Research Enterprise Newsletter - February 2008: Faculty News
VICTR launches Investigator Advocate Program
The Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical and Translational Research has launched the new Investigator Advocate Program (IAP). Investigator Advocates are Research Support Services personnel who are available to guide newer researchers through the entire administrative process, serving as a liaison between the investigator and the many administrative offices with which interactions are required before, during and through the conclusion of a research study. The IAP was developed to help researchers, particularly new and inexperienced researchers conducting investigator-initiated research, with the appropriate resources to promote and enhance their research. All investigators seeking guidance with clinical and translational research at VUMC are encouraged to apply. To request an Investor Advocate, log on to StarBRITE and sign in using your VUNet ID and password. If you have questions or need more information, contact Tara Helmer at 2-5571 or via e-mail.
Forster presents lecture on protein synthesis, drug discovery
Tony Forster, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Pharmacology, was recently invited by a member of the Nobel Committee in Chemistry, Måns Ehrenberg, to give a seminar at the oldest university in Scandinavia, Uppsala Universitet. Forster's seminar, delivered overlooking an ancient Swedish castle and cathedral, was titled "Protein synthesis, directed evolution and drug discovery."
Macdonald to deliver Wartenberg Lecture
Robert Macdonald, M.D., Ph.D., Professor and Chair of Neurology, will be delivering the Wartenberg Lecture titled "Molecular Pathogenesis of Genetic Epilepsies Associated with GABAA Receptor Mutations" during the 2008 Presidential Plenary Session at the American Academy of Neurology meeting in Chicago in April. The Wartenberg Lecture is the most prestigious named lecture of the Academy and is given once per year.
Chazin gives lecture at MUSC
Walter Chazin, Ph.D., Director of the Center for Structural Biology and of the Molecular Biophysics Training Program, gave the plenary lecture at the Structural Biology Symposium at the Medical College of South Carolina on Feb. 1 to mark the launch of the MUSC Center for Structural Biology. "Flexible Modular Proteins in DNA Replication and Repair Machines"
