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J Med Chem Perspective: Allosteric Molulation of Seven Transmembrance Spanning Receptors is in the Top 20 Most Read Manuscripts for 2012.  Click here to view paper. Group News Mar 1, 2012
Congratulations to Dr. Craig Lindsley on receiving the 2013 Philip S. Portoghese Journal of Medicinal Chemistry/Division of Medicinal Chemistry Joint Lectureship  (click here to read more) Group News Feb 26, 2013
Money without collaboration won't bring cures Nature Medicine Feb 06, 2013
Bristol, AZ take doses of Vanderbilt to treat depressed CNS drug R&D Fierce Biotech Jan 16, 2013
AstraZeneca Collaborates with Vanderbilt - Analyst Blog NASDAQ Jan 16, 2013
Vanderblt, AstraZeneca partner to identify candidate drug for major brain diseases News Medical.Net Jan 16, 2013
AstraZeneca neuroscience unit inks deal with Vanderbilt University Boston Business Journal Jan 15, 2013
Pharma companies partner with Vanderbilt on drug research in Franklin The Tennessean Jan 15, 2013
AstraZeneca signs brain disorders pact with Vanderbilt Pharma Times Jan 15, 2013
AstraZeneca and Vanderbilt University collaborate to develop novel treatments for major brain disorders AstraZeneca.com Jan 14, 2013
AZ Licensing Vanderbilt Neuroscience Compounds GEN Jan 14, 2013
AstraZeneca, VU collaborate to develop new treatments for major brain disorders The Reporter Jan 14, 2013
Vanderbilt teaming with AstraZeneca to battle brain diseases The Tennessean Jan 14, 2013
Vanderbilt scores another neuroscience drug pact as AstraZeneca signs on
Fierce Biotech Jan 14, 2013
AstraZeneca and Vanderbilt University Collaborate to Develop Novel Treatments for Major Brain Disorders Newswise Jan 14, 2013
Congratulations to post-doctoral fellow, Dr. Joseph Panarese, Ph.D. on accepting a Drug Discovery Scientist position in VCNDD. Group News Jan 14, 2013
Congratulations to post-doctoral fellow, Dr. Leah Konkol, Ph.D. on accepting a Drug Discovery Scientist position in VCNDD. Group News Jan 14, 2013
Congratulations to Josh Brunner, M.S. 2012, on accepting the position of Business Development Manager at Triumvirate Enviroment. Group News Jan 8, 2013
Congratulations to Mike Schulte, Ph.D. 2013, on accepting a postdoctoral position with Charles Manning in radiochemistry/imaging. Group News Dec 31, 2012
BMS-Vanderbilt collaboration made the 2012 VUMC Highlghts The Reporter Dec 20, 2012
Congratulations to Nate Daniels, Ph.D. 2010, then Feskik post-doc, on accepting an Assistant Professor position at Lipscomb University in the School of Pharmacy. Group News Dec 20, 2012
(+)-Amabiline is the Top 20 most read papers in 2012.  Click here to view paper. Group News Dec 17, 2012
J Med Chem Perspective: Allosteric Molulation of Seven Transmembrance Spanning Receptors is in the Top 20 Most Read Manuscripts for 2012.  Click here to view paper. Group News Dec 17, 2012
The Top Prescription Drugs of 2012 paper is the most read ACS Chem Neuro paper in 2012 and one of the most highly accessed papers from the ACS in 2012. Click here to view paper. Group News Dec 17, 2012
Congratulations to Mark Turlington, Ph.D. on accepting an Assistant Professor of Chemistry position at Berry College to start in Fall 2013. Group News Dec 10, 2012
Congratulations to Cody Wenthur, who won 1st place in Best Overall Retreat Talk at the 2012 Fall Pharmacology Retreat - Paris Landing State Park, Buchanan, TN Group News Oct 23, 2012
Bristol-Myers and Vanderbilt team up C&E News Oct 1, 2012
Congratulations to Kris Hahn on accepting a medicinal chemist position at Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Group News Sept 24, 2012
VU, Bristol-Myers to collaborate on Parkinson's therapies The Reporter Sept 21, 2012
