Music Cognition as a Window into Development

Written by Miriam Lense, PhD, Research Instructor, Department of Otolaryngology Twin A wailed as the nurse administered the heel stick. His heart rate jumped up nearly 70 beats per minute and he tightly squeezed his eyes shut. Nine weeks premature, he endured painful heel sticks and neurologic examinations as part of his daily routine. He…

Posted by anderc8 on April 10, 2017 in News, TIPs 2015

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VISE affiliated lab: Computer-Assisted Otologic Surgery (CAOS)

Written by professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Robert F. Labadie, MD, PhD and ME PhD student Neal Dillon The aim of the Computer-Assisted Otologic Surgery (CAOS) lab is to develop novel methods and tools to improve otologic surgery. Our multi-disciplinary team consists of members with both surgical and engineering backgrounds and expertise in Otolaryngology, Audiology, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical…

Posted by anderc8 on April 5, 2017 in News, TIPs 2015

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TIPs Fair and Reception showcases 14 projects, including the Vanderbilt Pre3 Initiative

View TIPs Fair photo gallery Written by Vanderbilt School of Medicine professor David Aronoff On March 20, the Vanderbilt Pre3 Initiative (Preventing adverse Pregnancy outcomes & Prematurity) was one of 14 Trans-Institutional Programs (TIPs) that participated in the TIPs Fair and Reception, a networking event designed to highlight a diverse cross-section of existing TIPs projects…

Posted by anderc8 on March 28, 2017 in News, TIPs 2015

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The Rhythm of Research in the Music Cognition Lab

Written by Vanderbilt junior Genevieve Kupsky, a pre-med Medicine, Health and Society major with a Violin minor in the college of Arts and Sciences The world of pre-meds at Vanderbilt is unforgiving, lonely and at times unrewarding. It is a community of students with the determination of steel and a “do it or die trying” attitude….

Posted by anderc8 on March 16, 2017 in News, TIPs 2015

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ARMA Lab: Giving Surgeons a Sense of Touch

Written by Department of Mechanical Engineering Ph.D. students Long Wang and Rashid Yasin This blog is a follow-up to the previous article by Amy Wolf, “giving surgical robots a human touch“, which featured Dr. Nabil Simaan and his lab, Advanced Robotics and Mechanism Applications (ARMA). ARMA Lab, one of the labs under Vanderbilt Institute for Surgery and Engineering…

Posted by anderc8 on March 14, 2017 in News, TIPs 2015

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Zika Virus Infection and Ocular Disease in Children

Written by Donald J. Alcendor, Associate Professor at Meharry Medical College, Associate Adjunct Professor, in the Department of Cancer Biology at Vanderbilt (research in the Alcendor lab at Meharry, which is affiliated with the Pre3 Initiative) The Zika virus belongs to the Flavirvirus family of viruses that is spreading on a global scale. Outbreaks in…

Posted by anderc8 on March 9, 2017 in News, TIPs 2015

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Advanced Robotics and Mechanism Applications (ARMA)

Written by Nabil Simaan, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering & Otolaryngology Advanced Robotics and Mechanism Applications (ARMA) is focused on advanced robotics research, including robotics, mechanism design, control and telemanipulation for medical applications. We focus on enabling technologies that necessitate novel design solutions that require contributions in design modeling and control. ARMA has led the…

Posted by anderc8 on March 1, 2017 in News, TIPs 2015

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MASI Lab: Connecting clinical neuroscience with advanced technological imaging analysis

Written by: Vishwesh Nath, Vanderbilt University graduate research assistant (Masters) Prasanna Parvathaneni,Vanderbilt University graduate research assistant (Ph.D) Allison Hainline,Vanderbilt University graduate research assistant (Ph.D) At the Medical Imaging and Statistical Interpretation (MASI) lab the first thing you notice is the active environment encouraging, friendly interaction. The principal investigator of this project, Bennett Landman, Ph.D., is right…

Posted by anderc8 on February 17, 2017 in News, TIPs 2015

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Can music training improve language outcomes in children? Program for Music, Mind and Society provides violin lessons for children with language impairments

Written by Natalie Wiens, M.S. candidate in Speech-Language Pathology and Graduate Research Assistant in the Music Cognition Lab It’s late afternoon and the sun is slanting through the window. Four violins, three children, three parents and one teacher are gathered in a room. As the teacher plays a series of rhythmic notes on her violin,…

Posted by anderc8 on February 16, 2017 in News, TIPs 2015

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Organs-on-Chips Pave the Way for Endometriosis Research

Written by Vanderbilt University Graduate Student Juan Gnecco (Working in Dr. Kevin Osteen’s lab, which is affiliated with the Pre3 Initiative) In an exciting age of innovation and technological advancements, biomedical researchers are uniquely positioned to integrate interdisciplinary fields in order to better understand some of the most complex and deadly diseases. The Vanderbilt Pre3…

Posted by anderc8 on February 13, 2017 in News, TIPs 2015

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