD (Chen Lab, St. Jude) and Will Sutton (Plate Lab, Vanderbilt)
See details below 👇
Featuring Yifan Zhang, PhD (Chen Lab, St. Jude) and Will Sutton (Plate Lab, Vanderbilt)
See details below 👇
📢 Don’t miss the next CBT & VICB Trainee Talks on Dec 18!
Featuring presentations from Yifan Zhang (Chen Lab, St. Jude) and Will Sutton (Plate Lab, Vanderbilt).
🕔 5:00–6:30 PM
📍 Vanderbilt (U1202 MRBIII) + St. Jude (PRT E1003)
Food & beverages provided!
@vubasicsciences.bsky.social #research
Featuring presentations from Yifan Zhang (Chen Lab, St. Jude) and Will Sutton (Plate Lab, Vanderbilt).
🕔 5:00–6:30 PM
📍 Vanderbilt (U1202 MRBIII) + St. Jude (PRT E1003)
Food & beverages provided!
@vubasicsciences.bsky.social #research
December 18, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Join us TODAY for our next CBT & VICB Trainee Talks!
Featuring Yifan Zhang, PhD (Chen Lab, St. Jude) and Will Sutton (Plate Lab, Vanderbilt)
See details below 👇
Featuring Yifan Zhang, PhD (Chen Lab, St. Jude) and Will Sutton (Plate Lab, Vanderbilt)
See details below 👇
📢 The 2026 VICB Seminar Series is here!
Join us Wednesdays at 12:15 PM in 1220 MRB III for talks from leading scientists across academia, industry, and national labs.
👉 View the full schedule below.
@vubasicsciences.bsky.social @vanderbilt.edu
Join us Wednesdays at 12:15 PM in 1220 MRB III for talks from leading scientists across academia, industry, and national labs.
👉 View the full schedule below.
@vubasicsciences.bsky.social @vanderbilt.edu
December 17, 2025 at 3:13 PM
📢 The 2026 VICB Seminar Series is here!
Join us Wednesdays at 12:15 PM in 1220 MRB III for talks from leading scientists across academia, industry, and national labs.
👉 View the full schedule below.
@vubasicsciences.bsky.social @vanderbilt.edu
Join us Wednesdays at 12:15 PM in 1220 MRB III for talks from leading scientists across academia, industry, and national labs.
👉 View the full schedule below.
@vubasicsciences.bsky.social @vanderbilt.edu
📣 Join us TOMORROW for the next CBT & VICB Trainee Talks!
We’re excited to feature presentations from Yifan Zhang, PhD (Chen Lab, St. Jude) and Will Sutton (Plate Lab, VICB).
See location information below 👇
We’re excited to feature presentations from Yifan Zhang, PhD (Chen Lab, St. Jude) and Will Sutton (Plate Lab, VICB).
See location information below 👇
🛑Don’t miss the next CBT & VICB Trainee Talks on Dec 18!
Featuring presentations from Yifan Zhang (Chen Lab, St. Jude) and Will Sutton (Plate Lab, Vanderbilt).
🕔5:00–6:30 PM
📍Vanderbilt (U1202 MRBIII) + St. Jude (PRT E1003) Food & beverages provided!
Featuring presentations from Yifan Zhang (Chen Lab, St. Jude) and Will Sutton (Plate Lab, Vanderbilt).
🕔5:00–6:30 PM
📍Vanderbilt (U1202 MRBIII) + St. Jude (PRT E1003) Food & beverages provided!
December 17, 2025 at 3:05 PM
📣 Join us TOMORROW for the next CBT & VICB Trainee Talks!
We’re excited to feature presentations from Yifan Zhang, PhD (Chen Lab, St. Jude) and Will Sutton (Plate Lab, VICB).
See location information below 👇
We’re excited to feature presentations from Yifan Zhang, PhD (Chen Lab, St. Jude) and Will Sutton (Plate Lab, VICB).
See location information below 👇
New publications from VICB members are now live on our website, showcasing recent advances across chemical biology and related fields.
Explore the latest research: medschool.vanderbilt.edu/vicb/publica...
Explore the latest research: medschool.vanderbilt.edu/vicb/publica...
December 15, 2025 at 2:32 PM
New publications from VICB members are now live on our website, showcasing recent advances across chemical biology and related fields.
Explore the latest research: medschool.vanderbilt.edu/vicb/publica...
Explore the latest research: medschool.vanderbilt.edu/vicb/publica...
