Kate Clowes Moster, of the Chuck Sanders lab, is the winner of the 2026 Dr. Anne Karpay Award in Structural Biology! bit.ly/2026-karpay @vubasicsciences.bsky.social @vanderbiltvicb.bsky.social @vandybiomed.bsky.social

@vanderbilt.edu and Ancora Innovations continue their collaboration to advance translational research and health care innovation. VICB recognizes the importance of partnerships that connect discovery with real-world impact. Learn more: bit.ly/47T1ZOP

🧬 🪦 Dean emeritus Larry Marnett, Mike Goodman (staff scientist in the Sanders lab), and senior advisor to the dean Chuck Sanders paid their annual visit to the grave of Oswald Avery, the scientist “best known for his discovery that DNA serves as genetic material. profiles.nlm.nih.gov/spotlight/cc

A recent study from ZJ Yang Lab examines how structural flexibility contributes to cold adaptation in cellulases. Read more: www.vanderbilt.edu/csb/2025/10/...

Some of our leaders attended the 2025 Biomedical Research Training Conference, hosted by the Association of American Medical Colleges’ Group on Research, Education and Training. They shared Vanderbilt's innovative approaches to trainee recruiting, mentoring, and more! 👉 news.vumc.org/2025/10/08/v...

Colleagues and former trainees gathered to honor Dr. Larry J. Marnett, Dean Emeritus, Distinguished Professor, and founding leader of the Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology (VICB). Celebrating 50 years. 🔗 Read more: bit.ly/4nhbP2w @vanderbilt.edu @vubasicsciences.bsky.social #wednesday

Congrats to @bpbrown.bsky.social on his single-author paper recently published in @pnas.org! Read more on how he tackles a key roadblock for AI in drug discovery medschool.vanderbilt.edu/basic-scienc... @vubasicsciences.bsky.social

@caltech.edu doctoral student Vida Robertson highlighted a publication from Jens Meiler, from @vanderbilt.edu, who describes using Rosetta to design antibiotic peptides called lanthipeptides with antibiotic properties. Read more here: buff.ly/d6k8HvB #SBGrid #NMR #ProteinDesign

Open science! 📖 Notes from the first @andolab.bsky.social beamtime for the @diffuseproject.bsky.social - check it out! diffuse.science/logbook/beam...

¡No olviden solicitar a nuestro premio de viaje para asistir a la conferencia @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social #BPS2026! Vean más detalles de cómo solicitar en el fondo 👇 --- Don't forget to apply to our travel award to attend the #BPS2026 Meeting! See application instructions below 👇

With a new collaboration called diffUSE, the @stephanieaw.bsky.social lab is helping to advance our understanding of protein motion, leading to a new paradigm in dynamic structural biology. @vubasicsciences.bsky.social medschool.vanderbilt.edu/basic-scienc...

Congratulations to @dougkojetin.bsky.social!

We thank our sponsor #Pfizer for this amazing opportunity! 🤩🤩🤩

August's software push includes updates to over 20 titles including ACPyPE, AlphaPulldown, Boltz, CCP-EM, ChimeraX, CryoDRGN, Doppio, fpocket, Geneious, Gnuplot, ISOLDE, IsoNet, MDAnalysis, MemBrain-seg, Napari, NMRFx-Analyst, and many more. More information here: buff.ly/KhZw2Tb #SBGrid #Software

Want to get involved, share your ideas, or just stay in the loop with email updates? Let us know here: forms.gle/37pK2smABwbg...

Recent computational work on cold-active bidomain cellulase from the @mutexazjy.bsky.social lab published in Protein Science: "Linker‐mediated domain separation enhances cold adaptation in cellulases" @vuartsci.bsky.social @vanderbiltvicb.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Cool news from the @stephanieaw.bsky.social lab!

🎊Congratulations to CSB researcher Yi Ren on her promotion to Associate Professor of Biochemistry! 🥂

📚 Did you know? Vanderbilt-affiliated researchers have access to thousands of academic journal articles through the Annette and Irwin Eskind Biomedical Library! Several tools are offered that can be helpful when accessing library resources on the open web. 👉 medschool.vanderbilt.edu/basic-scienc...

It's just around the corner! Register now: medschool.vanderbilt.edu/vicb/2025-st...

Deadline extended! Submit your images to the Second Annual CISR Life is Beautiful Image Contest! New deadline is July 18. Open to anyone with CISR-acquired images. More details here. medschool.vanderbilt.edu/basic-scienc...

🌟 Meet Sheila Elder, an administrative officer for the WCNDD whose passion and dedication make research and operations run smoothly behind the scenes. A fun fact about her? "It has been scientifically proven that I make the best banana pudding in the world." medschool.vanderbilt.edu/basic-scienc...

New work from Yang Lab, Link Lab and Yi-Lei Zhao takes a first step toward structural prediction of RiPPs: lasso peptide. nature.com/articles/s41... Access the tool here: lassopred.accre.vanderbilt.edu @vanderbiltvicb.bsky.social

New findings from the @chazinwalter.bsky.social lab & collaborators suggest that combining 5hmC with olaparib can restore the sensitivity of chemoresistant BRCA1/2-deficient cells. 🎉Congrats to 1st author Suhas Kharat! @vubasicsciences.bsky.social doi.org/10.1016/j.jb...

🌟 A big congratulations to the BRET ASPIRE team including Ashley Brady, Mary Gray Lindstrom, Angela Zito and Kathy Gould for being a recipient of the Excellence in Corporate Collaboration Awards! This recognition is for their leadership of ASPIRE on the Road. news.vanderbilt.edu/2025/06/11/e...

