Volume 4, Issue 1
Wenhan Zhu & Ryan Fansler
VI4 Scientists Doing Things
Dr. Wenhan Zhu and graduate student Ryan Fansler challenged each other to a pipette race while we asked them some questions about their research......... Click to watch!
Tim Cover & Chiamaka Okoye
VI4 Scientists Doing Things
Professor Tim Cover and graduate student Chiamaka Okoye show off their artistic talents while we asked them some questions about their research......... Click to watch!
Monkeypox – what do we know about the virus,
and how can we treat the disease?
The monkeypox virus has been studied, and its mechanism of replicating and invading human cells are understood.While monkeypox treatment options continue to be studied, a variety of medical resources currently exist for high-risk individuals as well as those who were recently exposed to monkeypox......... Click to read more!
Borden Lacy & Shannon Kordus
VI4 Scientists Doing Things
Professor Borden Lacy and postdoc Shannon Kordus show off their structural expertise with playdough while we asked them some questions about their research........ Click to watch!
Monkeypox –
symptoms, transmission, and prevention
Since the 1970s, there has been a steady rise in monkeypox virus cases. Human monkeypox was first identified in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in 1970........ Click to read more!
Wenhan Zhu & Ryan Fansler
VI4 Scientists Doing Things
Dr. Wenhan Zhu and graduate student Ryan Fansler challenged each other to a pipette race while we asked them some questions about their research......... Click to watch!
Tim Cover & Chiamaka Okoye
VI4 Scientists Doing Things
Professor Tim Cover and graduate student Chiamaka Okoye show off their artistic talents while we asked them some questions about their research......... Click to watch!
Monkeypox – what do we know about the virus,
and how can we treat the disease?
The monkeypox virus has been studied, and its mechanism of replicating and invading human cells are understood.While monkeypox treatment options continue to be studied, a variety of medical resources currently exist for high-risk individuals as well as those who were recently exposed to monkeypox......... Click to read more!
Borden Lacy & Shannon Kordus
VI4 Scientists Doing Things
Professor Borden Lacy and postdoc Shannon Kordus show off their structural expertise with playdough while we asked them some questions about their research........ Click to watch!
Monkeypox –
symptoms, transmission, and prevention
Since the 1970s, there has been a steady rise in monkeypox virus cases. Human monkeypox was first identified in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in 1970........ Click to read more!
Previous Content
Nowrin Chowdhury & Matt Jenkins
VI4 Scientists Doing Things
Uno champions Nowrin Chowdhury and Matt Jenkins challenged each other to a game of Uno while we asked them some questions about their graduate student experience....... Click to watch!
Danyvid Olivares-Villagómez & Kathleen McClanahan
VI4 Scientists Doing Things
Dr. Danyvid Olivares-Villagómez and graduate student Kathleen McClanahan show off their paper snowflake-making abilities while we asked them some questions about their research........ Click to watch!
FDA Approval of Vaccines and EUA Infographic
All vaccines distributed in the USA are under regulation of the FDA. Check out this inforgraphic to learn more about the adjusted FDA approval process and use of an EUA during the COVID-19 pandemic....... Click to read more!
Brent Ferrell & Matt Jenkins
VI4 Scientists Doing Things
Dr. Brent Ferrell and graduate student Matt Jenkins challenged each other to a game of Uno while we asked them some questions about their research....... Click to watch!
Justin Balko & Brandie Taylor
VI4 Scientists Doing Things
Dr. Justin Balko and graduate student Brandie Taylor challenged each other to a pipette race while we asked them some questions about their research....... Click to watch!
Dawn Necomb & Nowrin Chowdhury
VI4 Scientists Doing Things
Dr. Dawn Newcomb and graduate student Nowrin Chowdhury challenged each other to a game of Uno while we asked them some questions about their research...... Click to watch!
Interview with Dr. Rob Carnahan
We sat down with Dr. Robert Carnahan from the Vanderbilt Vaccine Center to talk about antibody therapeutics and how they can be used in the fight against COVID-19..... Click to watch!
What's in my mRNA Vaccine? Explainer Video
The mRNA vaccine is a new type of vaccine that allows your body to trigger an immune response without using the actual germ to train your immune system. Instead, it trains your immune response using a piece of the virus and will later protect you from getting infected/sick if you encounter the actual virus.... Click to watch!
Metabolic Syndrome and COVID-19
In the past few months, several observational studies drawing on data from the first wave of COVID-19 infections have highlighted the patient’s pre-existing metabolic syndrome affect the susceptibility to COVID-19, its severity and as well as the course of the disease.... Click to read.
It took a weekend to design a COVID-19 vaccine,
and why we might not be prepared next time.
On January 11th, 2020, scientists around the globe awoke to the public deposition of the entire genome for the novel coronavirus – later known as SARS-CoV-2. That weekend, researchers at the University of Texas at Austin designed a vaccine based on the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein, which adorns the surface of the virus... Click to read.