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👏 Yesterday, the Osheroff lab's mechanistic data played a pivotal role in the FDA’s approval of Blujepa (gepotidacin) for treating uncomplicated urogenital gonorrhea, the first new class of antibiotics for this infection in decades. 🔬💊
Read more! 👉 medschool.vanderbilt.edu/basic-scienc...
Read more! 👉 medschool.vanderbilt.edu/basic-scienc...
Osheroff lab provides mechanistic data in successful FDA application for new gonorrhea treatment
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of the new antibiotic gepotidacin for use against uncomplicated gonorrhea. The biochemistry lab of Neil Osheroff provided all mechanism of…
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December 12, 2025 at 4:30 PM
👏 Yesterday, the Osheroff lab's mechanistic data played a pivotal role in the FDA’s approval of Blujepa (gepotidacin) for treating uncomplicated urogenital gonorrhea, the first new class of antibiotics for this infection in decades. 🔬💊
Read more! 👉 medschool.vanderbilt.edu/basic-scienc...
Read more! 👉 medschool.vanderbilt.edu/basic-scienc...
The VICB and St. Jude CBT host a monthly trainee-led research series that brings together graduate students and postdocs from both institutions to share research and build collaborations.
‼️ Follow us for information on weekly featured speakers!
‼️ Follow us for information on weekly featured speakers!
December 12, 2025 at 3:54 PM
The VICB and St. Jude CBT host a monthly trainee-led research series that brings together graduate students and postdocs from both institutions to share research and build collaborations.
‼️ Follow us for information on weekly featured speakers!
‼️ Follow us for information on weekly featured speakers!
Meet Katherine Clowes Moster, a talented graduate student in the Department of Biochemistry who is advancing our understanding of voltage-gated potassium channels, specifically KCNQ1, with implications for cardiac health.
read more: medschool.vanderbilt.edu/basic-scienc...
read more: medschool.vanderbilt.edu/basic-scienc...
December 11, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Meet Katherine Clowes Moster, a talented graduate student in the Department of Biochemistry who is advancing our understanding of voltage-gated potassium channels, specifically KCNQ1, with implications for cardiac health.
read more: medschool.vanderbilt.edu/basic-scienc...
read more: medschool.vanderbilt.edu/basic-scienc...
🛑Don’t miss the next CBT & VICB Trainee Talks on Dec 18!
Featuring presentations from Yifan Zhang (Chen Lab, St. Jude) and Will Sutton (Plate Lab, Vanderbilt).
🕔5:00–6:30 PM
📍Vanderbilt (U1202 MRBIII) + St. Jude (PRT E1003) Food & beverages provided!
Featuring presentations from Yifan Zhang (Chen Lab, St. Jude) and Will Sutton (Plate Lab, Vanderbilt).
🕔5:00–6:30 PM
📍Vanderbilt (U1202 MRBIII) + St. Jude (PRT E1003) Food & beverages provided!
December 10, 2025 at 6:34 PM
🛑Don’t miss the next CBT & VICB Trainee Talks on Dec 18!
Featuring presentations from Yifan Zhang (Chen Lab, St. Jude) and Will Sutton (Plate Lab, Vanderbilt).
🕔5:00–6:30 PM
📍Vanderbilt (U1202 MRBIII) + St. Jude (PRT E1003) Food & beverages provided!
Featuring presentations from Yifan Zhang (Chen Lab, St. Jude) and Will Sutton (Plate Lab, Vanderbilt).
🕔5:00–6:30 PM
📍Vanderbilt (U1202 MRBIII) + St. Jude (PRT E1003) Food & beverages provided!
New research from across VICB labs highlights advances in chemical biology, infectious disease, structural biology, microbiology, and neuroscience.
Read all publications here 👉 medschool.vanderbilt.edu/vicb/publica...
Read all publications here 👉 medschool.vanderbilt.edu/vicb/publica...
December 8, 2025 at 2:47 PM
New research from across VICB labs highlights advances in chemical biology, infectious disease, structural biology, microbiology, and neuroscience.
Read all publications here 👉 medschool.vanderbilt.edu/vicb/publica...
Read all publications here 👉 medschool.vanderbilt.edu/vicb/publica...
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📢 Don’t miss the next CBT & VICB Trainee Talks on Dec 18!
Featuring presentations from Yifan Zhang (Chen Lab, St. Jude) and Will Sutton (Plate Lab, Vanderbilt).
🕔 5:00–6:30 PM
📍 Vanderbilt (U1202 MRBIII) + St. Jude (PRT E1003)
Food & beverages provided!
