Empowering biomedical researchers to innovate, create, mentor, and make enduring contributions.
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The Edge for Scholars office is your Vanderbilt home for academic faculty research career development across the spectrum of basic, translational, and clinical disciplines.
Our team provides tools to promote careers, demystify the nature of academic life, teach strategy, develop stronger approaches to inevitable challenges, and encourage both scholars and their mentors.
Our team provides tools to promote careers, demystify the nature of academic life, teach strategy, develop stronger approaches to inevitable challenges, and encourage both scholars and their mentors.
Building Your Career
Leading Training Programs
EFS How To
- Find out about Vanderbilt Faculty Reasearch Scholars & key dates
- Track your scholars in Flight Tracker
- Gain access to the Funded Grants Library
- View the Edge Seminars schedule
- View the Newman Seminars schedule
- Contact a member of the Edge team
- View Research Funding & Awards Bulletin Board
- Share your success. We tweet your funded grant/published paper/award
- See all Frequently Asked Questions
EFS Reach
Vanderbilt's NIH career development awards exceed $10 million, with 121 early faculty conducting research that spans the basic discovery and translational spectrum. Vanderbilt is currently home to nine K12 awards and 48 T awards. Talent abounds.
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# of mentors
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# of grants
32305
# of publications
CAREER DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES [ view all events ]
Maintaining Motivation in the Face of Setbacks
May 1, 2025 | 12:00 pm | Stacey Satchell | PRB 206 [ In-Person ]
Grant Pacing Workshop R: Session 1
May 13, 2025 | 9:00 am | Dr. Reyna Gordon | 2525 West End, Ste 1010 [ In-Person ]
Grant Pacing Workshop K: Session 1
May 15, 2025 | 9:00 am | Dr. Julie Bastarache | 2525 West End, 6 Floor Boardroom [ In-Person ]
MAJOR EVENTS
