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VU Chemical Biology @vanderbiltvicb.bsky.social · 15h
Join us this Friday, October 2, for the next Frontiers in #Biochemistry Seminar featuring Dr. Manajit Hayer-Hartl of the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry. 12:00 PM | 208 Light Hall Open to all! @vanderbiltcsb.bsky.social @vubasicsciences.bsky.social @maxplanck.bsky.social
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VU Chemical Biology @vanderbiltvicb.bsky.social · 15h
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VU Chemical Biology @vanderbiltvicb.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
VICB member, Dr. Zhongyue (John) Yang, will present an RCR #Special Session as part of the #Molecular Biophysics Training Program / Center for Structural #Biology Seminar Series. September 29, 2026 | 12:00 p.m. | 1220 MRB3
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Vanderbilt School of Medicine Basic Sciences @vubasicsciences.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Prof. of Pharmacology @heidihamm.bsky.social received the Herbert Tabor Research Award from @asbmb.bsky.social. This award is given for outstanding, innovative accomplishments in biological chemistry and molecular biology and contributions to the community of scientists. buff.ly/KKNb4nb
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VU Chemical Biology @vanderbiltvicb.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Could existing drugs point to #new approaches for preventing preterm #birth? A new Science Translational Medicine study #identifies candidate uterus-selective tocolytics for preterm #labor. Supported by VICB HTS Core. Read more + recent VICB publications: medschool.vanderbilt.edu/vicb/publica...
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VU Chemical Biology @vanderbiltvicb.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Thank you to everyone who made the 2026 VICB Annual Student Research Symposium a great day! We appreciate our student and faculty presenters, keynote speaker Dr. Craig Crews, and sponsors Ancora, MedChemExpress, Bruker, Evotec and P&G for making the day possible.
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VU Chemical Biology @vanderbiltvicb.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Dr. Craig Crews, has taken the stage at the VICB Annual Student Research Symposium! Dr. Crews is presenting today’s keynote, “Induced Proximity Drug Modalities: Hijacking Mother Nature to Control Protein Function.” We’re excited to hear from him as an afternoon of science and discussion continues!
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VU Chemical Biology @vanderbiltvicb.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The VICB Symposium is underway! We’re looking forward to a full day of #science, conversation and #connection as the Vanderbilt research community comes together to share #research and ideas. Stay tuned for more from today’s symposium!
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VU Chemical Biology @vanderbiltvicb.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Dr. F. Ullrich Hartl of the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry will present a Vanderbilt Health Discovery Lecture Thursday, October 1. Sponsored by the Department of Biochemistry, CSB & VICB. See you there! @vanderbiltcsb.bsky.social @vubasicsciences.bsky.social @maxplanck.bsky.social
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VU Chemical Biology @vanderbiltvicb.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
VICB member, Dr. Zhongyue (John) Yang, will present an RCR #Special Session as part of the #Molecular Biophysics Training Program / Center for Structural #Biology Seminar Series. September 29, 2026 | 12:00 p.m. | 1220 MRB3
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VU Chemical Biology @vanderbiltvicb.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
#Congratulations to our Fall 2026 VICB Ambassador Travel Award recipients: Kelly O'Rourke, Tony Ferranti and Nicole Marguerite! In Spring 2027, they'll return to their undergraduate institutions to share their #research and #connect with #future scientists. medschool.vanderbilt.edu/vicb/vicbamb...
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VU Chemical Biology @vanderbiltvicb.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
VICB member, Dr. Wenhan Zhu, is among the Vanderbilt Health investigators recognized by the American Society for Microbiology! Read more: news.vumc.org/2026/09/16/a... @vubasicsciences.bsky.social
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American Society for Microbiology honors Vanderbilt Health investigators
American Society for Microbiology awards highlight the ‘strength and breadth’ of microbiology research at Vanderbilt Health.