@vubasicsciences.bsky.social #research
Featuring presentations from Yifan Zhang (Chen Lab, St. Jude) and Will Sutton (Plate Lab, Vanderbilt).
🕔 5:00–6:30 PM
📍 Vanderbilt (U1202 MRBIII) + St. Jude (PRT E1003)
Food & beverages provided!
@vubasicsciences.bsky.social #research
December 5, 2025 at 3:19 PM
📢 Don’t miss the next CBT & VICB Trainee Talks on Dec 18!
Featuring presentations from Yifan Zhang (Chen Lab, St. Jude) and Will Sutton (Plate Lab, Vanderbilt).
🕔 5:00–6:30 PM
📍 Vanderbilt (U1202 MRBIII) + St. Jude (PRT E1003)
Food & beverages provided!
@vubasicsciences.bsky.social #research
Featuring presentations from Yifan Zhang (Chen Lab, St. Jude) and Will Sutton (Plate Lab, Vanderbilt).
🕔 5:00–6:30 PM
📍 Vanderbilt (U1202 MRBIII) + St. Jude (PRT E1003)
Food & beverages provided!
@vubasicsciences.bsky.social #research
📢 Don’t miss the next CBT & VICB Trainee Talks on Dec 18!
Featuring presentations from Yifan Zhang (Chen Lab, St. Jude) and Will Sutton (Plate Lab, Vanderbilt).
🕔 5:00–6:30 PM
📍 Vanderbilt (U1202 MRBIII) + St. Jude (PRT E1003)
Food & beverages provided!
@vubasicsciences.bsky.social #research
Featuring presentations from Yifan Zhang (Chen Lab, St. Jude) and Will Sutton (Plate Lab, Vanderbilt).
🕔 5:00–6:30 PM
📍 Vanderbilt (U1202 MRBIII) + St. Jude (PRT E1003)
Food & beverages provided!
@vubasicsciences.bsky.social #research
December 5, 2025 at 3:19 PM
📢 Don’t miss the next CBT & VICB Trainee Talks on Dec 18!
Featuring presentations from Yifan Zhang (Chen Lab, St. Jude) and Will Sutton (Plate Lab, Vanderbilt).
🕔 5:00–6:30 PM
📍 Vanderbilt (U1202 MRBIII) + St. Jude (PRT E1003)
Food & beverages provided!
@vubasicsciences.bsky.social #research
Featuring presentations from Yifan Zhang (Chen Lab, St. Jude) and Will Sutton (Plate Lab, Vanderbilt).
🕔 5:00–6:30 PM
📍 Vanderbilt (U1202 MRBIII) + St. Jude (PRT E1003)
Food & beverages provided!
@vubasicsciences.bsky.social #research
The American Society for Microbiology announced the ASM Distinguished Lecturer roster for 2025–26, which includes VICB member, Maria Hadjifrangiskou!
Read more 👉 asm.org/press-releas...
Read more 👉 asm.org/press-releas...
December 4, 2025 at 6:35 PM
The American Society for Microbiology announced the ASM Distinguished Lecturer roster for 2025–26, which includes VICB member, Maria Hadjifrangiskou!
Read more 👉 asm.org/press-releas...
Read more 👉 asm.org/press-releas...
VICB acknowledges Colleen Niswender, Ph.D., for receiving a 2025–26 Nicholas Hobbs Discovery Award from the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center. bit.ly/4pNg2wv
December 4, 2025 at 6:29 PM
VICB acknowledges Colleen Niswender, Ph.D., for receiving a 2025–26 Nicholas Hobbs Discovery Award from the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center. bit.ly/4pNg2wv
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🧠 A new technique has been developed that digs deeper into the genetic roots of schizophrenia, beyond the usual “strongest” genetic signals.This discovery opens up fresh avenues for treatment, ones that protect and repair how brain cells connect. Read more 👉 medschool.vanderbilt.edu/basic-scienc...
New technique pioneered at Vanderbilt can identify new risk genes for schizophrenia
Bingshan Li and his lab are changing the paradigm of how geneticists can identify risk genes for schizophrenia, enabling new studies into its underlying biology and opening new doors for the develo…
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November 4, 2025 at 5:45 PM
🧠 A new technique has been developed that digs deeper into the genetic roots of schizophrenia, beyond the usual “strongest” genetic signals.This discovery opens up fresh avenues for treatment, ones that protect and repair how brain cells connect. Read more 👉 medschool.vanderbilt.edu/basic-scienc...
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Another potential #schizophrenia treatment developed at Vanderbilt in the Warren Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery has entered a Phase I trial, marking the second such schizophrenia drug candidate from the center to reach this milestone. Read more 👉 medschool.vanderbilt.edu/basic-scienc...
