School of Medicine, Basic Science

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School of Medicine Basic Sciences

Join us in celebrating the spirit of generosity and community on Vanderbilt Giving Day 2024. Every contribution, no matter the size, is a testament to the power of collective action.

When you choose to give to School of Medicine Basic Sciences, your gift will directly support:

  • Our world-class laboratories and departments that provide students the opportunity to advance research, design, and develop new techniques and collaborate across disciplines.
  • Financial security through discovery grants for our forward-thinking faculty so that they can take the risks necessary to address the most difficult biomedical research challenges.
  • Funding for the Roger Chalkley, Ph.D. Critical Need Fund which directly supports Ph.D. students who are in a moment of crisis to help them continue in their studies.
  • The Simple Beginnings Fund, which welcomes our new Ph.D. students in the biomedical sciences each year and provides student programming throughout the year.
  • The Warren Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery Fund which directly supports the advancement of drug discovery, and the creation of novel technologies to address some of the worldโ€™s most prevalent brain disorders including Parkingsonโ€™s, Alzheimerโ€™s, schizophrenia, major depressive disorder, dystonia, autism, among many others.

By giving, you join the entire Commodore community in making a significant impact on our school. Your contribution today will not only count toward our Dare to Grow campaign goal, but also fuel our mission for generations to come.

As we continue to build upon our legacy of innovation, inclusivity and trailblazing research, your support is crucial. Together, we can shape the future of our university and make a lasting impact. #VU4LIFE