SARS-CoV-2 is changing.
What does that mean for vaccines and treatments?
SARS-CoV-2 is gaining momentum in the evolutionary arms race. The question is: will our vaccines and antibody therapeutics remain effective against emerging variants?... Click to read.
A COVID-19 Vaccine:
Why We Need It and How We Get There Yesterday
Vaccines are typically developed through a lengthy, rigorous process that averages 10-15 years from inception to approval. The goal is to create a vaccine that is safe and with good immunogenicity, meaning it stimulates a strong immune response, to generate antibodies which can neutralize an invading pathogen... Click to read.
How good is your memory?
Debating the duration of COVID-19 immunity.
So, what can we believe when it comes to COVID-19 and its lasting immunity?...So far results point to an order of 3-6 months...To truly understand what it means to have “lasting immunity”, we need to take a step back and return to the basis of immunological memory... Click to read.
Cancer Vaccines:
Are We There Yet?
The concept of immunity has intrigued humankind for centuries. From prehistoric times when disease was viewed as a form of punishment for wrong deeds by supernatural forces, to Louis Pasteur’s germ theory of disease, the field of immunology has come a long way.... Click to read.
Nowrin Chowdhury & Matt Jenkins
VI4 Scientists Doing Things
Uno champions Nowrin Chowdhury and Matt Jenkins challenged each other to a game of Uno while we asked them some questions about their graduate student experience....... Click to watch!
Danyvid Olivares-Villagómez & Kathleen McClanahan
VI4 Scientists Doing Things
Dr. Danyvid Olivares-Villagómez and graduate student Kathleen McClanahan show off their paper snowflake-making abilities while we asked them some questions about their research........ Click to watch!
FDA Approval of Vaccines and EUA Infographic
All vaccines distributed in the USA are under regulation of the FDA. Check out this inforgraphic to learn more about the adjusted FDA approval process and use of an EUA during the COVID-19 pandemic....... Click to read more!
Brent Ferrell & Matt Jenkins - VI4 Scientists Doing Things
Dr. Brent Ferrell and graduate student Matt Jenkins challenged each other to a game of Uno while we asked them some questions about their research....... Click to watch!
Justin Balko & Brandie Taylor - VI4 Scientists Doing Things
Dr. Justin Balko and graduate student Brandie Taylor challenged each other to a pipette race while we asked them some questions about their research....... Click to watch!
Dawn Necomb & Nowrin Chowdhury - VI4 Scientists Doing Things
Dr. Dawn Newcomb and graduate student Nowrin Chowdhury challenged each other to a game of Uno while we asked them some questions about their research...... Click to watch!
Interview with Dr. Rob Carnahan
We sat down with Dr. Robert Carnahan from the Vanderbilt Vaccine Center to talk about antibody therapeutics and how they can be used in the fight against COVID-19..... Click to watch!
What's in my mRNA Vaccine? Explainer Video
The mRNA vaccine is a new type of vaccine that allows your body to trigger an immune response without using the actual germ to train your immune system. Instead, it trains your immune response using a piece of the virus and will later protect you from getting infected/sick if you encounter the actual virus.... Click to watch!
Metabolic Syndrome and COVID-19
In the past few months, several observational studies drawing on data from the first wave of COVID-19 infections have highlighted the patient’s pre-existing metabolic syndrome affect the susceptibility to COVID-19, its severity and as well as the course of the disease... Click to read.
It took a weekend to design a COVID-19 vaccine,
and why we might not be prepared next time.
On January 11th, 2020, scientists around the globe awoke to the public deposition of the entire genome for the novel coronavirus – later known as SARS-CoV-2. That weekend, researchers at the University of Texas at Austin designed a vaccine based on the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein, which adorns the surface of the virus... Click to read.
SARS-CoV-2 is changing.
What does that mean for vaccines and treatments?
SARS-CoV-2 is gaining momentum in the evolutionary arms race. The question is: will our vaccines and antibody therapeutics remain effective against emerging variants?... Click to read.
A COVID-19 Vaccine:
Why We Need It and How We Get There Yesterday
Vaccines are typically developed through a lengthy, rigorous process that averages 10-15 years from inception to approval. The goal is to create a vaccine that is safe and with good immunogenicity, meaning it stimulates a strong immune response, to generate antibodies which can neutralize an invading pathogen... Click to read.
How good is your memory?
Debating the duration of COVID-19 immunity.
So, what can we believe when it comes to COVID-19 and its lasting immunity?...So far results point to an order of 3-6 months...To truly understand what it means to have “lasting immunity”, we need to take a step back and return to the basis of immunological memory... Click to read.
Cancer Vaccines:
Are We There Yet?
The concept of immunity has intrigued humankind for centuries. From prehistoric times when disease was viewed as a form of punishment for wrong deeds by supernatural forces, to Louis Pasteur’s germ theory of disease, the field of immunology has come a long way.... Click to read.