Second schizophrenia treatment discovered at Vanderbilt’s Warren Center enters Phase I clinical trial
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November 13, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Another potential #schizophrenia treatment developed at Vanderbilt in the Warren Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery has entered a Phase I trial, marking the second such schizophrenia drug candidate from the center to reach this milestone. Read more 👉 medschool.vanderbilt.edu/basic-scienc...
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🖥️ Vanderbilt’s Center for Computational Systems Biology recently hosted its first symposium on AI, spatial and systems biology, highlighting how 3D AI is transforming biomedical research. Read more 👉 medschool.vanderbilt.edu/basic-scienc...
Center for Computational Systems Biology explores how 3D AI is reshaping biomedical research
The Center for Computational Systems Biology hosted its inaugural Symposium on AI, Spatial & Systems Biology. The two-day event highlighted how emerging 3D artificial intelligence technologies …
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November 18, 2025 at 7:00 PM
🖥️ Vanderbilt’s Center for Computational Systems Biology recently hosted its first symposium on AI, spatial and systems biology, highlighting how 3D AI is transforming biomedical research. Read more 👉 medschool.vanderbilt.edu/basic-scienc...
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“Katherine Moster is a versatile scientist who is exceptionally devoted to rigor and reproducibility,” Charles Sanders said. “She lives out her belief in the importance of service and is always willing to step up and help out!”
Read more 👉 www.vanderbilt.edu/csb/2025/11/...
Read more 👉 www.vanderbilt.edu/csb/2025/11/...
Kate Clowes Moster wins the 2026 Dr. Anne Karpay Award in Structural Biology
By Karen Davis Congratulations to Kate Clowes Moster, of the Sanders lab, on being named the 2026 recipient of the Dr. Anne Karpay Award in Structural Biology. “I’m really honored to be selected fo…
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November 21, 2025 at 4:45 PM
“Katherine Moster is a versatile scientist who is exceptionally devoted to rigor and reproducibility,” Charles Sanders said. “She lives out her belief in the importance of service and is always willing to step up and help out!”
Read more 👉 www.vanderbilt.edu/csb/2025/11/...
Read more 👉 www.vanderbilt.edu/csb/2025/11/...
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🎉 Congrats to Tony Ferranti, Niki Harris, and Harrison Parent from the Niswender lab, who were all recognized for their outstanding poster presentations at this year’s Academic Drug Discovery Consortium annual meeting!
📸 Pictured here: three proud presenters (and one well-earned conference mascot).
📸 Pictured here: three proud presenters (and one well-earned conference mascot).
November 22, 2025 at 8:01 PM
🎉 Congrats to Tony Ferranti, Niki Harris, and Harrison Parent from the Niswender lab, who were all recognized for their outstanding poster presentations at this year’s Academic Drug Discovery Consortium annual meeting!
📸 Pictured here: three proud presenters (and one well-earned conference mascot).
📸 Pictured here: three proud presenters (and one well-earned conference mascot).
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👏 #GivingTuesday is here! Help us make a powerful difference in the lives of our biomedical trainees, researchers and programs.
Make a gift 👉 vu.edu/GiveToSOMBS
Make a gift 👉 vu.edu/GiveToSOMBS
Dare to make a difference
Thank you for your interest in supporting Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Basic Sciences.
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December 2, 2025 at 7:30 PM
👏 #GivingTuesday is here! Help us make a powerful difference in the lives of our biomedical trainees, researchers and programs.
Make a gift 👉 vu.edu/GiveToSOMBS
Make a gift 👉 vu.edu/GiveToSOMBS
TODAY 🚨 Join us at the Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology seminar series.
Free lunch for the first 40 attendees!
Dr. Alex Waterson from Vanderbilt University will present “Expanding the E3 Ligase Toolkit Using Fragment-Based Methods" at 12:15PM in 1220 MRB III.
Free lunch for the first 40 attendees!
Dr. Alex Waterson from Vanderbilt University will present “Expanding the E3 Ligase Toolkit Using Fragment-Based Methods" at 12:15PM in 1220 MRB III.
This Wednesday! 🚨 Join us as the Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology (VICB) seminar series wraps up for Fall 2025 this Wednesday, December 3!
Free lunch for the first 40 attendees!
Dr. Alex Waterson from Vanderbilt University will present. See his title below ⬇️
Free lunch for the first 40 attendees!
