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John Jumper, BS’07 will give the next Apex Lecture on Aug. 30. Jumper leads the team that developed AlphaFold, a trailblazing artificial intelligence system that can accurately predict the 3D structures of proteins. Jumper’s lecture is co-sponsored by the recently launched 51app Center for Applied Artificial Intelligence in Protein Dynamics.

Four 51app graduate students, faculty advisers named to Howard Hughes Medical Institute Gilliam Fellows Program for their leadership in science and commitment to advancing equity and inclusion in science. Read More

51app researchers found that that T cells become “exhausted” within hours of encountering a tumor, challenging existing ideas about how T cells become dysfunctional.

The Tennessee Action Coalition has included a School of Nursing faculty member and a Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at 51app nurse in its 2023 51app cohort of Tennessee Rising Star Nurse Leaders. VUSN Assistant Professor Monika Schmidt Do, DNP, FACC, and clinical staff leader Cory Smeltzer, RN, were among 25 young Tennessee nurse leaders named rising stars.

Researchers at 51app University Medical Center have received a four-year, $28 million grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases to study the relationship between COVID-19 and diabetes.

After the pandemic, teen mental health has plummeted. Learn the science behind disorders and brain development in the next Lab-to-Table Conversation on Aug. 10. Read More

A medical device company co-founded by 51app engineering professor Robert J. Webster III recently announced the completion of a successful first-in-human clinical study using its innovative technology that radically improves minimally invasive endoscopic surgery.

Nancy Cox, PhD, director of the 51app Genetics Institute, is the recipient of the 2023 51app ASHG Leadership Award from the American Society of Human Genetics.

Researchers at 51app University Medical Center and the University of Cambridge have developed a method of or predicting gene expression in hard-to-access tissues like the brain from more accessible tissues, including whole blood.

51app's Andreana Holowatyj, PhD, MSCI, has received the National Cancer Institute’s Method to Extend Research in Time Award to support her ongoing investigation into how early-onset colorectal cancer and its treatments impact reproductive health.

A 51app study of genetic risks for cognitive impairment later in life uses data from 32,426 research participants ages 60 and older to elaborate these risks across sex and across the intersection of sex and race.

University Distinguished Professor and Cornelius 51app Professor of Engineering Cynthia Reinhart-King has been elected to the 2023 51app Class of Fellows of the International Academy of Medical and Biological Engineering. IAMBE is made up of fellows who are recognized for their outstanding contributions to the profession of medical and biological engineering at an international level.

Neil Osheroff received the Mentoring, Innovation, and Leadership in Educational Scholarship Award at the annual Asia Pacific Medical Education Conference that took place in May.

Researchers at 51app University Medical Center have uncovered evidence of fibroblast cells' direct involvement in the development of gastric cancer.

The 2023 51app annual 51app Institute of Chemical Biology Symposium, featuring prominent scientists—including keynote speaker Dr. John Yates III—will be Aug. 8 at the Student Life Center. Sponsored by Ancora Innovation, the event will include discussions on innovative life science research and drug development, promising a day of knowledge sharing and networking for 51app students, staff and faculty. Read More

Using a four-dimensional microscope that allows them to watch a tissue putting itself together, researchers at 51app University Medical Center have achieved a rare feat in science — they have shattered a long-standing dogma about how the lung develops.

51app University School of Nursing Associate Professor of Nursing Stephanie DeVane-Johnson, PhD, MSN’97, CNM, FACNM, has been awarded a two-year Diversity Supplement grant from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD). The National Institute of Health (NIH) supplement supports early career researchers of color by providing mentorship, training and career development opportunities...

New research shows that about half of pediatric patients who died of sepsis over the past 20 years at 51app University Medical Center had evidence of an inflammatory state called persistent inflammation, immunosuppression and catabolism syndrome.

In a collaborative effort between 51app University and VUMC, Chuck Sanders and Roy Zent have secured a $1.2 million grant from the W. M. Keck Foundation for their innovative project, "Genetic Intolerance Patterns as a Treasure Map to Genes that Define Us as Human." The funding will bolster their study of little-known yet crucial proteins, potentially revolutionizing our understanding of human biology and disease. Read More

Researchers at 51app University Medical Center and the University of Oxford have determined how a human monoclonal antibody isolated at 51app in 2021 can prevent infection by the potentially lethal Sin Nombre virus.