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Learn more about our PhD programs here:
IGP: https://medschool.vanderbilt.edu/igp/
QCB: https://medschool.vanderbilt.edu/qcb/
Learn more about our PhD programs here:
IGP: https://medschool.vanderbilt.edu/igp/
QCB: https://medschool.vanderbilt.edu/qcb/
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Introduction to the Vanderbilt Biomedical Graduate Programs
YouTube video by Beth Bowman
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Interested in a biological or biomedical PhD program at Vanderbilt? Learn more about our umbrella graduate programs here: youtu.be/bxlN7uedY9w?...
Vanderbilt University is continuing to value and support scientific research.
💰 Amid today’s competitive research landscape, Vanderbilt offers a comprehensive suite of internal #funding programs for faculty that support many disciplines of #research and scholarship. Read more 👉 news.vanderbilt.edu/2025/05/12/t...
The Grant Game
Internal grant programs at Vanderbilt—developed by Chancellor Daniel Diermeier, Provost C. Cybele Raver and Vice Provost for Research and Innovation and Chief Research Officer Padma Raghavan—are…
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May 20, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Vanderbilt University is continuing to value and support scientific research.
It can be daunting looking for jobs in the biomedical field ~ - Where are those jobs posted? 🤔
- Which sites are the most reliable? 🤔
Luckily an awesome list is available from our ASPIRE team, so check it out.
(Perhaps before the Career Symposium!)
medschool.vanderbilt.edu/career-devel...
- Which sites are the most reliable? 🤔
Luckily an awesome list is available from our ASPIRE team, so check it out.
(Perhaps before the Career Symposium!)
medschool.vanderbilt.edu/career-devel...
Where Can You Find Biomedical-sciences Focused Jobs?
Updated April 2025 There are many websites that list job openings broadly, as well as others tailored to specific sectors such as academia, industry, non-profits, policy, or science communication. If ...
medschool.vanderbilt.edu
May 19, 2025 at 3:28 PM
It can be daunting looking for jobs in the biomedical field ~ - Where are those jobs posted? 🤔
- Which sites are the most reliable? 🤔
Luckily an awesome list is available from our ASPIRE team, so check it out.
(Perhaps before the Career Symposium!)
medschool.vanderbilt.edu/career-devel...
- Which sites are the most reliable? 🤔
Luckily an awesome list is available from our ASPIRE team, so check it out.
(Perhaps before the Career Symposium!)
medschool.vanderbilt.edu/career-devel...
Want to learn about lots of careers at once? Want to network with people in those fields? Registration for ASPIRE's famous Career Symposium is open for one more day!!
medschool.vanderbilt.edu/career-devel...
medschool.vanderbilt.edu/career-devel...
2025 ASPIRE Annual Career Symposium: “A Kaleidoscope of Biomedical Science Careers”
Join us in-person explore the many paths a biomedical science PhD can take! A Kaleidoscope of Biomedical Science Careers Friday, May 30, 2025 Student Life Center Registration is now open!Please comple...
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May 15, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Want to learn about lots of careers at once? Want to network with people in those fields? Registration for ASPIRE's famous Career Symposium is open for one more day!!
medschool.vanderbilt.edu/career-devel...
medschool.vanderbilt.edu/career-devel...
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Join us for the exciting Cell Dynamics Symposium at Vanderbilt! Poster deadline coming up May 12th. Everyone welcome - please repost!
May 7, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Join us for the exciting Cell Dynamics Symposium at Vanderbilt! Poster deadline coming up May 12th. Everyone welcome - please repost!
Want fresh eyes on your CV or resumé? 👀
Come to ASPIRE's Drop In Clinic on Tuesday 11:30-12:30. This week is one of the last that will be in the BRET Office Light Hall 340. Stay tuned for new locations!
medschool.vanderbilt.edu/career-devel...
Come to ASPIRE's Drop In Clinic on Tuesday 11:30-12:30. This week is one of the last that will be in the BRET Office Light Hall 340. Stay tuned for new locations!
medschool.vanderbilt.edu/career-devel...