🔬The AIMS program at Vanderbilt trains scientists how to use MALDI imaging mass spectrometry—a technique that allows for spatial mapping of molecules in tissues. The most recent event, hosted early May, included researchers from all over the world. 🌎 medschool.vanderbilt.edu/basic-scienc...

The external speakers are set and ready to navigate the intersection of #AI & #StructBio for the Bridging Atoms and Algorithms: A Symposium on AI and Structural Biology. 🗓️Tuesday & Wednesday, March 17–18, 2026 🏫Campus of Vanderbilt University bit.ly/4ldBOaz

Stand up for Science. ALWAYS. #sciencematters #standupforscience mailchi.mp/proteinsocie...

Congrats to Lisa Monteggia, Ege Kavalali, Kevin Schey, Ken Lau, and Chuck Sanders who were recognized for their impactful research, mentorship, and service at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Spring Faculty Meeting! 👏 Learn more about their recent awards 👉 news.vumc.org/2025/06/06/s...

New research from the Plate and Meiler labs offers promise for treatment-resistant cystic fibrosis patients. 1st author Eli McDonald has personal reasons for the research. Read more ... medschool.vanderbilt.edu/basic-scienc... @vubasicsciences.bsky.social @vanderbiltvicb.bsky.social

Meet @prash-singh.bsky.social of the Iverson lab. He’s getting used to the spotlight from his recent @smartereveryday.bsky.social appearance. He’s still the down-to-earth Prash who is always ready to respond to the “call of duty." bit.ly/prash2025 @vubasicsciences.bsky.social #cryoem #research

🔥 #New from VICB researchers at @vanderbilt.edu : cutting-edge papers on mass spec, synthetic biology, neurogenesis, COVID dynamics, drug discovery & more! 🧬🔬 📖 Explore them all here: medschool.vanderbilt.edu/vicb/2025/04... #Science #Chemical #Biology #Biotech #Academic #VanderbiltResearch

💰 Amid today’s competitive research landscape, Vanderbilt offers a comprehensive suite of internal #funding programs for faculty that support many disciplines of #research and scholarship. Read more 👉 news.vanderbilt.edu/2025/05/12/t...

New Title Alert: NMRFx Structure- a tool that can be used to generate and analyze macromolecular structures and predict chemical shifts. Learn more here: buff.ly/dCII1Cf #SBGrid #Software #StructuralBiology

🧠 New research is redefining how we understand brain communication. Scientists have uncovered “nanoblocks”—tiny but powerful structures that help shape synaptic function and plasticity. This work has broadened our understanding of neurons' organization. medschool.vanderbilt.edu/basic-scienc...

Congrats to Mathew Frischman, the Department of Biochemistry May Trainee of the Month! 👏🏾👏👏🏻👏🏽 Mathew works in John Kuriyan's lab and his advice for other students is to not take advice from a second year. 😆 "My second piece of advice is to try new methods for standard techniques."

Mark your calendar and spread the word ... @vubasicsciences.bsky.social @vanderbiltvicb.bsky.social @vucellimaging.bsky.social @vandybiomed.bsky.social #structuralbiology #AI #research #cryoem #cryoet #protein

🌍 From China to Vanderbilt, Yi Ren's inspiring journey as an international researcher was celebrated at the 2025 Viral Research Symposium! Ren spoke about the challenges, opportunities, and lessons that have shaped her decades-long #career. Read more 👉 medschool.vanderbilt.edu/basic-scienc...

Want to learn about lots of careers at once? Want to network with people in those fields? Registration for ASPIRE's famous Career Symposium is open for one more day!! medschool.vanderbilt.edu/career-devel...

Things tend to slow down in winter, but Elsa Ding and Yaoyukun Jiang from our group have engineered a 'cold-adapted' version of a mesophilic amylase. Even with a 45-degree temperature drop, we still observe 30% activity. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... @angewandtechemie.bsky.social

Dr. Rong Sun and members of the Qiangjun Zhou lab are redefining synaptic architecture using nanoblocks as key organizing units in the postsynaptic density. Read more ... bit.ly/4jTKTFg @vubasicsciences.bsky.social

Join us for the exciting Cell Dynamics Symposium at Vanderbilt! Poster deadline coming up May 12th. Everyone welcome - please repost!

Physics-based modeling is key to unlocking the full potential of enzyme engineering!

11th NIH R25 Train the Trainer SBGrid Consortium workshop at @harvardmed.bsky.social-this one specifically for the #CryoEM Facility leaders. #RELION & #CryoSPARC in @amazonwebservices.bsky.social (AWS) cloud environment. Melissa Chambers & Daniel Stoddard will co-lead the new CryoACCESS initiative.

Sanders lab Postdoc @drstefanski.bsky.social lab motto might be “a place for everything and everything in its place.” Outside the lab she likes to wreak a bit of havoc in Smashville! That is, when it doesn’t get in the way of a good book. Meet Katherine…@vubasicsciences.bsky.social bit.ly/42yJzRY

Looking forward to digging into this new @natchembio.nature.com review article by my colleague @stephanieaw.bsky.social (and @fraserlab.com)! @vanderbilt.edu @vumedicine.bsky.social @vanderbiltcsb.bsky.social pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40275100/

Enzyme engineering is entering a new era characterized by the integration of computational strategies. The John Yang lab shows how physics-based modeling will help the field of computational enzyme engineering reach its full potential. Read more ... www.nature.com/articles/s43...

Congrats to Kelly O’Rourke, the Department of Biochemistry's Trainee of the Month! 👏🏾👏👏🏻👏🏽 Kelly works in the lab of @dougkojetin.bsky.social and her advice for other students Make self-care a priority. "When I have balance in other areas of my life, I feel more productive and motivated in the lab."

Our lab was featured in an NHK-World news story on the impact of science cuts, including how they are trying to change the narrative on DEI. www.linkedin.com/posts/chryst...