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VU Chemical Biology @vanderbiltvicb.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
What can happen in six seconds? More than you think. Following Saturday’s win, #Vanderbilt researchers #share what six seconds looks like in their field. See more quotes ➡️ www.facebook.com/share/1JiCAU... @vubasicsciences.bsky.social @vuartsci.bsky.social
a lot can happen in six secondsa neuron can fire 6000 times, dept of chem studentskatrin karbstein, a human cell will make about 400 new ribosomes, which produce the proteins the cell needs to grow and dividea chemist somewhere in the worlds registers a substance that has never existed before, Doug Mitchell
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Vanderbilt School of Medicine Basic Sciences @vubasicsciences.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
OUR 👏 FACULTY 👏 ARE 👏 ON 👏 A 👏 ROLL 👏 These past few weeks have brought a whirlwind of awards for the School of Medicine Basic Sciences community. Learn about the recognitions of two senior and two junior faculty members, and join us in congratulating them! 🧵👇️
Four headshots overlaid over a golden background emblazoned with the Vanderbilt name. The composite image says "Congratulations!" at the top. Each headshot is labeled with the person's name. Top: Larry Marnett, left, and Heidi Hamm. Bottom: Erin Calipari, left, and Rafael Arrojo e Drigo.
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Vanderbilt School of Medicine Basic Sciences @vubasicsciences.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
👏 Congratulations to Breann Brown, who was just elected as an executive council member of the Protein Society through 2029. The PS is dedicated to the study of protein structure, function, and design. Brown studies how protein structure governs mitochondrial metabolism. buff.ly/SntzLgF
Graphic with a headshot of Breann Brown in the top portion. Text below her image says, "CONGRATULATIONS. Dr. Breann Brown. 2026 Elected Member of The Protein Society Executive Council. The graphic is black and has gold swirls and other elements.
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VU Chemical Biology @vanderbiltvicb.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Join us for a VICB seminar on September 23! Co-sponsored with the @vanderbiltcsb.bsky.social. Dr. Tingwei Mu from the @casewestern.bsky.social will present “Adapting proteostasis to correct GABAA receptor misfolding diseases.” 🕔 12:15PM 📆 1220 MRB III @vubasicsciences.bsky.social
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Vanderbilt School of Medicine Basic Sciences @vubasicsciences.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Happy National Postdoc Appreciation Week, in which we recognize postdocs and the important role they play in advancing research, discovery and learning!! Check out the full roster of events 👉️ buff.ly/a84Yf46 @vandyopa.bsky.social
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Vanderbilt celebrates National Postdoc Appreciation Week Sept. 21–25
Vanderbilt will celebrate the vital contributions of its postdoctoral community during National Postdoc Appreciation Week, Monday, Sept. 21, through Friday, Sept. 25. The Office of Postdoctoral…
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VU Chemical Biology @vanderbiltvicb.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
How do colorectal tumors keep #immune cells out? New #research reveals how DDR1-containing nanoparticles help create barriers that exclude immune cells, identifying a potential therapeutic #target. Read: bit.ly/4AtOMte More VICB publications: medschool.vanderbilt.edu/vicb/publica...
Scientific illustration comparing DDR1-low and DDR1-high tumors. DDR1-low tumors show disorganized collagen, less contractile fibroblasts, and CD8+ T cells entering the tumor. DDR1-high tumors release supermeres enriched in DDR1, increasing fibroblast contraction and collagen alignment to form a barrier that prevents CD8+ T cells from penetrating the tumor.
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VU Chemical Biology @vanderbiltvicb.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Building a reputation rooted in trust starts early. Vanderbilt University Medical Center welcomed its newest graduate students with a message about #integrity, #collaboration, and the lasting impact of their work. Read more: news.vumc.org/2026/09/09/n...
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New graduate students are urged to forge reputations ‘others can trust’
White lab coats symbolize academic rigor, scientific excellence and commitment to benefit society through research and discovery.
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VU Chemical Biology @vanderbiltvicb.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Join us for a VICB seminar on September 23! Co-sponsored with the @vanderbiltcsb.bsky.social. Dr. Tingwei Mu from the @casewestern.bsky.social will present “Adapting proteostasis to correct GABAA receptor misfolding diseases.” 🕔 12:15PM 📆 1220 MRB III @vubasicsciences.bsky.social
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VU Chemical Biology @vanderbiltvicb.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
VICB is proud to celebrate two of our members for recent #honors and #leadership achievements! 🏆 Heidi Hamm: 2027 ASBMB Herbert Tabor Research Award 🌎 Brandt Eichman: @royalsociety.org Society Wolfson Visiting Fellowship #Congratulations! More information: medschool.vanderbilt.edu/vicb/2026/09...
