Michelle Bukowski

VISE welcomes Pingkun Yan, PhD, to our Fall Seminar series. Pingkun Yan, PhD Professor and Department Head, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Date: Thursday, September 24, 2026 Location: Light Hall 214 Time: 11:45 am for lunch,12:00 start Title: From Routine Images to Patient-Specific… Read More

A multidisciplinary team of Vanderbilt researchers has received a prestigious R37 grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to develop an enhanced visualization and navigation system for the endoscopic treatment of upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC), a cancer of the kidney’s inner… Read More

VISE welcomes Ruogu Fang, PhD, to our Fall Seminar Series. Ruogu Fang, PhD Flowers Family Dean’s Faculty Fellow Biomedical Engineering Department, College of Engineering Vanderbilt University Date: Thursday, September 10, 2026 NEW Location: Light Hall 214 Time: 11:45 am for lunch,12:00 start Title: Multimodal AI… Read More

“Ultimately, the difference between having real-world impact and having a cool thing that sits on a desk is: Can you get it into the hands of the consumer?” For James Weimer, that question is central to his research and to his role in Vanderbilt’s growing Innovation Ambassadors program, led… Read More

Eleven of Vanderbilt University’s most promising recently tenured faculty have been awarded spots in the 2026 Chancellor Faculty Fellows program. This year’s recipients demonstrate exceptional and innovative scholarly achievement. “These scholars represent the next generation of academic leaders, advancing the bold ideas and transformative research that are… Read More

Soft-robotics specialist receives NIH award for novel stent that aids swallowing for patients with esophageal cancer Xiaoguang Dong, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, has received an R21 grant—designed to support early-stage, exploratory research—from the National Institutes of Health for a magnetically powered stent that could help… Read More

Vanderbilt NeuroCline, a consortium of researchers from Vanderbilt Health and Vanderbilt University, has received a prestigious award to explore using artificial intelligence to find new drug targets for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), the most common form of motor neuron disease (MND). Read More

Krish Roy, Bruce and Bridgitt Evans Dean of Engineering and University Distinguished Professor, presented 13 awards to outstanding faculty and staff at a reception following the final School of Engineering faculty meeting of the 2025-2026 academic year on May 5. Roy also announced the award of emeritus status to four… Read More

This spring, the Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center named six people in the Vanderbilt community as recipients of its annual awards. The Mary Jane Werthan Award is presented annually to someone who has contributed significantly to the advancement of women at Vanderbilt University. The award honors three qualities characteristic of the first… Read More