Vanderbilt University and Bristol-Myers Squibb Sign Collaboration Agreement to Develop Novel Treatments for Parkinson's Disease StreetInsider.com Sept 21, 2012
Vanderbilt University and Bristol-Myers Squibb Sign Collaboration Agreement to Develop Novel Treatments for Parkinson's Disease BusinessWire Sept 21, 2012
Vanderbilt University and Bristol-Myers Squibb Sign Collaboration Agreement to Develop Novel Treatments for Parkinson’s Disease bms.com Sept 21, 2012
Vanderbilt University and Bristol-Myers Squibb Sign Collaboration Agreement to Develop Novel Treatments for Parkinson's Disease CNBC.com Sept 21, 2012
Congratulations to Dr. Margrith Mattmann on accepting second post-doctoral positition at Sandford-Burnham Medical Research Insitute in the lab of Prof. Nicholas Cosford. Group News Sept 14, 2012
Congratulations to Dr. Kim Lovell on accepting second post-doctoral positition at The Scripps Research Insitute in the lab of Prof. Laura Bohn. Group News August 30, 2012
Muscarinic Receptor Agonists: Not Created Equal Schizophrenia Research Forum July 11, 2012
Congratulations to Dr. Craig Lindsley on receiving an endowed chair, the William K. Warren, Jr. Chair in Medicine. Group News June 20, 2012
(+)-Amabiline - named one of the journal's Top 20 most downloaded articles of the month.  Click here to view paper. Group News April 24, 2012
Minds wide open: Neuroscience at Vanderbilt Vanderbilt News April 6, 2012
Congratulations to Dr. Sydney Stoops on accepting a post-doc position at the Scripps Research Institute in the Kodadek Lab. Group News Mar 28, 2012
Tough Times for Neuroscience R&D C&E News Mar 19, 2012
mGluR5 Ago-potentiator ADX-47273 - Top 10 most frequently cited ChemMedChem paper published in 2009/2010 and contributed most to the journal's 2011 impact factor.  Click here to view paper. Group News Mar 13, 2012
Allosteric Modulation of Seven Transmembrance spanning Receptors - Top 5 most read paper in J Med Chem in 2012 so far. Click here to view paper. Group News Mar 13, 2012
Vanderbilt Spends $7.6 million to expand into Cool Springs Life Science Center The Tennessean Mar 8, 2012
Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery Expanding The Reporter Mar 8, 2012
Pioneering Partnership with MJFF Drives New Parkinson's Treatment Toward Pharmacy Shelves Michael J. Fox Foundation Dec 13, 2011
VCNDD Announces New Drug Candidates for Schizophrenia Entering Preparation for First-in-Human Clinical Testing VUMC News Dec 12, 2011
VCNDD Announces New Drug Candidates for Schizophrenia Entering Preparation for First-in-Human Clinical Testing Medicine Health News Medsante Dec 12, 2011
VCNDD Announces New Drug Candidates for Schizophrenia Entering Preparation for First-in-Human Clinical Testing Vanderbilt CTTC Dec 12, 2011
VCNDD Announces New Drug Candidates for Schizophrenia Entering Preparation for First-in-Human Clinical Testing Newswise Dec 12, 2011
Congratulations to Dr. Sydney Stoops on the successful Ph.D. defense Group News Dec 12, 2011
In vitro and rat studies suggest mGluR4 positive allosteric modulators (PAMs) could be combined with existing PD therapies to treat PD. SciBX Dec 1, 2011
Congratulations to Ms. Uyen Le on the successful defense of her MS thesis in Chemical & Physical Biology Group News Dec 1, 2011
Vanderbilt forges path for academia Drug Discovery News Nov 25, 2011
Studies on Parkinson's Drugs Blur Lines Between Academia and Industry InsideVandy.com Nov 8, 2011
Congratulations to Patrick Gentry, the winner of both Best 1st Year Student Talk and Best Overall Retreat Talk at 2011 Annual Pharmacology Retreat - Lake Barkley State Resort Group News Nov 4, 2011
Vanderbilt's Neuroscience Unit Operates Like a Biotech Elsevier Business Intelligence Oct 31, 2011
Vanderbilt-Fox Foundation partnership yields drug-like molecules aimed at improving treatment of Parkinson's disease

