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Facility Spotlight: Cryo-EM Facility
May. 27, 2022—The CSB Cryo-Electron Microscopy Facility houses three Thermo Scientific cryo transmission electron microscopes for high resolution data collection of biological specimens by tomography and single-particle analysis. The goal of the facility is to make TEM accessible to all interested researchers at Vanderbilt. The staff provides extensive training to new users in the facility. They also provide...
Facility Spotlight: Biomolecular NMR
Feb. 17, 2022—The Biomolecular NMR Facility is a state-of-the-art center located in the round building that is part of the Stevenson Center Complex on the main Vanderbilt campus. The staff are happy to help research groups start an NMR project, discuss the project specifications or do a pilot/feasibility study for a grant or a new research direction....
Eichman and Meiler elected AAAS fellows in 2021
Jan. 28, 2022—Congratulations to Brandt Eichman, William R. Kenan, Jr. Chair and professor of biological sciences and professor of biochemistry, and Jens Meiler, distinguished research professor of chemistry, on being elected 2021 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Eichman and Meiler are among seven Vanderbilt faculty who were recognized by their peers for...
CSB Alumni Spotlight: Sanjay Mishra, PhD
Jan. 28, 2022—Sanjay Mishra, Ph.D., is an alumnus of both the Mchaourab and Georgiev labs at CSB. He used his time here to hone a wide variety of skills, which he uses in his varied scientific roles. What is your current job title and responsibilities? I am currently a staff scientist at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center and...
CSB Spotlight: Jackson Lab
Jan. 19, 2022—Lauren Parker Jackson, assistant professor of Biological Sciences, got her start in the lab of Gerald Stubbs right here at Vanderbilt University. You might say, “She’s one of our own!” After a detour across the pond, Dr. Jackson is back at VU combining two of her loves – science and mentoring students – and having...
AlphaFold at Vanderbilt: Seminar & Workshop – January 18
Jan. 14, 2022—The Center for Structural Biology, the Program in Personalized Structural Biology and the Program in the Molecular Basis of Genetic Diseases hosts a seminar and workshop to introduce AlphaFold to the Vanderbilt community. The series of talks and tutorials is scheduled for Tuesday, January 18, from 9:00am until noon CT and will be presented via...
CSB Alumni Spotlight: Paul Barrett, PhD
Jan. 14, 2022—Paul Barrett, PhD, completed his doctoral work in 2013. He’s always had an avid interest in science and wanted to combine that love with helping others. He developed an interest in studying neurodegeneration in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases while working in the lab of Chuck Sanders. Paul received the Karpay Award in 2013 and presented...
2021 Year in Review
Dec. 22, 2021—In a year with many global setbacks, here’s a reflection of the many accomplishments and contributions from the CSB/MBTP community during 2021 – and it doesn’t include the more than 115 research papers that were published. Impressive!
Meiler Lab works with computer game to allow citizen scientists to assist in research
Dec. 17, 2021—Meiler lab researchers, Thomas Scott, research scientist/engineer, and Rocco Moretti, research associate professor, like to think of science as a game. Their favorite game to play is Foldit, a crowdsourced computer game enabling citizen scientists to assist protein folding research by competing with one another to achieve the best score possible for a folded structure....
Welcome New CSB Employees: Sai Medury & Mariam Haider
Dec. 14, 2021—The Center for Structural Biology welcomes Sai Medury and Mariam Haider to the team! Sai is as associate system administrator brought in to help maintain and troubleshoot CSB systems. He plays the role of CSB liaison to ACCRE and will work closely with the ACCRE team to fast-track task projects related to CSB systems. He’ll...
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