News and upcoming events in the Department of Pharmacology @vanderbiltU @VUBasicSciences
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Thrilled that my lab's second paper is published today
@PNASNews! 🥳 We used spatial transcriptomics to investigate axial-level and sex differences in the molecular and cellular organization of the mouse spinal cord, as well as alterations in neuropathic pain.
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Interested in getting a PhD in biomedical sciences? Apply for Vanderbilt IGP and QCB pathways! A great opportunities to explore broad direction in biology. @VUBasicSciences @VanderbiltU
On October 23, Vanderbilt Pharmacology hosted Pharmapalooza 2026, bringing together our first- and second-year graduate students to showcase their research and exchange ideas!
👏 A huge thank-you to our student presenters, organizers, and faculty for making this event possible!
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New paper from the lab in @CellReports! 🎉🐟
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BREAKING NEWS
The 2026 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel “for their discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics.”
Congratulations to Erin Calipari, PhD, on being named a 2026 Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists Finalist in Life Sciences!
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Congratulations to @hamm_heidi on receiving the ASBMB Herbert Tabor Research Award!
We’re thrilled to celebrate this well-deserved recognition!
#ASBMB #Biochemistry #MolecularBiology #ResearchExcellence
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Super excited that my PhD Student Melissa successfully passed her qualifying exam!! We’re so proud of you!👏🥳
Join the Vanderbilt Department of Pharmacology for our 2026 Fall Seminar Series!
Hear from leading researchers across pharmacology, neuroscience, and biomedical science throughout the semester.
📅 Tuesdays | ⏰ 4:00 PM
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🌟 Faculty Highlight! Meet one of the incredible people who helps make Vanderbilt Pharmacology such a great place to work, learn, and discover. Get to know them beyond their role! First up, Shan Meltzer PhD!⬇️
We’re now on LinkedIn! 🎉
Follow the Vanderbilt School of Medicine Basic Sciences Department of Pharmacology to stay connected with our latest research, department news, accomplishments, and opportunities.
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Vanderbilt Pharmacology retweeted
Towards visualization of mammalian synapse assembly.
doi.org/10.7554/eLife.107635…
Stable excitatory-inhibitory synapse balance despite dynamic turnover | eLife
✨ What keeps neural circuits balanced as synapses constantly change? Researchers in the @LabSando developed new tools to visualize synaptic dynamics at high spatiotemporal resolution, revealing how circuits maintain stability amid ongoing remodeling.
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🧠 How do billions of cells in the #brain communicate, adapt, and shape #behavior? That’s the question driving the research of Ege Kavalali, chair of @VandyPharm. Learn how Kavalali’s journey has shaped his groundbreaking work. 👉 news.vanderbilt.edu/2026/07/…
Congratulations @CigliolaLab! We are so excited and can’t wait to see what your future holds.
Thrilled to share that our lab has received its first NIH award through an NIGMS R35 MIRA! Grateful to @NIH, NIGMS, my lab members, mentors, collaborators, colleagues, and @VandyPharm @VanderbiltU for making this possible. Looking forward to the next five years of discoveries!!
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