A rare bacterial protein tweak could point to new antibiotic targets The biochemistry lab of Doug Mitchell discovered the enzyme responsible for a rare chemical modification that doesn't exist in human cells, which can potentially become a new target for developing ant...

New research highlights how a rare bacterial protein modification could reveal new antibiotic targets.

Doug Mitchell and lab members report a rare bacterial protein tweak that could point to new antibiotic targets.

Read more: medschool.vanderbilt.edu/basic-scienc...

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New Publications from VICB ‼️

Explore the latest scientific publications from the VICB members, showcasing impactful research across chemical biology and translational science.

🔗 medschool.vanderbilt.edu/vicb/publica...

⏰ Reminder: The CBT & VICB Trainee Talks program is accepting trainee-led proposals for collaborative research with St. Jude CBT.

🗓️ Intent to Submit deadline: May 1

Trainees ➡️ apply now.
Faculty - please share!

See flyer for details.

CBT & VICB Trainee Talks supports trainee-led, cross-institutional #research with St. Jude CBT.

Trainees are encouraged to participate; faculty are encouraged to share.

May 1 – Intent to Submit deadline.

Review the flyer for details ⬇️

#stjude #chemicalbiology @vubasicsciences.bsky.social

Nine faculty honored for outstanding teaching, service during Spring Faculty Assembly During the Spring Faculty Assembly on April 9, nine faculty members received awards for their significant impact through scholarship, research, creative expression, service, teaching or mentoring. The...

Congrats to Dr. Eric Skaar on being recognized for outstanding teaching and service at Vanderbilt's Spring Faculty Assembly.

news.vanderbilt.edu/2026/04/13/n...

Multi-institutional team pioneers retinal test for early Alzheimer’s disease The potential for a retinal screening test was bolstered by a recent discovery that clearance of amyloid-beta oligomers by immune cells in retinal blood vessels was disrupted in donor eyes from indivi...

VICB member, Wellington Pham is leading work on a noninvasive retinal test for early Alzheimer’s detection.

Learn more about the study 👇
news.vumc.org/2026/04/07/m...

#alzheimers #retinalimaging #research
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Do not forget, CBT & VICB Trainee Talks this week.

See details below 👇👇

Congratulations to VICB member Maria Hadjifrangiskou on receiving a 2026 VGI & VI4 Seed Funding Award! 🎉

#VICB #Vanderbilt #Research

VICB is excited to see our member, Dr. Kevin Schey, featured at the upcoming Vanderbilt – Bruker Mass Spectrometry Center of Excellence Symposium!

#chemicalbiology #research #highereducation

Mentorship that multiplies impact. VICB member Peter "Fred" Guengerich has mentored 160+ students at Vanderbilt, building a global network rooted in collaboration, curiosity, and problem-solving.

Read more: giving.vanderbilt.edu/impact-stori...

#FluorescenceFriday @vubasicsciences.bsky.social

Daring to grow: Biochemistry mentorship at Vanderbilt Mentorship shapes every phase of student development at Vanderbilt, from the direction of students’ research papers to their careers and aspirations. But its impact is especially strong in the lab of…

🌱 At Vanderbilt, mentorship is at the heart of scientific discovery. Meaningful connections are made between faculty mentors and their trainees, as seen in our Department of Biochemistry.

Read more 👉 giving.vanderbilt.edu/impact-stori...

Join us this TODAY, April 10 at 12 PM in LH214 for the VICB Student Colloquium!

🎉 Momentum is building across Vanderbilt as we gear up for #GivingDay on April 16!

💛 Join us in celebrating and supporting the future of advancing research, education, and innovation to improve human health. give.vanderbilt.edu/giving-day-2...

VICB is pleased to recognize Dr. Neil Osheroff and Chelsea Mann for their recent honors at Vanderbilt’s Graduate Education Honors Banquet.

Their commitment to research and mentorship exemplify the excellence of our community.

learn more: news.vanderbilt.edu/2026/04/02/1...

#mentorship

Please join us in congratulating Chelsie Sievers, MD, PhD, on being named the 2025–2026 VICC Brock Family Fellow!

