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Dissertation Defense – Alyssa Rodriguez

May. 13, 2021—Alyssa Rodriguez, of the Eichman Lab, presents the Biological Sciences Dissertation Defense: “Biochemical studies of replication-dependent DNA repair by endonuclease VIII-like 3” on June 4, 11:00am via Zoom. To request the Zoom link, please contact Julian Hillyer.

Dissertation Defense – Oscar Ortega

May. 13, 2021—Oscar Orlando Ortega Sandoval, of the Lopez Lab presents the CPB Dissertation Defense: “Analysis and visualization of signal execution in network-driven biological processes” on May 26, 9:00am via Zoom. To request the Zoom link, please contact Patty Mueller.

Titan Krios Cryo-Electron Microscope Fully Operational

Apr. 27, 2021—The CSB Cryo-EM Facility is thrilled to announce that the G4 Titan Krios cryo-TEM, located in the basement of the Engineering and Science Building, is fully operational and accepting biological samples for imaging. The Titan Krios utilizes levels of automation to collect high-resolution data for single-particle analysis and cryo-electron tomography. Complete with Gatan BioQuantum K3...

Research Spotlight: Sanders Lab

Mar. 18, 2021—Although the world might have shut down last year, Vanderbilt Researchers worked at home and during the research ramp-up to find ways to crack the code of SARS-Co-V2. Research from the Sanders Lab that targets the SARS-CoV-2 E membrane protein. The research focuses on the ability to create a ‘weaponized’ E protein which will be...

Yi Ren named Dean’s Faculty Fellow

Feb. 17, 2021—Congratulations to CSB Researcher Yi Ren, Biochemistry, on being recognized as a School of Medicine Basic Sciences Dean’s Faculty Fellow. She and Gregor Neuert, MPB, follow in the footsteps of inaugural fellows Marija Zanic, CDB, and Manuel Ascano, Biochemistry. The Ren Lab’s most recent work revealed that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, exploits the...

Borden Lacy named director of Center for Structural Biology

Jan. 11, 2021—Borden Lacy (Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology) has been named Director of the Vanderbilt Center for Structural Biology. She has been CSB Deputy Director since 2017. Walter Chazin is stepping down as CSB Director after 21 years at the reins. He is taking over as the Program Director of the Chemical and Physical Biology Program. Read...

Michael Rosen presents Discovery Lecture

Jan. 8, 2021—Michael Rosen, PhD, professor and chair of Biophysics at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, will discuss mysterious cellular compartments known as “biomolecular condensates” as part of the Discovery Lecture Series. Rosen’s lecture, “Cellular Organization Through Liquid-Liquid Phase Separation,” is on Thursday, Jan. 14 at 4 p.m. via Zoom. All participants need to register...

James Hutchison wins Karpay Award

Dec. 21, 2020—Congratulations to James Hutchison for being named the 2021 recipient of The Karpay Award in Structural Biology. “I am honored to receive this award,” James said. James has been a member of the Sanders Lab for over five years, allowing for a multitude of collaborations from all over. Significant collaborations include work with the Mu-Ping...

Hassane Mchaourab awarded IES Silver Medal

Sep. 3, 2020—CSB Researcher Hassane Mchaourab was awarded the 2019 IES Silver Medal for Biology/Medicine by the International EPR (ESR) Society. The goal of the IES is to stimulate scientific development of electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR), also known as electron spin resonance (ESR) spectroscopy, facilitate communication among EPR (ESR) researchers, and encourage the use of EPR (ESR)...

Chuck Sanders named Protein Society president

Sep. 3, 2020—Congratulations to CSB Researcher Chuck Sanders! Chuck is the president-elect of The Protein Society. He will serve as president for three years, during which he will also be the chair of the Executive Council of the organization.

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