ASPIRE CV / Resume Drop In Clinic
The BRET Office of Career Development ASPIRE Program provides a CV/Resume Drop-in Clinic for VU and VUMC biomedical sciences PhD students and postdoctoral fellows. We are happy to review CVs, NIH bios...
medschool.vanderbilt.edu
May 5, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Want fresh eyes on your CV or resumé? 👀
Come to ASPIRE's Drop In Clinic on Tuesday 11:30-12:30. This week is one of the last that will be in the BRET Office Light Hall 340. Stay tuned for new locations!
medschool.vanderbilt.edu/career-devel...
Come to ASPIRE's Drop In Clinic on Tuesday 11:30-12:30. This week is one of the last that will be in the BRET Office Light Hall 340. Stay tuned for new locations!
medschool.vanderbilt.edu/career-devel...
Cool science, and a great example of the collaborative nature of research here at Vanderbilt. The Page-McCaw lab in Cell and Developmental Biology collaborated with Shane Hudson in Physics to examine how mechanical force can initiate tissue repair.
So maybe a kiss does help make it better?🩹
So maybe a kiss does help make it better?🩹
🔬 New #research from Vanderbilt reveals how tissues sense and repair damage to the body’s “hidden support system”—basement membranes, which are critical structures that help maintain tissue integrity. 🧬 🛠️Read more: medschool.vanderbilt.edu/basic-scienc...
How tissues detect and repair damage to the body’s hidden support system
A new study uncovered how tissues detect and respond to damage in basement membranes, and how they recruit a previously unknown set of “matrix mender” cells to repair the tissue. The re…
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May 1, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Cool science, and a great example of the collaborative nature of research here at Vanderbilt. The Page-McCaw lab in Cell and Developmental Biology collaborated with Shane Hudson in Physics to examine how mechanical force can initiate tissue repair.
So maybe a kiss does help make it better?🩹
So maybe a kiss does help make it better?🩹
Did you know that different types of faculty positions require different skills? How do you know if you are ready for different positions? 🤔
Have we got a workshop for you!
Thursday May 15, 11:00 am – noon in Light Hall 419
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Have we got a workshop for you!
Thursday May 15, 11:00 am – noon in Light Hall 419
medschool.vanderbilt.edu/career-devel...
Finding the right fit: understanding faculty roles at US institutions and overview of the faculty job search process
Finding the right fit: understanding faculty roles at US institutions and overview of the faculty job search process Do you know the different types of academic faculty positions that are available in...
medschool.vanderbilt.edu
April 30, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Did you know that different types of faculty positions require different skills? How do you know if you are ready for different positions? 🤔
Have we got a workshop for you!
Thursday May 15, 11:00 am – noon in Light Hall 419
medschool.vanderbilt.edu/career-devel...
Have we got a workshop for you!
Thursday May 15, 11:00 am – noon in Light Hall 419
medschool.vanderbilt.edu/career-devel...
🧬 Happy DNA Day! 🧬
Yes, the Molecule of Life has its own day, on the publication anniversary of the 1953 Nature papers describing the double helix structure of DNA, and the completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003. Go CelebrATe! 🎉
Yes, the Molecule of Life has its own day, on the publication anniversary of the 1953 Nature papers describing the double helix structure of DNA, and the completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003. Go CelebrATe! 🎉
April 25, 2025 at 2:31 PM
🧬 Happy DNA Day! 🧬
Yes, the Molecule of Life has its own day, on the publication anniversary of the 1953 Nature papers describing the double helix structure of DNA, and the completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003. Go CelebrATe! 🎉
Yes, the Molecule of Life has its own day, on the publication anniversary of the 1953 Nature papers describing the double helix structure of DNA, and the completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003. Go CelebrATe! 🎉
And Emily Green, who entered through the Interdisciplinary
Graduate Program (IGP) in Biological and Biomedical Sciences, is the lead author on this paper! 🔬🧫
We are so proud of all our graduate students, who are increasing our understanding of the biological world every single day. 🏆
Graduate Program (IGP) in Biological and Biomedical Sciences, is the lead author on this paper! 🔬🧫
We are so proud of all our graduate students, who are increasing our understanding of the biological world every single day. 🏆
🧬 New research from Vanderbilt reveals a crucial link between bacterial infections and colorectal cancer development. Understanding how microbes influence cancer risk could lead to earlier detection and new strategies for prevention and treatment. Read more 👉 news.vumc.org/2025/04/08/a...