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Congratulations to Dr. Hamm and Dr. Eichman!
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VU Chemical Biology @vanderbiltvicb.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
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VU Chemical Biology @vanderbiltvicb.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
#New #research from VICB member, Dr. Zhongyue (John) Yang and colleagues introduces MutexaGPT, connecting researcher intuition with physics-based enzyme engineering. Read the #featured article by visiting our website to explore more recent publications from VICB members!
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VU Chemical Biology @vanderbiltvicb.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Happy 50th Birthday to the Porter Lab’s oxygen radical chemistry! Vanderbilt Chemistry celebrates the 50th anniversary of J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1976 98, 6000. On Monday, September 14, Ned will deliver a seminar in the Chemistry Colloquium that will discuss this publication.
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VU Chemical Biology @vanderbiltvicb.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Join us for the Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology seminar, September 16! Co-sponsored with the Vanderbilt Brain Institute Dr. Wei Lü from Northwestern University will present “Temperature reshapes TRPM4 channel gating and pharmacology” at 12:15PM in 1220 MRB III.
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VU Chemical Biology @vanderbiltvicb.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
New #research from VICB member, Dr. Eric Skaar, and colleagues reveals how C. diff coordinates its response to multiple threats in the gut. The findings could point toward #new strategies for preventing and treating #infection. Read more: news.vumc.org/2026/09/09/c...
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C. diff coordinates threat response to survive in gut
Researchers at Vanderbilt Health have discovered a unique system C. diff uses to simultaneously sense and respond to two different threats.
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VU Chemical Biology @vanderbiltvicb.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Meet Lily Anne Van Ye, a Ph.D. student in the MHI #Graduate Program. Hear about her #research experience and the work taking place in the Cover Lab at @VanderbiltU. drive.google.com/file/d/1Ei4s...
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VU Chemical Biology @vanderbiltvicb.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The BPSA Social and Wellness Committee is excited to announce that Dr. Graham Hudson will be the faculty guest for the first Coffee & Conversations of the semester. Wednesday, September 30 | 11:00 AM–12:00 PM | Light Hall 618 RSVP ⬇️ docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... @vubasicsciences.bsky.social
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VU Chemical Biology @vanderbiltvicb.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
New @vanderbilt.edu #research reveals how breakfast can influence the way the body manages #blood sugar later in the day, highlighting a larger role for glucagon in #glucose regulation than previously understood. Read more about the findings: news.vanderbilt.edu/2026/08/31/h...
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How breakfast primes the response to the hormones that manage your blood sugar
You’ve probably heard that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Vanderbilt researchers have discovered why that adage holds weight—especially for the one in nine adults worldwide living wi...
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VU Chemical Biology @vanderbiltvicb.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Join the Vanderbilt Department of #Pharmacology for the 2026 John H. Exton Award for #Research #seminar featuring Dr. Alan Brash, Professor of Pharmacology at @vanderbilt.edu Tuesday, September 15, 2026 4:00 PM | 1220 MRB III Host: Christine Konradi
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VU Chemical Biology @vanderbiltvicb.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
🛑 TOMORROW! Join us for the first VICB Seminar of the fall semester! Dr. Binghe Wang of Georgia State University will present “Studying the Puzzle of Reactive Oxygen Species: One Piece at a Time.” Wednesday, September 9 | 12:15 p.m. | 1220 MRB III
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VU Chemical Biology @vanderbiltvicb.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
New #research from VICB member, Dr. Robert Coffey Jr., is shedding light on the mechanisms that help keep colorectal #cancer in check. Read more from Vanderbilt Health: news.vumc.org/2026/09/02/b... @vubasicsciences.bsky.social @vumedicine.bsky.social
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‘Balancing act’ helps keep colorectal cancer in check
Study finds that a balance of two closely related cell surface proteins may be critical to the health of the epithelial lining of the gastrointestinal tract.