The Michael J. Fox Sept 30, 2011
Vanderbilt-Fox Foundation partnership yields drug-like molecules aimed at improving treatment of Parkinson's disease

Health Canal Sept 30, 2011
Vanderbilt-Fox Foundation partnership yields drug-like molecules aimed at improving treatment of Parkinson's disease

VUMC News Sept 29, 2011
Vanderbilt researchers strive to refill drug discovery pipeline for Parkinson's disease, schizophrenia and fragile X syndrome

Health Canal Sept 29, 2011
Researcher strive to refill drug discovery 'pipeline' The Reporter Sept 29, 2011
Vanderbilt researchers announce progress in treatments for some neurological conditions

The Daily News Journal Sept 29, 2011
Stealthy Karuna Licenses Schizophrenia Drugs from Vanderbilt Xconomy Sept 28, 2011
Vanderbilt advances biotech partnerships C&E News Sept 26, 2011
New drug-like molecules could improve schizophrenia treatment Vanderbilt News Sept 22, 2011
VCNDD and State of the Medical Center Address The Reporter Sept 22, 2011
New compounds may improve schizophrenia treatment

Schizophrenic.com Sept 22, 2011
Researchers at Vanderbilt and Karuna Pharmaceuticals develop drug-like molecules to improve schizophrenia treatment

VUMC News Sept 21, 2011
Researchers develop drug-like molecule to improve schizophrenia treatment

Newswise Sept 21, 2011
Autism spectrum drugs near clinical testing The Suncoast News Sept 21, 2011
Karuna Pharmaceuticals targeting schizophrenia with new discoveries licensed from Vanderbilt University The Boston Globe Sept 20, 2011
Potential new treatment for fragile X syndrome News Medical Sept 15, 2011
Milestone in development of new treatment for 'fragile X' Vanderbilt News Sept 15, 2011
Researchers with Vanderbilt, Seaside Therapeautics develop drug-like molecule to treat Fragile X

The Daily News Journal Sept 15, 2011
Big Pharma Finds a Home on Campus (pdf version click here)

The Chronicle of Higher Education July 24, 2011
Cancer study seeks clues to halting metastasis's march The Reporter July 21, 2011
Niyi Fadeyi successfully defended his Ph.D. dissertation. Congratulations, Dr. Fadeyi! Group News June 17, 2011
Congratulations to Matt O'Reilly.  He has been selected as one of three recipients of a 2011-2012 ACS Medicinal Chemistry Fellowship. Group News May 27, 2011
Craig Lindsley - Leadership of a Multi-investigator Team Award The Reporter May 25, 2011
Congratulations to Leslie Aldrich on accepting a post-doc position at Broad Institute in the Schreiber Lab. Group News May 03, 2011
Congratulations to Leslie Aldrich on receiving a P.E.O. (Philanthropic Educational Organization) Scholar Award Group News April 11, 2011
Congratulations to Sydney Stoops on receiving a Stanford Graduate School of Business Summer Institute for Entrepreneurship (SIE) Group News April 01, 2011
Congratulations to Niyi Fadeyi on receiving an UNCF-Merck Postdoctoral Science Research Fellowship Group News Mar 29, 2011
VUMC scientists seek partners for neuro-drug discovery VNC Mar 21, 2011
New drug discovery center focuses on brain disorders The Reporter Mar 10, 2011
Scripps-Vanderbilt joint institute seeks to bridge med-chem gap Drug Discovery News Feb 08, 2011
Drug Discovery at Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Medicine Jan 31, 2011
A New Prescription for Drug Discovery Vanderbilt Medicine Jan 31, 2011
VU, Scripps partner to advance science The Reporter Jan 20, 2011
Vanderbilt, Scripps Research form partnership to open new institute The Medical News Jan 14, 2011
Scripps, Vanderbilt Launch Biomedical Chemistry Institute GenomeWeb Daily News Jan 13, 2011
Scripps Research and Vanderbilt Launch Joint Institute to Advance Science at Interface of Chemistry and Medicine Vanderbilt News Jan 13, 2011
Changing Their Ways (pdf version click here) C&E News Dec 06, 2010
Congratulations to Niyi Fadeyi on accepting a post-doc position at Harvard in the Shair Lab. Group News Aug 31, 2010
Tom Bridges successfully defended his dissertation. Congratulations, Dr. Bridges! Group News Aug 17, 2010
Phil Kennedy and Nate Daniels successfully defended their dissertations. Congratulations to Dr. Kennedy and Dr. Daniels! Group News July 29, 2010
Brevisamide Paper is listed as one of the Organic Letters' Top 20 most read articles over the last 12 months. (click here to view paper ) Group News July 8, 2010
Aziridine Paper is listed as one of the Organic Letters' Top 20 most read articles for the previous month. (click here to view paper ) Group News July 8, 2010
Niyi Fadeyi won Best Poster at Gordon Conference on High Throughput Chemistry and Chemical Biology and is invited to present lecture at next year's GRC Group News Jun 21, 2010
Lindsley lands award for translational pharmacology The Reporter Apr 15, 2010
Message from the NIMH Director about the U01 Grant Inside NIMH Apr 08, 2010
Craig Lindsley: Promotion to Full Professor! Group News Apr 05, 2010
Novel grant supports drug discovery efforts

