Stephen Doster

  • Vanderbilt University

    Virtual ORCID Workshop for Researchers

    The ORCID US Community Consortium, of which Vanderbilt is a member, is offering an ORCID Workshop for Researchers on Nov. 16. As many know, federal agencies and publishers increasingly ask for digital persistent identifiers like ORCID. The VU Libraries recommend this session if you do not already have an account. Virtual ORCID… Read More

    Oct. 22, 2023

  • Vanderbilt University

    Elevating user experience for our Basic Sciences community:  School of Medicine Basic Sciences implements FutureVU design system 

    We’re live!    For user experience designers like myself, one of the most exciting and challenging aspects of our work is the opportunity to bring fresh design concepts and user-centric approaches to websites. Read More

    Oct. 19, 2023

  • Apex Lectures

    Apex Lectures

    There are major inflection points in biomedical discovery that create new fields, new ideas, and new opportunities to impact human health. To recognize scientists at the pinnacle of their fields who have contributed to these inflection points, the Vanderbilt School of Medicine Basic Sciences launched the Apex Lecture Series. This… Read More

    Oct. 11, 2023

  • Lab-to-Table Conversations

    Lab-to-Table Conversations

      Sign up here to receive an invitation to our monthly conversations! https://medschool.prd.vanderbilt.edu/basic-sciences/wp-content/uploads/sites/64/2021/08/Lab-to-Table-Header.mp4   Tuesday, March 26, 2024, 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. CT “Biotech Entrepreneurship: Stories & Strategies” One-third of biotech executives are women, a statistic that shows progress toward gender diversity in industry leadership. This… Read More

    Oct. 10, 2023

  • Vanderbilt University

    Interview with a Vampire: Sesame Street’s Count von Count

    Vice Dean Chuck Sanders conducted his annual Halloween Interview, this time with Sesame Street’s Count von Count, a much loved and highly respected expert on teaching numerical skills to children.  Here is a transcript of their conversation. CS:   Mr. von Count, let me say what an incredible honor it… Read More

    Oct. 1, 2023

  • Interview with a Vampire: Sesame Street’s Count von Count

    Interview with a Vampire: Sesame Street’s Count von Count

    Vice Dean Chuck Sanders conducted his annual Halloween interview, this time with Sesame Street’s Count von Count, a much loved and highly respected expert on teaching numerical skills to children. Here is a transcript of their conversation. CS: Mr. von Count, let me say what an incredible honor it… Read More

    Oct. 1, 2023

  • Vanderbilt University

    Study reveals critical first steps to cancer

    As cells grow and divide, their DNA needs to be accurately replicated and properly segregated to new cells. Errors during replication or segregation can alter the genome and promote cancer. Now, researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have identified the mechanism by which the enzyme and tumor suppressor SETD2 prevents… Read More

    Sep. 28, 2023

  • Vanderbilt University

    $3M NSF grant to advance biomanufacturing

    A team of Vanderbilt engineers, biologists and education specialists have received a $3 million grant from the National Science Foundation to advance large-scale biomanufacturing of cell-derived nanoparticles that can deliver precisely targeted drugs to the site of a disease. The grant is part of the NSF’s Future Manufacturing program that is… Read More

    Sep. 28, 2023

  • Vanderbilt University

    Top five things to consider when preparing to purchase freezers for research labs

    Top five things to consider when preparing to purchase freezers for research labs By Selene Colon Research laboratories require reliable and efficient freezers to store various samples, including biological specimens, enzymes, antibodies, and other temperature-sensitive reagents. Second only to fume hoods, your lab’s cold storage (refrigerators, freezers, cold rooms) is… Read More

    Sep. 26, 2023

  • Top five things to consider when preparing to purchase freezers for research labs

    Top five things to consider when preparing to purchase freezers for research labs

    Top five things to consider when preparing to purchase freezers for research labs By Selene Colon Research laboratories require reliable and efficient freezers to store various samples, including biological specimens, enzymes, antibodies, and other temperature-sensitive reagents. Second only to fume hoods, your lab’s cold storage (refrigerators, freezers, cold rooms) is… Read More

    Sep. 26, 2023