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VU Chemical Biology @vanderbiltvicb.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Less than one month to go until the VICB Annual Student Research Symposium! Join us Sept. 25 for a full day of student #research, scientific discussion and #community, featuring keynote speaker, Dr. Craig Crews! Mark your calendar! Learn more: medschool.vanderbilt.edu/vicb/2026-st...
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VU Chemical Biology @vanderbiltvicb.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
We’re excited to see how this advancement will help accelerate the translation of #science from #discovery to real-world impact. We look forward to the #new opportunities it will create for moving #research forward. news.vanderbilt.edu/2026/09/03/v...
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Vanderbilt Innovation Neighborhood development plan approved by Metro Council
On Sept. 1, Nashville Metro Council overwhelmingly approved Vanderbilt’s proposal for a Specific Plan to develop about 40 acres adjacent to the west side of campus into an innovation neighborhood.
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VU Chemical Biology @vanderbiltvicb.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Dr. Charles Sanders, is featured in the #latest issue of Under the Microscope from The Protein Society, where he sits down with Dr. Jacob M. Goldberg, of @colgate.edu for a conversation about undergraduate research, protein #science, scientific #collaboration, and more. mailchi.mp/proteinsocie...
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VU Chemical Biology @vanderbiltvicb.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
#Congratulations to VICB member, Dr. Breann Brown, on being selected to serve as one of The Protein Society's 2026 #Executive Council Members. A well-deserved recognition! 👏 Learn more from The #Protein Society: August 2026 Under the Microscope mailchi.mp/proteinsocie...
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VU Chemical Biology @vanderbiltvicb.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
@vanderbilt.edu's Heard Libraries expand research visibility with new @cp-cellchembiol.bsky.social Press read-and-publish agreement. newsonline.library.vanderbilt.edu/2026/08/vand...
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Vanderbilt’s Heard Libraries expand research visibility with new Cell Press read-and-publish agreement
Vanderbilt’s Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries will collaborate with global publishing and analytics company Elsevier’s Cell Press to elevate the visibility and impact of Vanderbilt University resear...
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VU Chemical Biology @vanderbiltvicb.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
🔬 Save the date! Join the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Seminar Series! 🎤 Speaker: Dr. Ying Diao - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 📚 Talk: "Additive Manufacturing of Functional Soft Matter - Physics and AI Driven Approaches"
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Vanderbilt Cell Imaging Shared Resource (CISR) @vucellimaging.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Drumroll please... Congrats to the winners of the 3rd annual CISR Life Is Beautiful Image Contest! 1st Spencer Rothfuss, 2nd Hannah Collins, 3rd James Hayes! 👏🔬🎨🏆 @vubasicsciences.bsky.social medschool.vanderbilt.edu/basic-scienc...
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Vanderbilt School of Medicine Basic Sciences @vubasicsciences.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
🔬 ✍️ In a powerful personal reflection, inaugural dean of the School of Medicine Basic Sciences Larry Marnett shares how decades of studying #cancer shaped his perspective when he faced his own diagnosis. Read his full story 👉 news.vumc.org/momentum/whe...
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When a scientist gets cancer
A cancer expert’s journey through his own diagnosis and care.
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Vanderbilt School of Medicine Basic Sciences @vubasicsciences.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
👩‍🔬 For more than 20 years, Colleen Niswender has been advancing small-molecule drug discovery. Now, she’s bringing that expertise to the next generation of drug discovery professionals as an instructor in Vanderbilt’s AD3 Certificate program. Explore the AD3 faculty 👉 hubs.li/Q04r558l0
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Vanderbilt School of Medicine Basic Sciences @vubasicsciences.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
🧬 A new method developed by researchers in the Ken Lau lab makes it possible to recover more intact cells from formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue samples—potentially unlocking difficult-to-access but valuable molecular information. Read more 👉 medschool.vanderbilt.edu/basic-scienc...
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Unlocking the past: New method helps gain insights into old tissues
New research from the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology will unlock previously inaccessible biological secrets from over 100-years’ worth of patient samples from across the globe.
