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Grief Support and Advance Directives Lunch & Learn
Sep. 9, 2021—The Vanderbilt Memory & Alzheimer’s Center (VMAC) will be offering a free Lunch & Learn webinar event where attendees can learn more about Grief Support and Advanced Directives. Facilitated by Dr. Renã Robinson, Associate Professor of Chemistry at Vanderbilt University, the online event will take place on Wednesday, September 15, 2021, 12:00pm- 1:00pm. Register here.
VU Chemistry Fall 2021 Forum Series Kicks Off with RASR Lab’s Jasmin Tindal
Sep. 2, 2021—The Vanderbilt University Chemistry Forum Series for Fall 2021 will commence on Thursday, September 2, 4:15pm-5:00pm with RASR Lab graduate student Jasmin Tindal presenting. Her topic is “Development of a High-Throughput Proteomics Platform to Study Racial Disparities in Alzheimer’s Disease” in Stevenson Center 4327.
Renã A.S. Robinson, Ph.D. Receives Chancellor’s Award for Research in EDI
Aug. 31, 2021—Renã A.S. Robinson, Ph.D. was one of 13 faculty members honored during Vanderbilt University’s Fall Faculty Assembly on August 26. Dr. Robinson received the Chancellor’s Award for Research in Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI). The award recognizes teaching, research, service and commitment to diversity. Recipients are honored for their contributions and commitment to the university.
Dr. Tiffany Freeman Joins Belmont University
Aug. 24, 2021—Dr. Tiffany Freeman will join Belmont University as an Adjunct Professor beginning August 2021 . She will be teaching Classical Double Bass for education, jazz, and classical music majors. Tiffany earned her B.M. in Double Bass Performance from the University of Missouri – Columbia, Missouri and received both her M.M. and DMA (Doctor of Musical...
Jasmin Tindal Receives Interdisciplinary Training Program in Alzheimers’s Disease T32 Appointment
Aug. 16, 2021—RASR Lab graduate student Jasmin Tindal has been appointed to Dr. Angela Jefferson’s Interdisciplinary Training Program in Alzheimer’s Disease (T32). Dr. Jefferson is a licensed clinical psychologist, Professor of Neurology, and Founding Director of the Vanderbilt Memory and Alzheimer’s Center (VMAC) at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. At VMAC, Dr. Jefferson oversees an interdisciplinary team of...
Nadjali Chung Awarded 69th ASMS Conference Stipend
Aug. 16, 2021—RASR Lab Ph.D. candidate Nadjali Chung was awarded a $300 student stipend to attend and provide support at the 69th ASMS Conference to be held on October 31 – November 4, 2021 in Philadelphia, PA. Nadjali is the presenting author for her abstract titled Integrating Online Ozonolysis-IM-MS Workflows: Enhancing Conversion Efficiency. ASMS sponsors a student...
VICB 2021 Student Research Symposium
Aug. 14, 2021—Bailey Bowser and Katie Kapp participated in Vanderbilt University’s VICB 2021 Virtual Student Research Symposium on August 12. Bailey’s poster presentation titled “Quantitative Proteomics to Study Aging in Rabbits” received an award in the Chemical Synthesis section. Katie presented a poster titled “Plasma Proteomics to Study Disparities in Sepsis”