Research at Vanderbilt

Vanderbilt University and Medical Center researchers are at the forefront of asking questions and posing innovative solutions to some of the most challenging questions facing us today. In academic year 2009, faculty across all disciplines received over $521 million in external funding for research. Vanderbilt is also one of only 10 universities ranked in the top 20 on each of two key indicators: US News & World Report's "Best Universities and Colleges" (ranked 18) and federal obligations for science and engineering research and development (ranked 20).

Research Spotlight

Exploration Science Journal

• Network turns soldiers' helmets into sniper location system March 19, 2009
• World's smallest periscopes view cells from several sides at once Feb. 25, 2009
• Echoes discovered in early visual brain areas play role in working memory Feb. 18, 2009
• Robots monitor emotional state of children with ASD Feb. 17, 2009
• Nanoscale imaging of whole cells in liquid Jan. 27, 2009

News & Information Resources

• VUCast: Vanderbilt's News Service
• MyVU
• Quick Facts about Vanderbilt
• Vanderbilt Medical Center News & Publications
• Informatics Center
• Libraries
• Online expert directory
• Research research (Newspaper about research)
• TV News Archive
• Vanderbilt Institutional Research Group (VIRG)
• Vanderbilt Office of Federal Relations

Funding Opportunities

• Internal Funding Opportunities - University Central
• Internal Research Grants at VUMC
• External Funding Resources - Medical Center, Engineering & Science Faculty
• External Funding Resources - Humanities and Social Science Faculty
• Guide to Grant Resources
• Office of Corporate & Foundation Relations
• FIND Grants

Research Administration

• Vanderbilt University Office for Research Policy & Administration
• Vanderbilt Medical Center Office of Research
• Division of Sponsored Research (DSR) – University Central
• Grants & Contract Management (GCM) – Medical Center
• Office of Contract & Grant Accounting (OCGA)
• Office of Technology Transfer and Enterprise Development (OTTED)

Services for Researchers

• Advanced Computing Center for Research and Education (ACCRE)
  
• Peabody Office of Research Enhancement
• VUMC Research Support Services
• Vanderbilt Center for Science Outreach: Research opportunities for high school students
• Vanderbilt Undergraduate Summer Research Program (VUSRP)

Compliance

• Clinical Research
• Compliance Program
• Environmental Health & Safety
• Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)
• Institutional Review Board (IRB)
• Medical Center Compliance

Research at Vanderbilt's Colleges and Schools

• Interdisciplinary Centers, Institutes and Initiatives
• Research at Medical Center
• Research and Scholarly Activity at Vanderbilt School of Nursing
• Research at Owen Graduate School of Management
• Faculty and Research at Peabody College