
Vanderbilt School of Medicine Basic Sciences
@VUBasicSciences
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We do basic biomedical research at @VanderbiltU. At Basic Sciences, we are cultivating curiosity and creating cures. Follows/RTs are not endorsements.
Nashville, TN
Joined October 2016
🎉 Congratulations Maria Hadjifrangiskou on her new role as senior assistant dean in the Office of Biomedical Research Education and Training! She'll oversee all aspects of biomedical graduate education at @VanderbiltU. Read more about her appointment 👉
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Happy #FourthofJuly! 🇺🇸 Whether you're spending time in the lab or enjoying fireworks with friends and family, enjoy this red (nucleus), white (Golgi apparatus), and blue (actin filaments) crawling cell videoed through a microscope. 📸: Dylan Burnette @MAG2ART
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Researchers from @VU_EVresearch @VanderbiltU attended the @IsevOrg 2025 conference in Austria! 🌍 Their presentations showcased cutting-edge work on how extracellular vesicles contribute to #disease and development. Learn more 👉
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RT @MAG2ART: Large extracellular vesicles called "migrasomes" forming from thin retraction fibers left behind by a crawling cell. Method DI….
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RT @klingensteinorg: Congratulations @QuynhA_Nguyen, Ph.D., recipient of a Klingenstein Fellowship Award in Neuroscience for the project "I….
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Congratulations to @QuynhA_Nguyen on receiving the prestigious @klingensteinorg Fellowship to support her innovative #research into the cellular mechanisms that contribute to #epilepsy. 🧠 . Read more about her work 👉
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@VandyBiochem @Cancer_Cell The researchers developed an EGFR-targeted RNAi molecule, EFTX-G12V, that selectively silences the KRASG12V mutation—one of the most common and previously untargeted KRAS mutations. Their approach boosts tumor suppression and improves safety across multiple cancer models.
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A new study by @VandyBiochem researchers Pradeep Pallan, Martin Egli, and colleagues showcases a major leap in RNAi #cancer therapy. This innovation could pave the way for more effective treatment strategies in KRAS-driven cancers. Read in @Cancer_Cell 👉
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RT @WCNDD_TN: 🎉 Thanks to all who joined us to celebrate 5 years of the Warren Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery!. We’re proud of the….
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📖 @VanderbiltU researchers @MAG2ART published a study in @NatureCellBio about blebbisomes—mobile vesicles that #cancer cells use to evade the immune system. Thanks to @VandyLibraries' transformative publishing agreements, this science is freely available.
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RT @Vanderbilt_GR: A new @NIH-funded study from Vanderbilt researchers maps the human kidney in unprecedented molecular detail. Using advan….
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Grad students and postdocs explored the diverse spectrum of #careers in biomedical #science at the @VUbretASPIRE 2025 annual career symposium! 🌟 . Trainees connected with industry experts, explored career options, and gained valuable insights 👉
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🧠🔬 Can spinal cords heal themselves? By studying animals with regenerative abilities, @CigliolaLab uncovers the molecular signals that could one day lead to #spinalcord repair in humans, which could transform #recovery from spinal injuries and beyond. 👉
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Congrats to Sharon Roth! 👏🏾👏👏🏻👏🏽 She works in Doug Mitchell's lab and her favorite thing about @VandyBiochem? How kind and welcoming folks are! "Everyone I've met in other labs, in classes, at department events, at instrument facilities has been fantastic."
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RT @VanderbiltU: Vanderbilt was recently ranked among the 30 most beautiful college campuses in the U.S. by @TravelLeisure! . "With some 1….
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RT @VanderbiltCSB: New findings from the @ChazinWalter lab & collaborators suggest that combining 5hmC with olaparib can restore the sensit….
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🌟 A big congratulations to the @VUbretASPIRE team Ashley Brady, Mary Gray Lindstrom, Angela Zito and Kathy Gould for being a recipient of the Excellence in Corporate Collaboration Awards! This #award is for their leadership of ASPIRE on the Road.
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RT @VUmedicine: Please join us in congratulating @VanderbiltMSTP students Jeewoo Kim (G3) and Megan Tigue (G4) on being two of only ten rec….
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🧠 Can #nicotine improve cognitive function? @DrPaulNewhouse of @VandyPharm and @VUMChealth weighs in for @Slate on how nicotine—separate from smoking—might support memory and attention, especially in older adults or those with neurological conditions. 👉
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