Destination Biochemistry Postdoctoral Scholars, Early-Career/Incoming

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Description Destination Biochemistry Postdoctoral Scholar Awards support the very best early and advanced fellows training in the Department of Biochemistry at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Basic Sciences. The department contains a diverse group of scientists, trainees, and staff dedicated to understanding biological mechanisms through fundamental research. Our investigators are leaders in applying advanced approaches in biochemistry, cell biology, genetics, structural biology, mass spectrometry, and chemical biology to biomedical topics including DNA and RNA metabolism, enzymology, molecular cancer biology, molecular virology, cell signaling, protein misfolding diseases, and toxicology. We bridge basic discovery with clinical application to improve human health. An exceptional group of postdoctoral fellows train in our laboratories and go on to impactful careers in academia and industry. We will award up to three early-stage awards per year. Awardees will be designated as either a Destination Biochemistry Cohen Postdoctoral Scholar or Destination Biochemistry Danzo Postdoctoral Scholar to honor the legacy past Biochemistry investigators. Dr. Stanley Cohen was a Professo...