About Quantum Potential

Quantum Potential highlights just a few of the thousands of innovative and interdisciplinary research initiatives taking place at Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center each year.

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Welcome to Quantum Potential

Quantum Potential is a platform that celebrates the groundbreaking work of scholars, scientists and artists at Vanderbilt University who are tackling some of the world’s most pressing challenges. Hosted by Jad Abumrad, our video series takes you behind the scenes of pioneering research, while the podcast, hosted by Vanderbilt Provost C. Cybele Raver, dives deeper into the stories of the people driving change. Join us as we explore how these trailblazing minds are unlocking new possibilities and shaping a better future.

What is Quantum Potential?

The idea for Quantum Potential was born soon after Jad Abumrad joined Vanderbilt University and began meeting the university’s researchers and scholars. He quickly realized: “These people are not just brilliant. If the ideas of any one of these people pop off, we could suddenly be living in a different, better world.”

Research at Vanderbilt

Vanderbilt University is an R1 research and education institution globally renowned for transformative, interdisciplinary work. In the most recent NSF Higher Education Research and Development survey, Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center ranked in the top 10 among private universities and in the top 25 overall.

Explore Research Initiatives
  • $1B+

    in external research funding awarded to Vanderbilt and VUMC in fiscal 2023
  • 1,500+

    patent applications, industry license agreements, and material transfer agreements completed in FY23
  • $96M

    in licensing revenue generated in FY23