A link between bacterial infection and colorectal cancer: study
Discovering factors that contribute to colorectal cancer development could point to new targets for treating the disease at earlier stages.
news.vumc.org
April 24, 2025 at 4:45 PM
And Emily Green, who entered through the Interdisciplinary
Graduate Program (IGP) in Biological and Biomedical Sciences, is the lead author on this paper! 🔬🧫
We are so proud of all our graduate students, who are increasing our understanding of the biological world every single day. 🏆
Graduate Program (IGP) in Biological and Biomedical Sciences, is the lead author on this paper! 🔬🧫
We are so proud of all our graduate students, who are increasing our understanding of the biological world every single day. 🏆
The lead author on this paper, Heather Hartmann, entered her graduate work through our Quantitative and Chemical Biology (QCB) program. This is just one example of the great work our graduate students are doing! 🥼🔬
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April 24, 2025 at 4:38 PM
The lead author on this paper, Heather Hartmann, entered her graduate work through our Quantitative and Chemical Biology (QCB) program. This is just one example of the great work our graduate students are doing! 🥼🔬
medschool.vanderbilt.edu/basic-scienc...
medschool.vanderbilt.edu/basic-scienc...
Can't get enough of imaging?? or new to cell imaging and you want to know more?? 🔬 Lucky for you, the Cell Imaging Shared Resource has office hours for all things microscope. 😄
Upcoming CISR events! Office hours (EM, Nikon, general light microscopy) and CryoEM discussion group. Join us!
April 23, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Can't get enough of imaging?? or new to cell imaging and you want to know more?? 🔬 Lucky for you, the Cell Imaging Shared Resource has office hours for all things microscope. 😄
Many thanks to Dr. Sanders for his long service, and a hearty congratulations and welcome to Dr. Magnuson on his new position! 🎉
🎉 Congratulations to Mark Magnuson on being named Senior Associate Dean for Research and Chuck Sanders on transitioning to a new role as Senior Advisor to the Dean.
Read more about this exciting new chapter 👉 medschool.vanderbilt.edu/basic-scienc...
Read more about this exciting new chapter 👉 medschool.vanderbilt.edu/basic-scienc...
Magnuson named Senior Associate Dean for Research as Sanders steps into new advisory role
Mark Magnuson, Louise B. McGavock Chair and Professor of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics has been named Senior Associate Dean for Research for the School of Medicine Basic Sciences. He succeeds…
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April 23, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Many thanks to Dr. Sanders for his long service, and a hearty congratulations and welcome to Dr. Magnuson on his new position! 🎉
Running a lab can be daunting, but having some fundamental project management skills and resources can help ease the way. Well look here! 👀 The ASPIRE team is holding a workshop on this very topic on Wed May 21. Visit the site to learn more and to register.
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medschool.vanderbilt.edu/career-devel...
Project Management: An Essential Skill for Research Scientists
Project management is an essential skill that is needed across all career stages and career paths, academic or non-academic. This session will introduce participants to the fundamentals of project man...
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April 22, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Running a lab can be daunting, but having some fundamental project management skills and resources can help ease the way. Well look here! 👀 The ASPIRE team is holding a workshop on this very topic on Wed May 21. Visit the site to learn more and to register.
medschool.vanderbilt.edu/career-devel...
medschool.vanderbilt.edu/career-devel...
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📢 Happening TODAY! Join us for a compelling lecture by Jin Zhang from UC San Diego about the biochemical activity architecture of the cell. 🧬
🗓 Thursday, April 17
🕒 3:00 p.m.
📍 1220 MRB III
Stick around for a reception at 4:00 p.m. in the MRB III atrium! 🎉
🗓 Thursday, April 17
🕒 3:00 p.m.
📍 1220 MRB III
Stick around for a reception at 4:00 p.m. in the MRB III atrium! 🎉
April 17, 2025 at 5:05 PM
📢 Happening TODAY! Join us for a compelling lecture by Jin Zhang from UC San Diego about the biochemical activity architecture of the cell. 🧬
🗓 Thursday, April 17
🕒 3:00 p.m.
📍 1220 MRB III
Stick around for a reception at 4:00 p.m. in the MRB III atrium! 🎉
🗓 Thursday, April 17
🕒 3:00 p.m.
📍 1220 MRB III
Stick around for a reception at 4:00 p.m. in the MRB III atrium! 🎉
We all know that K9 means 🐕, but are you clear on institutional K awards? K12? K99? Find out on Thursday Feb 20 @ 11am in Light Hall. Zoom register now!
