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VMAC Lunch & Learn – African Americans & Alzheimer’s Disease
Jun. 1, 2022—June is Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month. Did you know that African Americans are twice as likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease? Join VMAC for its monthly Lunch and Learn, “African Americans and Alzheimer’s” at this virtual event on Wednesday, June 15, 2022, at 12:00 pm and learn more about how health disparities in Alzheimer’s disease are affecting...
NOBCChE Awarded 2022 Public Service Award
Apr. 21, 2022—The National Science Board has given the 2022 Public Service Award to the National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers (NOBCChE). President of the organization, Dr. Renã A.S. Robinson, is an associate professor of chemistry in the College of Arts and Science. Read More
Dr. Khiry Patterson Receives Award at 3rd Annual Vanderbilt AD Research Day
Apr. 4, 2022—Dr. Khiry Patterson, Postdoctoral Scholar at Vanderbilt University’s RASR Lab, was awarded 2nd place for his poster presentation titled, Establishing Quality Control Procedures for Large-Scale Discovery Based Proteomics Analysis of Human Plasma at the 3rd Annual Vanderbilt Alzheimer’s Disease Research Day held on Thursday, March 31 at the Vanderbilt School of Nursing. MyVU News reported that...