Vanderbilt researcher outlines how whales’ sensory systems have evolved through imaging technology
Feb. 14, 2022—Dec. 2, 2021, 9:00 AM By Andy Flick, Evolutionary Studies Initiative scientific coordinator If you’ve ever had an ear infection that made you dizzy or unbalanced, the infection likely was affecting your vestibular complex—part of the intricate system of hard and soft tissues that make up the inner ear. Knowledge of this structure has been...
Researchers aim to define host-parasite interactions by modeling the effects of coinfection on community dynamics
Feb. 14, 2022—Research conducted at Vanderbilt by Faith Rovenolt and Ann Tate has been published in a new study in The American Naturalist that models how parasites interact to affect their host’s behavior. The results of the research reinforce an understanding of t...
Graduate student to study biological evolution in Malaysia through ESI grant
Feb. 11, 2022—Audrey Arner, a first-year Ph.D. student, recently earned a pilot research grant from Vanderbilt’s Evolutionary Studies Initiative to study the evolutionary mismatch hypothesis in Malaysia. The basis of the research seeks to understand how genetic char...
Vanderbilt-led researchers show that generalist species are ‘jack of all trades and masters of all’
Feb. 9, 2022—Led by Larisa DeSantis, biological scientists demonstrate that the ability to both specialize and generalize is not unique to humans.
Seven Vanderbilt faculty elected as AAAS fellows in 2021
Jan. 26, 2022—Provost Cybele Raver joins six others Vanderbilt as a 2021 fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world’s largest general scientific society.
Megan Behringer named 2022-24 Dean’s Faculty Fellow
Jan. 21, 2022— Assistant Professor Megan Behringer has been awarded the Steven and Bunny Fayne Dean’s Faculty Fellowship in Biological Sciences
Amanda Lea named 2022-24 Dean’s Faculty Fellow
Jan. 21, 2022— Assistant Professor Amanda Lea has been awarded the Frank Kelly Dean’s Faculty Fellowship in Climate Studies.
Assistant Professor Lauren Parker Jackson is Featured by NIH
Jan. 20, 2022—Dr. Jackson participated in a Q&A with science writer Abbey Bigler which was featured in the Biomedical Beat Blog for the National Institute of General Medical Sciences. You can read Dr. Jackson’s interview regarding her career and research here!
Vanderbilt researchers combine paleontology and fluid physics to uncover Ediacaran nurseries
Jan. 7, 2022—Looking at prehistoric organisms allows Simon Darroch and his students to describe how, when and why complex life evolved on this planet. Their work is a piece of the puzzle in understanding how likely it is that we’ll find complex life beyond Earth.
Vanderbilt scientist’s team project wins $55,000 for cell research
Jan. 6, 2022—Lars Plate wins $55,000 from Scialog to further collaborative research on cell behavior.