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Congratulations to Jonathan Haines (left) and Lou Muglia (right) on their election as a fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Click here to read the coverage in the Reporter

   

 

Dana Crawford  has been appointed as a Keystone Symposia Fellow. The Keystone Symposium fellowship program, now in its second year, allows the fellows to shadow the Keystone Symposium development program for one year with the goal of increasing participation from minority groups. Click here to read the press release. 

 

   

 

 

Work of the Sutcliffe Lab has identified a genetic variant in the GABAA receptor linked to the development of autism when the alteration  is inherited from the mother. The work, published in the journal Molecular Psychiatry, is also featured in the ReporterJames Sutcliffe is also leading the Vanderbilt University group participating in a multi-center study, funded by a $17 million stimulus grant, examining the genetic architecture of autism. Click here to read the coverage in the Reporter.

 

    

Congratulations to Bonnie Surmi (Hasty Lab) and Richard Benninger (Piston Lab) on their recent Vanderbilt Scholars in Diabetes Awards. Bonnie who recently successfully defended her PhD thesis received the award in the graduate student category, while Richard who has recently been awarded a K99 grant from the NIH received his award in the post-doctoral fellow category.

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An interview with former MPB chair Rollo Park is featured on the American Physiological Society website as part of their living history project. Click here to listen.

      

 

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