NEWS
Summer 2019 Best Paper Awards
Team SyBBURE nominated seven students for Summer 2019 Best Paper Award based on the end of summer 2019 papers they submitted. The winners were selected and revealed at the Spring 2020 Kickoff Party on January 10th, 2019. The winners were: senior Emily Layton-1st place and two juniors: Seth Drey and Amelia Taylor tied for 2nd place. Congratulations!
New Students Join SyBBURE
In December 2019, 15 members of Vanderbilt Class of 2023 joined SyBBURE. Welcome new SyBBURITES, we are excited to have you!
SyBBURE Alumnus Ben Nguyen Receives Conference Award
Ben Nguyen, a SyBBURE senior student majoring in Chemical and Molecular Biology and in Chemistry, received the 1st place undergraduate student poster award in Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Division I at the annual American Institute of Chemical Engineers meeting. Congratulations, Ben!
SyBBURE Students Receive VandyHacks VI Hackathon Prizes
Two SyBBURE Students received awards at VandyHacks VI, Vanderbilt University’s annual collegiate hackathon, which took place in November, 2019. Senior Jacob Fine received Most Outside the Box Hardware Hack, presented by BNY Mellon. This prize is awarded for the most creative and outside the box hardware hack. Senior Alex Stephens received Best use of Google Cloud. Congratulations!
SyBBURE ALUMNI PANEL, October 3rd 2019
Five SyBBURE alumni came back to campus last month to connect with current students, talk about their careers and answer the students’ questions. The Alumni who were present were: Bowen Shaner- C4MI Test Development Engineer, Matt Rogers- Vanderbilt Graduate Student, Jake Hughey- Vanderbilt Assistant Professor, Jen Colby- VUMC Medical Director Special Chemistry and Poojitha Matta- Clinical Research Associate at Covance. The event was organized by current SyBBURE student, Jesse Li and was a success.
SyBBURE Student, Ben Nguyen wins first place poster award at AIChE 2019
Chuong (Ben) Nguyen, a senior studying Chemical Engineering with minors in chemistry and scientific computing from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, won First Place in Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Division I at the annual meeting of American Institute of Chemical Engineers 2019. His project title is Sustained & Localized Immunomodulation with Hydrogel-Polymer Nanoparticle Composites and his faculty advisor is John Wilson. Congratulations Ben!
Research team sorts out drug screen false positive results
Two SyBBURE alumni, Jennifer Colby, PhD, assistant professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and her husband, Jake Hughey, PhD, assistant professor of Biomedical Informatics and Biological Sciences at VUMC identified 13 previously unknown drug compounds that cause false positives screenings for amphetamines, buprenorphine (an opioid), cannabinoids and methadone in urine testing. The study won the Academy Distinguished Abstract Award from the American Association for Clinical Chemistry. Read more here, an article by Paul Govern.
Vigilante Innovation Paper and Website Launch
We have some very exciting news to share!
We have officially launched vigilanteinnovation.com, an online resource for anyone to learn about the design process, and go from problem to prototype no matter their interests!
Our students have customized and used this design process in their team-based design projects (check out some of their results on our design page!), and we are so excited to share these tools and inspire others to take innovation and creative problem-solving into their own hands, in any problem space.
Our manuscript detailing the Vigilante Innovation process and findings has been accepted to the International Journal of STEM Education.
Check out the guide, and go forth and innovate!
SyBBURE Students Present at the 2019 Vanderbilt Undergraduate Research Fair
Last Thursday (September 19, 2019), 40 SyBBURE students presented their research at Vanderbilt’s sixth annual undergraduate research fair. This is just one of the opportunities SyBBURE students take to practice their scientific communication skills, network professionally, and receive feedback on their work.
SyBBURE student Danielle presenting her poster at the 2019 Vanderbilt Undergraduate Research Fair
See the projects our students presented on our students page!
Read more about the 2019 Vanderbilt Undergraduate Research Fair: Sixth annual undergraduate research fair showcases immersion and draws record number of participants
Scientific Output Update: Wills Dunham
Wills Dunham’s first author paper titled CYP2D6 genotype-guided metoprolol therapy in cardiac surgery patients: Rationale and design of the Pharmacogenetic-guided Metoprolol Management for Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation in Cardiac Surgery (PREEMPTIVE) Pilot study was published in the Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia today. Check it out here.