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Vanderbilt School of Medicine Basic Sciences @vubasicsciences.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Registration is open for the 20th Annual Vanderbilt Postdoctoral Association #Symposium! Postdocs are encouraged to attend and share their #research. Faculty members can also participate by volunteering as symposium judges. 👩‍🔬 Register today 👉 news.vanderbilt.edu/2026/08/12/r...
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Registration now open for the 20th annual Vanderbilt Postdoc Symposium, faculty judges needed
As Vanderbilt celebrates the 20th annual Vanderbilt Postdoctoral Association Symposium and joins institutions across the country in commemorating 150 years of the U.S. postdoctoral position, this…
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Vanderbilt School of Medicine Basic Sciences @vubasicsciences.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
✨ Congratulations to the 2026 #LifeIsBeautiful Image Contest winners! 🥇 Spencer Rothfuss, “Nano Snowflake” 🥈 Hannah Collins, “The Art of Recycling” 🥉 James Hayes, “Zebrafish embryonic pupil” Discover the beauty of biology through microscopy: medschool.vanderbilt.edu/basic-scienc...
Scanning electron micrograph showing a mostly flat plane with small, medium, and large spheres throughout the midground and background. In the center of the image is a snowflake-looking, dark gray ice crystal.Two rows of vertical images that come together to make a composition. The bottom images are a repetition of the top images, but in different colors and placements (i.e, the top left image is the same as the bottom right image and the top right image is the same image as the bottom left image; the remaining image is in the middle in both top and bottom). The top left image looks like a green “c”; the bottom right is magenta. The top middle image is a network of purple over the same green “c”; the bottom middle is the same network, but in green over the magenta “c.” The top right is the same green c and magenta network, but with baby-blue cells overlaid on top. Dark blue lines crisscross the edges. On the bottom left, the cells are shown in cyan, but the dark blue lines remain.Egg-like shape (a zebrafish eye) with a bright yellow and orange circle in the middle (the pupil). The pupil is surrounded by a circle of dark blue and then purple and then red, though the colors fade into one another so that they change as if on a gradient. The whole thing is surrounded by what looks like a net with hexagonal holes; these are cell borders “lit up” by staining for the researcher’s protein of interest.
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VU Chemical Biology @vanderbiltvicb.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Looking for an easy way to keep up with what’s happening across the Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology? #Subscribe to the VICB Newsletter and stay connected with the latest from our #research community. @vubasicsciences.bsky.social @vumedicine.bsky.social @vuartsci.bsky.social
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VU Chemical Biology @vanderbiltvicb.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Celebrating five years of investment in innovation: Brighter Ventures Student Award granted to Victoria Howard to support artificial intelligence–driven vaccine design Read more: medschool.vanderbilt.edu/basic-scienc...
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Celebrating five years of investment in innovation: Brighter Ventures Student Award granted to Victoria Howard to support artificial intelligence–driven vaccine design
Artificial intelligence is transforming biomedical research, and the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Basic Sciences is preparing the next generation of scientists to lead that future through ...
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Gen Li @genlichem.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
I’m thrilled to share that I will be starting my independent career as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Vanderbilt University in August 2026! I am deeply grateful to everyone who has supported me along the way. Check my website for openings: genlilab.squarespace.com (1/4)
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VU Chemical Biology @vanderbiltvicb.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Please join the Department of #Chemistry on Monday, August 31st at the 2026-2027 Chemistry Colloquium Series with Professor, Zhongyue (John) Yang’s tenure talk Design Principle-Oriented Enzyme #Engineering: Mutexa Platform and #Applications, at 4:00 PM in 4327 SC. @vubasicsciences.bsky.social
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VU Chemical Biology @vanderbiltvicb.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Join us for an upcoming VICB Seminar featuring Dr. Binghe Wang of @GeorgiaStateU. “Studying the Puzzle of Reactive Oxygen Species: One Piece at a Time” 📅 Sept. 9 | 12:15 p.m. 📍 1220 MRB III
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VU Chemical Biology @vanderbiltvicb.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
New publications are now available on the VICB website! 👇
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