The Reporter Mar 19, 2010
Phil Kennedy, Ph.D. candidate, accepted post-doc position in Fesik's lab Group News Mar 15, 2010
Nate Daniels, Ph.D. candidate, accepted post-doc position in Fesik's lab Group News Mar 01, 2010
Nature Review DD Paper about Allosteric modulators of GPCRs has been selected by Thomson Reuters Science Watch® as a featured new hot paper in the field of Pharmacology & Toxicology!  (click here to view paper ) ScienceWatch.com Jan 26, 2010
ChemMedChem Paper about ADX-47273 was the 6th most accessed article in 2009!  (click here to view paper ) Group News Jan 26, 2010
Zebrafish swim into drug development (Breaking news from ACS Chemical Biology) Science Daily Jan 25, 2010
Zebrafish swim into drug development Science Centric Jan 22, 2010
Zebrafish swim into drug development The Reporter Jan 22, 2010
Zebrafish swim into drug development EurekAlert! Jan 21, 2010
Developmental disorders drug research bolstered The Reporter Jan 08, 2010
Seaside Therapeutics and Vanderbilt University enter collaborative research agreement to discovery novel therapeutics to treat disorders of brain development CNBC Jan 06, 2010
Craig Lindsley:  2010 ASPET-Astellas Award Winner aspet.org Dec 28, 2009
Sydney Stoops passed Phase II Pharmacology qualifying exams Group News Dec 08, 2009
Allosteric drugs promise precise control over diseases mediated by G-protein-coupled receptors C&E News Nov 23, 2009
Niyi Fadeyi passed the Ph.D. Chemistry qualifying exam Group News Nov 11, 2009
Investigators seek alternative to common diuretics The Reporter Nov 06, 2009
Parkinson's disease research highlighted The Reporter Oct 23, 2009
Leslie Aldrich passed the Ph.D. Chemistry qualifying exam Group News Oct 13, 2009
Michael J. Fox Foundation-funded team pursuing glutamate-based treatment for Parkinson's disease hits major milestone Michael J. Fox Foundation Sep 30, 2009
Michael J. Fox Foundation Q & A with Jeff Conn on his team's milestone in pursuit a glutamate-based therapy for Parkinson's disease Michael J. Fox Foundation Sep 30, 2009
Targeting M1 - the Agony of Agonists, the Power of Potentiators Alzheimer Research Forum Aug 28, 2009
Sydney Stoops passed Phase I Pharmacology qualifying exams Group News July 23, 2009
Covering Neuroscience (pdf version click here) C&E News June 26, 2009
First compound for receptors in schizophrenia and Alzheimer's... PHYSORG.Com Apr 20, 2009
Covering Neuroscience (pdf version click here) C&E News Apr 20, 2009
Compounds could be new class of cancer drugs Vanderbilt News Feb 4, 2009
Compounds could be new class of cancer drugs RedOrbit Feb 3, 2009
Vanderbilt forms pact with J&J (pdf version click here) C&E News Jan 19, 2009
VU, Janssen team in drug discovery effort The Reporter Jan 16, 2009
J&J-Vanderbilt in unusual schizophrenia drug deal Forbes Jan 09, 2009
J&J, Vanderbilt team up on schizophrenia drugs The Wall Street Journal Jan 08, 2009
Tom Bridges passed Phase II Pharmacology qualifying exam Group News Dec 17, 2008
Phil Kennedy passed the Ph.D. Chemistry qualifying exam Group News Nov 10, 2008
Nate Daniels passed the Ph.D. Chemistry qualifying exam Group News Oct 13, 2008
Vanderbilt joins high-tech drug discovery effort The Reporter Sept 12, 2008
NIH funds nine centers to speed application of powerful new research NIH News Sept 02, 2008
Tom Bridges passed Phase I Pharmacology qualifying exam Group News August, 2008
Grant bolsters ‘fragile X’ research The Reporter Feb 08, 2008
$4.5 Million Drug Discovery Grant Awarded to Vanderbilt Medical Center Vanderbilt News Feb 04, 2008
Grant helps spur pursuit of new Parkinson’s drugs The Reporter Dec 21, 2007
Vanderbilt awarded $4.4 million by the Michael J. Fox Foundation Vanderbilt News Dec 18, 2007
Pharmacology graduate student (Tom Bridges) wins award VICB News Oct 07, 2007
Meet to explore chemistry of antibiotics chemistry The Reporter Aug 03, 2007
Industry influx helps boost drug discovery capabilities The Reporter Jan 19, 2007