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It’s that time of year when Vanderbilt pride meets purpose! Choose a little piece of Vandy gear—socks, beanies or a Squishmallow—when you give to Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Basic Sciences by Nov. 8. Give your gift here: buff.ly/K9uPAsl #Vanderbilt #SOMBS #myvandy

We are honored to announce that John Kuriyan was reappointed as dean of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Basic Sciences! Please join us in congratulating John in the comment section below and read more about his reappointment here: buff.ly/2dcJgg1

🎉 More time to celebrate protein science! The deadline for 2027 Protein Society Awards and Fellows nominations has been extended to November 15, 2026! 🏆 Nominate an outstanding colleague today: www.proteinsociety.org/protein-soci...

VICB member, Dr. Zhongyue (John) Yang and his team developed MutexaGPT, an #AI tool that turns scientific intuition into actionable enzyme designs, with potential applications in #medicine and sustainable manufacturing. Read more: as.vanderbilt.edu/news/2026/10... @vubasicsciences.bsky.social

⏳ 6 days left! Nominate a colleague for The Protein Society’s 2027 Awards or Fellows by Nov. 1. 🏆 Recognize excellence in protein science—membership isn’t required to nominate or be nominated! 🔗: www.proteinsociety.org/protein-soci...

#Congratulations to Dr. John Kuriyan, on his reappointment as dean of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Basic Sciences! Read more: news.vanderbilt.edu/2026/10/26/j... @vubasicsciences.bsky.social @vanderbilt.edu

Join us for the Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology seminar, October 28! Dr. Ming Hammond from the University of Utah will present, Studying bacterial signaling and antibiotic activity in real-time in live cells., at 12:15PM in 1220 MRB III. @vubasicsciences.bsky.social

We're hiring! The Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology is seeking a Chemical Management Specialist to support compound management and high-throughput screening operations. Learn more and apply: ecsr.fa.us2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

#New in Science Advances : #Researchers uncover how #protein dynamics initiate heme #biosynthesis, with #support from VICB's MDSC. Read the study and explore more recent publications at our website: medschool.vanderbilt.edu/vicb/publica... @vubasicsciences.bsky.social

We're hiring! The Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology is seeking a Chemical Management Specialist to support compound management and high-throughput screening operations. Learn more and apply: ecsr.fa.us2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

Congratulations to Vanderbilt Ph.D. student, Kelly O'Rourke from VICB member, Dr. Douglas Kojetin’s lab on receiving a 2026 PhRMA Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship in Drug Discovery! Read her recent Q&A: www.phrmafoundation.org/news-events/...

🏆 Recognize excellence in protein science! Submit nominations for The Protein Society’s 2027 Awards or Fellows by Nov. 1, 2026. Membership isn’t required to nominate or be nominated! www.proteinsociety.org/protein-soci... #PS41

🌉 Save the date for #PS41 Join The Protein Society July 9–12, 2027, at Hilton San Francisco Union Square for protein science, workshops, and networking. Thank you to our hardworking Program Planning Committee! 🧬 Stay tuned for registration details coming soon

Research from the Doug Mitchell lab identifies how the enzyme IscS delivers sulfur for a specific modification of ribosomal proteins, revealing a new role in protein chemistry. Supported by Vanderbilt's MDSC and Proteomics Core. Read the article at medschool.vanderbilt.edu/vicb/publica...

One day, two big events! The Vanderbilt Center of Extracellular Vesicle Research retreat and the Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology student research symposium both took place on Friday, Sept. 25. Students, faculty, and visiting scholars gathered together to share their groundbreaking research.

Join us for the Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology seminar, October 28! Dr. Ming Hammond from the University of Utah will present, Studying bacterial signaling and antibiotic activity in real-time in live cells., at 12:15PM in 1220 MRB III. @vubasicsciences.bsky.social

Disease-causing pathogen rewires gut metabolism to secure nutrients for growth: Study news.vumc.org/2026/04/30/d...

VICB member, Dr. James Crowe Jr., and his team at #Vanderbilt Health have identified potent anti-measles antibodies, now licensed for further development and #clinical testing as a potential new #treatment. Read more: www.nashvillepost.com/business/hea... @vubasicsciences.bsky.social

🏆 Help recognize excellence in protein science! Nominate a colleague for The Protein Society’s 2027 Awards or Fellows. Nominators and nominees don’t need to be TPS members! 📅 Deadline: Nov. 1, 2026 🔗 www.proteinsociety.org/awards-eligi...

Our full story about Larry Marnett's Honn-McGiff Lifetime Achievement Award is live! Read more to learn more Larry's 50-year career of groundbreaking discoveries and scientific leadership in the bioactive lipids research field: buff.ly/fuoro68

Join us for the Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology seminar, October 14! Dr. Danica Fujimori from the University of California, San Francisco, will present, Nascent Peptide Recognition by the Ribosome-Targeting Antibiotics, at 12:15PM in 1220 MRB III. @vubasicsciences.bsky.social

Join us Oct. 21 for the next Apex Lecture featuring M. Madan Babu, chief data scientist at St. Jude's Research Hospital, who will describe how data science, structural biology, pharmacology, developmental biology, and genetics can be combined to understand GPCR function across scales.

From #assay development to identifying promising compounds, VICB's HTS Core and MDSC help researchers #advance their discoveries. Dr. F. Peter Guengerich shares how both cores have supported his research. Explore VICB's research cores: medschool.vanderbilt.edu/vicb/

Check out Sophie Kivlehan's elevator pitch, featured by Vanderbilt's Institute for #Infection, #Immunology and #Inflammation (VI4). Watch here: www.flickr.com/photos/20383... @vubasicsciences.bsky.social

Join us for the Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology seminar, October 14! Dr. Danica Fujimori from the University of California, San Francisco, will present, Nascent Peptide Recognition by the Ribosome-Targeting Antibiotics, at 12:15PM in 1220 MRB III. @vubasicsciences.bsky.social

New research led by Ana Chang-Gonzalez, PhD, uses machine learning to uncover how genetic variants disrupt KCNQ1, a cardiac ion channel linked to long QT syndrome. Read more: www.vanderbilt.edu/csb/2026/10/... @vubasicsciences.bsky.social

Vanderbilt’s Department of Biochemistry is recruiting a tenure-track Assistant Professor! The search welcomes researchers using innovative approaches to address biomedical problems at the molecular level. Applications reviewed beginning Nov. 1. Apply: apply.interfolio.com/193899

Meet Gen Li, one of Vanderbilt’s newest faculty members! Read more: news.vanderbilt.edu/2026/10/01/n... @vubasicsciences.bsky.social @vanderbilt.edu

Dr. M. Madan Babu, chief data scientist and senior vice president for data science at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, will deliver a School of Medicine Basic Sciences Apex Lecture on Wednesday, Oct. 21. @vubasicsciences.bsky.social @stjuderesearch.bsky.social

🎃 October’s Under the Microscope is here! Explore an imagined Halloween interview with Jacques Monod, TPS award nominations, upcoming events & Protein Science highlights. 📬 Read: mailchi.mp/proteinsocie...

VICB member, Dr. James Crowe, and his team have developed potent human monoclonal #antibodies against #measles that have now been licensed by Saravir Biopharma for further development and #clinical testing. news.vumc.org/2026/09/28/c... @vubasicsciences.bsky.social

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

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

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

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...

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!

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!

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