Vanderbilt Lab for Immersive AI Translation

We’ve got a lot happening, check out our newsletter to see what’s newly hit Scopus from our community since last month! Read here: buff.ly/BdBx5Bc

PhD student Junlin Guo has been selected as an awardee for the Tarkington Family Scholarship! Check out our newsletter here:buff.ly/BdBx5Bc

We’ve unified AI-related seminars and visits into a single shared calendar, making it easier for our community to discover ideas beyond their home area View the calendar here: buff.ly/JkE2SiR Read more here: buff.ly/B6hCNNg

Congrats to Hanfeng Jules Zou on presenting their MS thesis, “Enabling Electrical Properties Tomography with Deep Learning: A Comprehensive Exploration.” Check out our newsletter here:buff.ly/BdBx5Bc

Congratulations to PhD student Yamin Li who has received the Sidney P. Colowick Graduate Student Scholarship! Check out our newsletter here: buff.ly/BdBx5Bc

Join us on April 27 (1:30–2:30 PM CST, Featheringill 129) for a seminar with Dr. Irvin Teh (University of Leeds) on Diffusion MRI in the Heart – Challenges and Opportunities. Register: buff.ly/wUPe0uw

Congrats to Xiao Li on presenting their MS thesis, “MedFoundationHub: Design, Secure Deployment, and Clinical Evaluation of a Medical Vision–Language Foundation Model.” Check out our newsletter here:buff.ly/BdBx5Bc

Our AI in the Classroom Faculty Seminar Series is a candid, faculty-led space for Vanderbilt and VUMC educators to share real experiences and practical strategies for navigating AI in higher ed. Check out our newsletter here:buff.ly/BdBx5Bc

At the Spring 2026 VISE Seminar, Jason Kerkmans (VALIANT IAP Partner Mindset Integrated) explored what happens when neuroimaging enters the courtroom. Check out our newsletter here: buff.ly/BdBx5Bc

Congrats to Xindong Zheng on presenting their MS thesis, “Deepme: AI-driven deep microbial–enzyme modeling to forecast soil CO₂ flux under warming at Harvard Forest.” Check out our newsletter here:buff.ly/BdBx5Bc

🚨 VALIANT Deeper Dive 🚨 Join us for a seminar with Mingxing (Ethan) Rao on Model Inversion from Generative Models 📅 Apr 28 | 1–2 PM CT 📍 FGH 200 + 💻 Zoom (remote option available) 🍪 Snacks provided 🔗 Learn more & register: buff.ly/IZ6gaH1

Two VUSE leaders, Bennett Landman and Christos Constantinidis, have been named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, honoring their contributions to interdisciplinary discovery and innovation. Check out our newsletter here:buff.ly/BdBx5Bc

AI Scholar Addison Cavender is bridging two worlds, childhood language development and epilepsy, to better understand how disruptions in brain networks shape naming, memory, and reading outcomes. Read more here:buff.ly/BdBx5Bc

Pre-registration for Discover AI closes this Friday! If you haven’t registered yet, make sure to do so before then. Want to promote your project or organization during the AI Demo Session? Sign up here: vu.edu/rsora

PhD student Shiyu Wang’s recent paper was recognized as a Featured Article in the Journal of Neuroscience! buff.ly/iJv5WNo Check out our newsletter here:buff.ly/BdBx5Bc

Faculty Seminar — April 7 @ 8:30am: “How should I adjust my lesson plans to account for AI use?” Discuss how assignments and assessments can evolve to maintain rigor, support authentic learning, and future-proof your teaching. Read more & register :buff.ly/BdBx5Bc

Vanderbilt just launched a new NIH R01 led by Brett Byram and collaborators to build a full functional ultrasound platform for imaging the adult human brain, with a path toward lower-cost, more accessible brain imaging. Read more:buff.ly/BdBx5Bc

Alchemists' Corner 🔬📚 Lots happening in the VALIANT community! Check out publications and updates that have appeared in Scopus since last month. Read more here: buff.ly/xZMJ6OK

VALIANT hosted Mengqi Wu (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) for a Deeper Dive seminar on multi-site brain MRI harmonization. Read more here: buff.ly/utKPGxG

VALIANT Ventures 🎉 Congratulations to Lily Gao, who was selected as runner-up for the SPIE Medical Imaging Wagner All-Conference Best Student Paper Award—a major recognition at one of the field’s leading conferences. Check out our newsletter: buff.ly/utKPGxG