Vanderbilt BME

We’re hiring! The Duvall Lab at Vanderbilt University is seeking an RNA Chemist / Oligonucleotide Scientist to join our interdisciplinary team developing next-generation RNA therapeutics.

Please note updated application links: Assistant Professor Position: apply.interfolio.com/173609 Professor Position: apply.interfolio.com/173610

We at Vanderbilt BME just launched a faculty search and are accepting applications for 1 senior (endowed chair possible for qualified candidates) and 1 jr position. TO APPLY: Assistant Professor Position: facultysearch.interfolio.com/16340/position… Professor Position: facultysearch.interfolio.com/16340/position…

We are recruiting Postdoctoral Fellows to lead new projects focused on engineering of extracellular vesicles for drug delivery, gene editing, and immunotherapy for cancer and autoimmunity! Learn more about the position at tinyurl.com/366zr4fw!

New paper out today in Nature BME on our albumin binding siRNA conjugate as a disease modifying drug for arthritis. Great team effort to get this out. If you’re a postdoc candidate or RNA chemist interested in this type of work, please hit me up! nature.com/articles/s4155…

🚨 Applications close TONIGHT! If you’ve been considering pursuing an M.S. in Engineering degree, this is your LAST chance—March 15 is the FINAL deadline! 🔗 Apply now before it’s too late! [apply.vanderbilt.edu/apply/] #VanderbiltEngineering #GradSchool #MastersProgram #STEM

⏳ FINAL HOURS! The Vanderbilt M.S. in Engineering application deadline is TONIGHT. Apply for our BME, ChBE, CE, EECE, ENVE, and ME programs. 📅 Don’t miss your chance—apply before it’s too late! 🔗 [apply.vanderbilt.edu/apply/] #GradSchool #STEM #VanderbiltEngineering

Delighted to announce the appointment of Dr. Craig Duvall @Duvall_Lab_VU, as the Associate Chair for Research Initiatives in the Department. Dr. Duvall's visionary outlook will play a key role in shaping our faculty mentorship and research infrastructure.

Please consider using the link below to register to join the Biomaterials Day meeting hosted at Vanderbilt on March 28. sites.google.com/view/vandy-bio… Abstract submission deadline will be extended to Jan 31. Please retweet!

@jbrunger @bonlwalton @OACJournal Exciting new paper on engineered cells for osteoarthritis treatment coming from BME Asst. Prof. Brunger Lab, led by BME PhD student @bonlwalton

Vanderbilt BME is looking for tenure/tenure-track faculty candidates with expertise in computational biomedical engineering. See detailed advertisement below. Deadline Dec 1. apply.interfolio.com/156324

The 2024 BMES Vandy BME crew. Lots of great science and networking!

Congrats to Vandy BME Prof. Todd Giorgio on new ARPA-H funding with Dr. Jennifer Herington (VUMC and VU) to innovate uterine-targeted delivery systems for therapeutics designed to suppress premature uterine contractions during pregnancy.

📢 Calling all Ph.D. applicants: the School of Engineering is waiving application fees. For details, see: vu.edu/vuse-grad

Has been a great week of science, including hanging out with new and old lab members, at Drug Carriers GRC. Honored to be voted in as future meeting co-chair.

Congrats to BME Prof Duco Jansen on election as chair of the Gordon Research Conference on Optics and Photonics in Medicine and Biology. Dr. Jansen will curate a scientific program covering Quantum Biophotonics to Surgical Guidance, and from Optical Imaging to AI/ML.

Our own Dr. John Gore was recently recognized by Research.com ranking of the best scientists in the field of Neuroscience. Dr. Gore ranked #88 in the US, #135 in the world and #1 at Vanderbilt University, based on more than 88,000 citations to his published work.

Former Duvall Lab member and VU BME PhD student, Dr. Thomas Werfel, has been awarded tenure and will soon be promoted to Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Mississippi, starting July 1. Congratulations @OleMiss_iNBS !

Kristin (Poole) O’Grady, assistant professor at @VUMChealth and @VanderbiltU assistant professor of Biomedical Engineering, has received research support of over $2.4 million for her investigations of progressive multiple sclerosis using advanced imaging: vu.edu/ogrady-ms-imag…

Lab Topgolf outing was a great way to celebrate and wish farewell to Shrusti. She is watching the ball and her grad school days fade into the horizon!