Research

Vanderbilt University has been named one of the world’s most innovative universities. Vanderbilt ranked 20th in the second annual Reuters Top 100, which aims to identify the institutions doing the most to advance science, invent new technologies and help drive the global economy. Vanderbilt climbed 14… Read More

Vanderbilt’s Center for Transportation and Operational Resiliency (VECTOR) will receive $1 million of a total $7 million, five-year U.S. Department of Transportation grant aimed at preserving and optimizing the nation’s transportation system. Craig Philip VECTOR was selected as part of a consortium headed by the University of Arkansas, and researchers… Read More

It comes down to privacy — biomedical research can’t proceed without human genomic data sharing, and genomic data sharing can’t proceed without some reasonable level of assurance that de-identified data from patients and other research participants will stay de-identified after they’re released for research. Data use agreements that carry penalties… Read More

Imagine a “DNA photocopier” small enough to hold in your hand that could identify the bacteria or virus causing an infection even before the symptoms appear. This possibility is raised by a fundamentally new method for controlling a powerful but finicky process called the polymerase chain reaction. PCR was developed… Read More

Clare McCabe (Vanderbilt University) Clare McCabe, professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, has been appointed associate dean of the Graduate School and director of the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs, Mark Wallace, dean of the Graduate… Read More

  The sensor detects molecular markers of IBD using a minimally-invasive endoscope that can be easily integrated into a routine colonoscopy exam. Credit: Vanderbilt University Vanderbilt researchers have developed the first sensor capable of objectively identifying inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and distinguishing between its two subtypes. The device represents a… Read More

Sinead Miller, a PhD student in biomedical engineering, discusses her new company on the last day of the new IMPACT class. (Heidi Hall/Vanderbilt University) Robert Webster III launched his first company, Virtuoso Surgical, in April. He completed the National Science Foundation’s I-Corps program for new tech companies… Read More

Vanderbilt School of Engineering Dean Philippe Fauchet has been named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors. Philippe Fauchet Election to NAI Fellow status is a high professional distinction accorded to academic inventors who have demonstrated a prolific spirit of innovation in creating or facilitating outstanding inventions that have… Read More

Impressive grants, cutting-edge research hallmark of recent hires The School of Engineering is stepping up recruiting efforts to ensure a continued pipeline of talented young professors, with administration increasing its focus on creating a diverse faculty. This year, the school unveiled its Emerging Scholars in Engineering Lecture… Read More

A two-member team from Vanderbilt has won the 2016 iDASH Healthcare Privacy Protection Challenge, a competition open to international participants and devoted this year to privacy protection for genome analysis in a cloud computing environment. The competition’s two other winning teams were in large part composed of members from industry… Read More