Selected for her project on targeting the DPEP1–Neutrophil Axis in colorectal #cancer, Dr. Sievers exemplifies excellence in #oncology research.

👏 Well deserved!

Join us this Friday, April 10 at 12 PM in LH214 for the VICB Student Colloquium!

Jake Zuckerman (Mitchell Lab) will present on engineering pyridine-based macrocyclic peptides for therapeutic leads.

We’ll also announce this semester’s Colloquium Awards!

Food & drinks at 11:45.

Join us for a Department of Biochemistry Dissertation Defense!

Riley Carter will present on bioinformatics-guided discovery of new natural product biosynthetic strategies.

📅 April 9, 1 PM
📍 Stevenson 5, Room 5312

Introduction by the Mitchell Lab.

come support this #milestone!

Join us as the Spring 2026 Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology (VICB) seminar series continues 𝐓𝐎𝐃𝐀𝐘, 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟖𝐭𝐡.

#science #research #chemistry #highereducation #series #vanderbilt #biology #therapeutics

Join us for a Department of Biochemistry Dissertation Defense!

Riley Carter will present on bioinformatics-guided discovery of new natural product biosynthetic strategies.

📅 April 9, 1 PM
📍 Stevenson 5, Room 5312

Introduction by the Mitchell Lab.

come support this #milestone!

New VICB publications are out!

From drug metabolism and peptide biosynthesis to microbiome biology and cutting-edge imaging, our researchers continue to advance chemical biology and human health.

Check out the latest work: medschool.vanderbilt.edu/vicb/publica...

Join us this Friday, April 10 at 12 PM in LH214 for the VICB Student Colloquium!

Jake Zuckerman (Mitchell Lab) will present on engineering pyridine-based macrocyclic peptides for therapeutic leads.

We’ll also announce this semester’s Colloquium Awards!

Food & drinks at 11:45.

Join us for the next CBT & VICB Trainee Talks!

🗓 April 16 | 11:00–12:30 (lunch!)
📍 VU (ESB 734) + St. Jude (PRT E1001)

Featuring:
🔬 Huyen (Scarlett) Nguyen
🔬 Nourhan Aboomar

#VICB #ChemicalBiology #TraineeTalks #StJude

Join us for a Vanderbilt Chemistry Colloquium talk by Dr. A. James Link (Princeton University).

Featuring the following topics:
• “Graspimiditides” (aspartimide-containing subclass)
• Enzyme flexibility (thioesters, amides)
• Cyclization from peptides to proteins
and more!

🗓 Apr 6 | 4 PM
📍 4327 SC

Join us for the next CBT & VICB Trainee Talks!

🗓 April 16 | 11:00–12:30 (lunch!)
📍 VU (ESB 734) + St. Jude (PRT E1001)

Featuring:
🔬 Huyen (Scarlett) Nguyen
🔬 Nourhan Aboomar

#VICB #ChemicalBiology #TraineeTalks #StJude

Join us for our next VICB Seminar!

Dr. Emily Leproust, CEO and Co-Founder of Twist Bioscience, will present at 12:15PM in 1220 MRB III on Wednesday, April 8!

Thrilled to celebrate Dr. Billy Hudson, Director of Vanderbilt Center for Matrix Biology, on being named a 2026 Ellis Island Medal of Honor recipient! 🏅🎉 His impact on matrix biology & STEM opportunity continues to shape the field. Read more: news.vumc.org/2026/02/25/b...
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We are pleased to share our new work in @pnas.org investigating the discovery, biosynthesis, and mechanistic investigation of a class of molecules we call spirocyclic beta-lactones! Skeetorial to follow. #natprod 🧪
www.pnas.org/doi/full/10....

Join us for the 𝐓𝐎𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐑𝐎𝐖 for the next VICB Seminar featuring Kevin Gardner from City College of New York.

Dr. Gardner will present:
“Harnessing Nature’s Switches for Our Medicines and Tools: Structural Studies of Environmental Sensor Proteins.”

📅 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟏
🕛 12:15 PM
📍 1220 MRB III