- TB Research on World TB Day: Yuri van der Heijden
Today is World Tuberculosis Day, held every year on March 24 to commemorate the date in 1882 when Dr. Robert Koch announced his discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacillus that causes tuberculosis (TB).
[caption id="attachment_2202" align="alignleft" width="300"] Dr...
- The Newbie’s Excellent Infographic Adventure
Our research team was preparing for the release of a paper describing alcohol use around the time of conception and in early pregnancy. We were heartened to find that while 55% of women used alcohol in that timeframe, 90% of them quit drinking and 8% reduced use promptly at the t...
- 2017 National Public Health Week
The Vanderbilt MPH Program will host a series of free campus events celebrating National Public Health Week, April 3 to 7, 2017. All are welcome to attend.
Click here to RSVP by Monday, March 27.
Contact: Rebecca Mohr
Monday, April 3
Panel: Nashville, Healthiest...
- Three (Grant) Peeves in a Pod: Trials and Tribulations
Ever since the holy trinity important things have come in threes—listen up. Study section will not (and should not) cut you slack.
1.) No matter how many clinical trials you have completed, don’t count on your coattails.
We need all the details: Recruitment, enrollment, ra...
- Translational Newbies: Awesome FREE Advice
Do you have great patient recruitment skills and not-so-cutting-edge tools to look at outcomes?
Do you worry that your basic science model won't hold up in a clinical trial?
Do you have no idea HOW to do a large-scale clinical trial?
Fear not! Science Magazine has offered an...
- What Do You Want a Nanocourse On?
Good things come in small packages. The Edge for Scholars plans to offer nanocourses in some or all of the following topics. These courses will require reading of current and future blog posts, various accountability measures and/or homework, and include a capstone assignment s...
- Limited Submission Opportunity in Cancer – April 12
Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) has been invited to participate in The V Foundation 2017 V Scholar Award. The V Scholar award is a $200,000 grant awarded in two annual installments of $100,000. Only direct costs of the research are supported by this award.VUMC may nominate...
- Limited Submission Opportunity in Neuroscience, Gastroenterology, Regenerative Medicine and Oncology – March 27
VUMC has been invited to nominate up to two candidates for the 2017 Takeda Innovators in Science Award. Sponsored by the Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. and administered by the New York Academy of Sciences, this award was established in November 2016 and recognizes a promising Early Ca...
- Sure You’re Overcommitted? Here’s A Hint…
Have you surrounded your phone and laptop with notes saying 'Say No!'?
Do you look at next week's schedule and wonder what were you thinking?
Do you leave meetings looking like this guy?
If so, you may have a bad case of overcommitment syndrome.
Can the Fighty Squirre...
- Post Like a Pro: 3 FREE Resources to Make Your Social Media Posts Stand Out
You’re a professional and you want your social media posts reflecting that! But if you’re not a graphic designer and you don’t have one on staff, it might feel like an unfair challenge to get YOUR post noticed. Never fear, for you too can be a social media posting pro, or at leas...