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ASPIRE Up: K Awards-From K12 to K99!
Thursday, February 20, 2025 11:00am Zoom registration. (updated as of 2/18/25) Description: Please join Abigail Brown PhD, BRET Director of Outcomes Research, to learn the basics about the different t...
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February 19, 2025 at 6:08 PM
We all know that K9 means 🐕, but are you clear on institutional K awards? K12? K99? Find out on Thursday Feb 20 @ 11am in Light Hall. Zoom register now!
medschool.vanderbilt.edu/career-devel...
medschool.vanderbilt.edu/career-devel...
Looking for a new position? Check out the
BRET Office of Career Development ASPIRE Program Vanderbilt School of Medicine Basic Sciences on LinkedIn for opportunities of all types.
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BRET Office of Career Development ASPIRE Program Vanderbilt School of Medicine Basic Sciences on LinkedIn for opportunities of all types.
www.linkedin.com/company/vand...
February 17, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Looking for a new position? Check out the
BRET Office of Career Development ASPIRE Program Vanderbilt School of Medicine Basic Sciences on LinkedIn for opportunities of all types.
www.linkedin.com/company/vand...
BRET Office of Career Development ASPIRE Program Vanderbilt School of Medicine Basic Sciences on LinkedIn for opportunities of all types.
www.linkedin.com/company/vand...
Awww 💓 No love like #fluorescencefriday love!
Happy Valentine's Day!
This is a two chambered heart from a zebrafish embryo photographed through a spinning disk confocal microscope. The ventricle is on the left and the atrium in on the right. The nuclei of the cells are shown. #CellBiology #Valentinesday2025
This is a two chambered heart from a zebrafish embryo photographed through a spinning disk confocal microscope. The ventricle is on the left and the atrium in on the right. The nuclei of the cells are shown. #CellBiology #Valentinesday2025
February 15, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Awww 💓 No love like #fluorescencefriday love!
Stay informed. It's not over.
At least temporarily staving off what many saw as a crushing blow to U.S. biomedical research, a federal judge has suspended a plan by the Trump administration to slash billions of dollars in payments from the NIH that now go to universities to cover the overhead costs of research. scim.ag/40T7g5q
Judges suspend NIH plan to slash payments and order health agencies to restore web pages
Lawsuits argued that cutting “indirect cost” rate would have “devastating” impact on research
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February 12, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Stay informed. It's not over.
Our Cores and the people who staff them are amazing and they make research dreams come true. It's fitting therefore to highlight these wonderful people on International Day of Women and Girls in Science!
Happy International Women & Girls in Science Day! Meet our CISR #WomenInSTEM. L-R: Rachel Hart, Taylor Battey, Maria Vinogradova, Jenny Schafer, Juleen Dickson. #WomenInScience #WomenInCores #Microscopy #WomenInMicroscopy 🔬👩🔬
February 11, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Our Cores and the people who staff them are amazing and they make research dreams come true. It's fitting therefore to highlight these wonderful people on International Day of Women and Girls in Science!
Happy Friday! Here to bring a bit of brightness to your day are a few images by Julissa Burgos, one of our graduate students in the Tyska lab here at Vanderbilt. Gorgeous!! 🔬
@yuyi106.bsky.social
@tyskalabactual.bsky.social
#fluorescencefriday #cellbiology
@yuyi106.bsky.social
@tyskalabactual.bsky.social
#fluorescencefriday #cellbiology
Also Monday at #cellbio2024! Julissa (@yuyi106.bsky.social) will present her studies on the role of an I-BAR protein (IRTKS) in the pathogenic mechanism of Enterohemorrhagic E. coli 🦠🧫🔬 P2352. B677. @vucellimaging.bsky.social
February 6, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Happy Friday! Here to bring a bit of brightness to your day are a few images by Julissa Burgos, one of our graduate students in the Tyska lab here at Vanderbilt. Gorgeous!! 🔬
@yuyi106.bsky.social
@tyskalabactual.bsky.social
#fluorescencefriday #cellbiology
@yuyi106.bsky.social
@tyskalabactual.bsky.social
#fluorescencefriday #cellbiology
Early detection of cancer is one of the most important factors in effective cancer treatment and survival. On World Cancer Day, we celebrate the work done by our cancer researchers here at Vanderbilt, and one more step toward better detection and treatment. 🧪🧬
#worldcancerday #science
#worldcancerday #science
February 5, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Early detection of cancer is one of the most important factors in effective cancer treatment and survival. On World Cancer Day, we celebrate the work done by our cancer researchers here at Vanderbilt, and one more step toward better detection and treatment. 🧪🧬
#worldcancerday #science
#worldcancerday #science
Ever wonder how you can leverage AI in your job search without the pitfalls of using AI? Well, great news ~ you can join
Jeremy Schifeling from The Job Insiders to discuss ChatGPT in a job search! Thurs Feb 6, 1-2 pm on Zoom.