Dr. Alex Waterson from Vanderbilt University will present. See his title below ⬇️
VICB member Alex Waterson will give VICB's next seminar:
“Expanding the E3 Ligase Toolkit Using Fragment-Based Methods.”
📅 Dec 3 | 🕛 12:15 PM
📍 1220 MRB III
All are welcome to attend.
“Expanding the E3 Ligase Toolkit Using Fragment-Based Methods.”
📅 Dec 3 | 🕛 12:15 PM
📍 1220 MRB III
All are welcome to attend.
December 3, 2025 at 2:32 PM
TODAY 🚨 Join us at the Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology seminar series.
Free lunch for the first 40 attendees!
Dr. Alex Waterson from Vanderbilt University will present “Expanding the E3 Ligase Toolkit Using Fragment-Based Methods" at 12:15PM in 1220 MRB III.
Free lunch for the first 40 attendees!
Dr. Alex Waterson from Vanderbilt University will present “Expanding the E3 Ligase Toolkit Using Fragment-Based Methods" at 12:15PM in 1220 MRB III.
This Wednesday! 🚨 Join us as the Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology (VICB) seminar series wraps up for Fall 2025 this Wednesday, December 3!
Free lunch for the first 40 attendees!
Dr. Alex Waterson from Vanderbilt University will present. See his title below ⬇️
Free lunch for the first 40 attendees!
Dr. Alex Waterson from Vanderbilt University will present. See his title below ⬇️
VICB member Alex Waterson will give VICB's next seminar:
“Expanding the E3 Ligase Toolkit Using Fragment-Based Methods.”
📅 Dec 3 | 🕛 12:15 PM
📍 1220 MRB III
All are welcome to attend.
“Expanding the E3 Ligase Toolkit Using Fragment-Based Methods.”
📅 Dec 3 | 🕛 12:15 PM
📍 1220 MRB III
All are welcome to attend.
December 1, 2025 at 7:15 PM
This Wednesday! 🚨 Join us as the Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology (VICB) seminar series wraps up for Fall 2025 this Wednesday, December 3!
Free lunch for the first 40 attendees!
Dr. Alex Waterson from Vanderbilt University will present. See his title below ⬇️
Free lunch for the first 40 attendees!
Dr. Alex Waterson from Vanderbilt University will present. See his title below ⬇️
🧬 New publication from the Hamm Lab:
“Trypsin Activates Human Platelets via Proteolytic Cleavage of PAR4” (Thrombosis and Haemostasis).
Study by Emma Webb with acknowledgments to Debbie Mi and Ping Li for their contributions.
Read more: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41248893/
“Trypsin Activates Human Platelets via Proteolytic Cleavage of PAR4” (Thrombosis and Haemostasis).
Study by Emma Webb with acknowledgments to Debbie Mi and Ping Li for their contributions.
Read more: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41248893/
December 1, 2025 at 7:11 PM
🧬 New publication from the Hamm Lab:
“Trypsin Activates Human Platelets via Proteolytic Cleavage of PAR4” (Thrombosis and Haemostasis).
Study by Emma Webb with acknowledgments to Debbie Mi and Ping Li for their contributions.
Read more: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41248893/
“Trypsin Activates Human Platelets via Proteolytic Cleavage of PAR4” (Thrombosis and Haemostasis).
Study by Emma Webb with acknowledgments to Debbie Mi and Ping Li for their contributions.
Read more: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41248893/
🔬 New research from VICB investigators spans chemical biology, structural biology, drug discovery, and immunology.
Explore the full list ⬇️
medschool.vanderbilt.edu/vicb/publica...
Explore the full list ⬇️
medschool.vanderbilt.edu/vicb/publica...
December 1, 2025 at 7:08 PM
🔬 New research from VICB investigators spans chemical biology, structural biology, drug discovery, and immunology.
Explore the full list ⬇️
medschool.vanderbilt.edu/vicb/publica...
Explore the full list ⬇️
medschool.vanderbilt.edu/vicb/publica...
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The VICB and St. Jude CBT have launched a new monthly trainee-led research series, CBT & VICB Trainee Talks, bringing together graduate students and postdocs from both institutions to share research and build collaborations.
For details, contact: tia.repscher@vanderbilt.edu
For details, contact: tia.repscher@vanderbilt.edu
November 5, 2025 at 2:59 PM
The VICB and St. Jude CBT have launched a new monthly trainee-led research series, CBT & VICB Trainee Talks, bringing together graduate students and postdocs from both institutions to share research and build collaborations.
For details, contact: tia.repscher@vanderbilt.edu
For details, contact: tia.repscher@vanderbilt.edu