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DesignationsDonorsRaised ($)
Stanley Cohen Innovation Fund0$0
School of Medicine, Basic Sciences60$36,042
Warren Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery_211$332
Lee E. Limbird Chair in Pharmacology0$0
Molecular Physiology & Biophysics Lab Fd for Dr Hasty0$0
Frank Chytil PhD Meml Travel Schlrp-Biochemistry Students0$0
Joel G. Hardman and Mary K. Parr Chair in Pharmacology0$0
Department of Cell and Developmental Biology3$56
Emily and H. Campbell Haynie Scholarship0$0
William K. Warren, Jr. Chair in Medicine0$0
The Karpay Award in Structural Biology0$0
Lubomir Hnilica Lectureship Endowment-Biochemistry0$0
F. Tremaine Billings Fund0$0
Department of Pharmacology5$560
Simple Beginnings Fund9$1,320
Translational Research-Cortez-Biochemistry0$0
Burrus Medical School Scholarship Fund0$0
Limbird Dissertation Award0$0
Lisa Monteggia Research0$0
Thomas Lance Research0$0
Jerri Rook Research Lab0$0
Department of Biochemistry0$0
O D Carlton II Scholarship0$0
James T & Olivia R Allen Scholarship Fund0$0
Philip W Felts Lecture Series in the Humanities0$0
Barlow Family Director of Vanderbilt Brain Institute0$0
Warren Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery- Outreach and Advocacy0$0
John Exton Memorial Fund0$0
Dudley F. Peeler Jr. Graduate Student Research Fund0$0
Colbran Lab Support0$0
Richard McEwen German, Jr. and Marjorie Wolff German Fund0$0
Clinical Pharmacology Research-Dr Wood0$0
Biomedical Research Education & Training (BRET)0$0
Vanderbilt Biochemistry-Armstrong Fund0$0
Jackie Corbin & Sharron Francis Travel Award2$114
Natalie Overall Warren Chair in Biochemistry0$0
VICB Sponsored Lecture Series0$0
Education Support Fund0$0
Orrin H. Ingram II Chair in Cancer Research0$0
Hortense B. Ingram Chair in Cancer Research0$0
Leukemia Soc of Amer-Dr Wahls0$0
John G Coniglio Prize in Biochemistry0$0
Charles R Park Student Education Fund2$150
Doctor of Audiology Degree Program0$0
Stanford Moore Chair in Biochemistry0$0
ASPIRE Scholar Fund0$0
Richard R Crutcher MD Res Fund in Molecular Neuroscience0$0
Quantitative Systems Biology Center (QSBC)0$0
Geoffrey David Chazen Award-Innovation in Med Educ0$0
Mary and William O. Inman Jr. Scholarship Fund0$0
Beck Shultz Schizophrenia Research Fund0$0
Dean's Loan Fund0$0
J Hal & Velma E Smith Cancer & Diabetes Rsrch Fd0$0
Vivien Casagrande Scholarship in Systems Neuroscience0$0
Thompson-Green Fund0$0
Pat Farley Endowment0$0
John N Shell Endowment Fund0$0
Mass Spectrometry Research Fund for Dr. Richard Caprioli0$0
Haley Award0$0
Willard R and Louise W Faulkner Fund-Biochemistry0$0
Graduate School Epidemiology Program/Studies0$0
Robert E. Sullivan Scholarship0$0
Sean Davies Lab0$0
Harry J Guffee Scholarship Fund0$0
Molecular Physiology & Biophysics Graduate Educ Fd2$114
William N Pearson Fund0$0
Glen A. Millikan Lectureship0$0
Simerly Obesity Research Initiative Award0$0
Pharmacology Graduate Education Enhancement Fund1$100
Allan D. Bass Chair in Pharmacology #10$0
Dr. Ann Richmond Research Lab Fund0$0
Center for Stem Cell Biology0$0
Translational Research-Sean Davies-Pharmacology0$0
Medical Physics Program0$0
Cindy Connolly Memorial Fund0$0
National Academies-KECK Futures Fund-Dr Hamm0$0
Vanderbilt Medical School M.D./Ph.D. Scholarship Fund0$0
Pharm Res/Mfg of Amer Student Fellowship-Joshua Fessel0$0
Biochemistry Department Graduate Education Fund2$67
Translational Research-William Tansey-Cell/Dev Biology0$0
Alpha Kappa Kappa Scholarship Fund2$300
Earl W Sutherland Lecture0$0
Hypertension Research Fund0$0
Aileen M Lange & Annie Mary Lyle Chair-Cardiovascular Res0$0
Vanderbilt Brain Institute0$0
Elaine Sanders-Bush Fund in Pharmacology0$0
Harlan Howard Taylor Surgical Scholarship Fund0$0
Biostatistics Education Program1$50
Roundtable Society Fund0$0
Tracers in Metabolic Research: Principles and Practice of Kinetic Analysis0$0
Clinical Pharmacology Laboratory Fund0$0
Dr. Brian Wadzinski Research0$0
Pharmacology & Cardiac Vascular Res Lab0$0
John E Chapman Lecture in Ecology of Med & Md Educ0$0
Alcon Universal Ltd-Dr Brash0$0
Department of Pharmacology Graduate Education Fund1$40
Reed L McJunkin Graduate Schlp-Hearing & Speech Sciences1$10
Parkinson's Disease Research Fund for Dr. Jeffrey Conn0$0
H Houston Merritt Scholarship Fund0$0
VICB Graduate Fellowship0$0
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co Fund-Dr Roger Cone0$0
Vanderbilt Center for Addiction Research (VCAR)5$3,060
Leo Schwartz Jr Fund0$0
Roger Chalkley, Ph.D. Critical Need Fund0$0
J. F. Fox Medical School Scholarship Fund0$0
MD/PHD Program Scholarship Fund0$0
Albert Weinstein Memorial Fund0$0
Allan & Sara Bass Pharmacology Grad Student Assistance Fd0$0
Emeritus Faculty Office0$0
Pharmacology-Tina Iverson Lab0$0
Department of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics2$520
North American Hair Research Society Award-Dr Everts0$0
Parkinson's Disease Endowed Research Fund0$0
Tadashi Inagami, Ph.D. Chair in Biochemistry0$0
Grant R. Wilkinson Lectureship in Clinical Pharmacology0$0
James Preston Miller Scholarship Fund0$0
Department of Pharmacology-Dr. Boutaud's Fund0$0
Interdisciplinary Graduate Program0$0
Richard Armstrong Chair for Innovation in Biochemistry0$0
Charles D. Weaver's Lab-Pharmacology0$0
Center for Structural Biology0$0
Blossom Caster Scholarship0$0
Young Biomedical Research Scholar Fund0$0
Dolores Shockley Lectureship and Award in Pharmacology0$0
Carrie Jones, Ph.D. Laboratory Support0$0
Translational Research-Albert Reynolds-Cancer Biology0$0
Lucile R Anderson Scholarship Fund0$0
Trey Gray Drug Discovery Fund0$0
Vivien Casagrande Lectureship in Systems Neuroscience1$100
Ike Robinson Lecture Fund0$0
Barbara D Murnan Memorial Scholarship Fund0$0
Peter F McManus Trust Fund-Dr Saunders0$0
Annie Mary Lyle Chair0$0
Allan D. Bass Lectures Fund0$0
Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP)0$0
School of Medicine, Basic Science Dean's Discretionary Fund0$0
Department of Cancer Biology1$10
Charles Rollo Park Mem Fund-Diabetes & Metabolic Disease0$0
Merck & Co Fund- Dr Biaggioni0$0
Microbiology and Immunology Graduate Education0$0
Medical School Endowment0$0
BRET Postdoctoral Association0$0
Research Fund for Dr. Frederick P. Guengerich0$0
Vito Quaranta Faculty Fund0$0
Hearing & Speech Sciences Graduate Education0$0
Yull Lab Research Fund0$0
Leon W. Cunningham Fund1$42
Huntington's Disease Research0$0
Molecular Physiology & Biophysics-Dr. Danny Winder Lab0$0
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Gradhat icon12%Undergraduate Alumni
Friends icon7%Friends
Parent icon7%Parent
Book icon5%Student
Suitcase icon1%VU Board of Trust
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