Learn more and register here: medschool.vanderbilt.edu/career-devel...
Jeremy Schifeling from The Job Insiders to discuss ChatGPT in a job search! Thurs Feb 6, 1-2 pm on Zoom.
Learn more and register here: medschool.vanderbilt.edu/career-devel...
ASPIRE Up: ChatGPT for Job-Seekers: The Right Way to Use AI to Accelerate Your Search
The ASPIRE Program, in partnership with the Career Center GPS and Vanderbilt Graduate school, is excited to host Jeremy…
medschool.vanderbilt.edu
February 4, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Ever wonder how you can leverage AI in your job search without the pitfalls of using AI? Well, great news ~ you can join
Jeremy Schifeling from The Job Insiders to discuss ChatGPT in a job search! Thurs Feb 6, 1-2 pm on Zoom.
Learn more and register here: medschool.vanderbilt.edu/career-devel...
Jeremy Schifeling from The Job Insiders to discuss ChatGPT in a job search! Thurs Feb 6, 1-2 pm on Zoom.
Learn more and register here: medschool.vanderbilt.edu/career-devel...
Did you know that students and postdocs can get help with their CVs and resumes most Tuesdays in the BRET office? Our awesome ASPIRE team holds drop-in clinics between 11:30-12:30 am. Come on by! 📄🖊️
medschool.vanderbilt.edu/career-devel...
medschool.vanderbilt.edu/career-devel...
ASPIRE CV / Resume Drop In Clinic
The BRET Office of Career Development ASPIRE Program provides a CV/Resume Drop-in Clinic for VU and VUMC biomedical sciences PhD students and postdoctoral fellows. We are happy to review CVs, NIH b…
medschool.vanderbilt.edu
February 3, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Did you know that students and postdocs can get help with their CVs and resumes most Tuesdays in the BRET office? Our awesome ASPIRE team holds drop-in clinics between 11:30-12:30 am. Come on by! 📄🖊️
medschool.vanderbilt.edu/career-devel...
medschool.vanderbilt.edu/career-devel...
Well, I missed #fluorescencefriday, but maybe fluorescence February? Cool image by one of our faculty, Dylan Burnette in the Cell and Developmental Biology Department here at Vanderbilt. 🔬🧫
Mitochondria (top) and microtubules (bottom) in a cell videoed through a microscope. #Science #Biology #CellBiology #microscopy
February 2, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Well, I missed #fluorescencefriday, but maybe fluorescence February? Cool image by one of our faculty, Dylan Burnette in the Cell and Developmental Biology Department here at Vanderbilt. 🔬🧫
One of our favorite ASPIRE events is happening soon ~ ASPIRE on the Road is going to San Diego on April 28-30! Visit biotech companies, network with alumni, and just have a great time.
🚙🌬️ Applications are due February 11 @ 12N
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🚙🌬️ Applications are due February 11 @ 12N
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ASPIRE on the Road Spring 2025
ASPIRE on the Road Spring 2024, San Diego, CA Agenda Alumni Networking Happy Hour ASPIRE on the Road Spring 2024, San Diego, CA ASPIRE on the Road will be taking trainees to visit San Diego, CA. Gr…
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January 30, 2025 at 3:52 PM
One of our favorite ASPIRE events is happening soon ~ ASPIRE on the Road is going to San Diego on April 28-30! Visit biotech companies, network with alumni, and just have a great time.
🚙🌬️ Applications are due February 11 @ 12N
medschool.vanderbilt.edu/career-devel...
🚙🌬️ Applications are due February 11 @ 12N
medschool.vanderbilt.edu/career-devel...