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Duvall to receive 2015 Society for Biomaterials Young Investigator Award for regenerative medicine research
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering Craig L. Duvall has received a Society for聽Biomaterials 2015 Young Investigator Award for his achievements in the field of biomaterials research within 10 years of receiving his doctorate. The award will be presented at the Society鈥檚 2015 annual meeting in… Read MoreJan. 26, 2015
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MS graduate students Kevin Miller and Kelsey Beavers featured in Vanderbilt News
KEVIN MILLER Kevin Miller reflected in his optoelectronic device. With a slight turn of the tweezers holding it, an inch-long, mirrored chip reflects the face of its creator. Less obvious than Kevin Miller鈥檚 smile are tiny filters on the chip鈥檚 surface that he hopes will one day… Read MoreJan. 2, 2015
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David Wright elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
David Wright, Stevenson Professor of Chemistry, has been elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. KEEP READING>… Read MoreNov. 24, 2014
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Sokrates Pantelides, elected a Fellow of the IEEE
Sokrates Pantelides, University Distinguished Professor of Physics and Engineering; William A. and Nancy F. McMinn Professor of Physics and Professor of Electrical Engineering, has been elected a Fellow of the IEEE. Read MoreNov. 24, 2014
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New form of crystalline order holds promise for thermoelectric applications
Scanning Transmission Electron Microscope image showing the interlaced crystalline structure. (Wu Zhou/ORNL) Since the 1850s scientists have known that crystalline materials are organized into 14 different basic lattice structures. However, a team of researchers from 天美传媒官网 and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) now reports… Read MoreNov. 14, 2014
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Yaqiong Xu receives SEC faculty travel grant
Ten Vanderbilt faculty members will take part in the 2014-15 SEC Faculty Travel Grant Program. Now in its third year, the program provides support for selected faculty members to collaborate with colleagues at other Southeastern Conference member institutions. In addition, seven faculty from other SEC schools will collaborate at Vanderbilt. Read MoreOct. 30, 2014
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Improving breast cancer chemo by testing tumors in a dish
One of the tragic realities of cancer is that the drugs used to treat it are highly toxic and their effectiveness varies unpredictably from patient to patient. However, a new 鈥渢umor-in-a-dish鈥 technology is poised to change this reality by rapidly assessing how effective specific anti-cancer cocktails will be on an… Read MoreOct. 28, 2014
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Coffee-ring diagnostic offers hope in poorest regions
The ring that an evaporating drop of coffee leaves on the counter might be the solution to saving hundreds of thousands of lives. Research accelerating at Vanderbilt offers new hope in diagnostics for malaria and other diseases. The interdisciplinary team is led by… Read MoreOct. 24, 2014
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James Crowe elected to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies
James Crowe, Ingram Professor of Cancer Research, Professor of Pediatrics and Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, Director of Vanderbilt Vaccine Center, has been elected to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies. Keep Reading>… Read MoreOct. 20, 2014
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VINSE Welcomes John Wilson, Assistant Professor in Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
John T. Wilson, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering B.S., Oregon State University, 2002 Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2009 Wilson鈥檚 research interests focus on developing molecularly engineered materials for biomedical applications, with an emphasis on intracellular delivery of biologics, cancer immunotherapy and cell-based therapy for diabetes. Read MoreOct. 4, 2014