A #chemicalbiology & therapeutics lab @stjuderesearch chaired by Aseem Ansari; focused on innovative chemical & #chemoinformatic solutions for #ChemToMed
Joined April 2020
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Aseem Ansari, PhD, St. Jude Department of Chemical Biology & Therapeutics chair, will present Thursday in The Science of Childhood Cancer virtual lecture series. He will share how cell surface receptors can directly regulate genes in the nucleus and what it means for future therapies.
Register for his talk today: bit.ly/4hkFOHz
CBT Friends and Family retweeted
#Congratulations to the inaugural recipients of the CBT -VICB Collaborative Project Award!
The project was selected for funding to advance trainee-led collaboration between VICB and @StJude
Chemical Biology & Therapeutics.
@stjudegraduate
@VUBasicSciences
@AnsariLab
ALT Promotional graphic announcing the CBT & VICB Inaugural Collaborative Seed Award. At the top, the title "CBT & VICB Inaugural Collaborative Seed Award" appears above a gold ribbon displaying the funded project title: Albumin-Hitchhiking Nanobody-STING Agonist Conjugates for Diffuse Midline Glioma. Below are headshots of the award recipients: Matthew Fisher (St. Jude CBT, Shelat/Tinkle Lab) Katherine Young (VICB, Wilson Lab) Neil Chada (VICB, Wilson Lab) The bottom section recognizes the finalists: Alexander Hondros (VICB, Kojetin Lab) and Scarlett Nguyen (CBT, Blair Lab) José A. Reyes Franceschi (CBT, Ansari Lab) and Gigi Hunn (VICB, Niswender Lab) The St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and Vanderbilt Insti
CBT Friends and Family retweeted
🚨 THIS WEEK ‼️ is the deadline submit your intention of participation in VICB/St. Jude's collaborative research project.
Graduate Students and Postdocs are strongly encouraged to particpate!
May 1 is the Intent to Submit deadline. Do not be late!
CBT Friends and Family retweeted
⏰ 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 Friends and Family retweeted
St. Jude and the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation awarded the 2026 fellowships to a class of early-career researchers. Five investigators will receive four years of funding to pursue innovative projects in pediatric cancer research. ow.ly/Gk8O50YNwq3
CBT Friends and Family retweeted
@AnsariLab 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
CBT Friends and Family retweeted
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
CBT Friends and Family retweeted
Our very first work from the lab is up on BioRxiv biorxiv.org/content/10.64898…
CBT Friends and Family retweeted
Join us TOMORROW for a VI4 Seminar cohosted by Adult Infectious Disease and VICB on March 24!
Richard E. Lee (St. Jude Children's Research Hospital) presents: “Fighting Intrinsic Resistance in Mycobacteria”
🕥 10:30 AM
📍 Light Hall 512
CBT Friends and Family retweeted
Trainee Talks continues as Heather Ann Hartmann, Ph.D. (VICB) and Ashton Coker (St. Jude) present their research on Thursday, February 19.
🕚 11:00 AM–12:30 PM
📍 ESB 734 (Vanderbilt)
Lunch Provided. We hope to see you there!
#trainee #Research #vanderbilt #stjude
CBT Friends and Family retweeted
Join us Feb 19 for CBT & VICB Trainee Talks featuring:
🎤 Heather Ann Hartmann, Ph.D. (VICB)
🎤 Ashton Coker (St. Jude)
🕚 11:00 AM–12:30 PM
📍 ESB 734 (Vanderbilt)
Trainee-led. Cross-institutional. Research-forward.
CBT Friends and Family retweeted
Join us this 𝗧𝗛𝗨𝗥𝗦𝗗𝗔𝗬 for an engaging trainee seminar featuring two outstanding PhD students sharing their latest research.
Details below 👇
CBT Friends and Family retweeted
🛑Don’t miss the next CBT & VICB Trainee Talks on Dec 18!
Featuring presentations from Yifan Zhang (Chen Lab, St. Jude) and Will Sutton (Plate Lab, Vanderbilt).
🕔5:00–6:30 PM
📍Vanderbilt (U1202 MRBIII) + St. Jude (PRT E1003) Food & beverages provided!
CBT Friends and Family retweeted
📢 Don’t miss the next CBT & VICB Trainee Talks on Dec 18!
Featuring presentations from Yifan Zhang (Chen Lab, St. Jude) and Will Sutton (Plate Lab, Vanderbilt).
🕔 5:00–6:30 PM
📍 Vanderbilt (U1202 MRBIII) + St. Jude (PRT E1003)
Food & beverages provided!
@VUBasicSciences
CBT Friends and Family retweeted
The Bringing Chemistry to Medicine symposium at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital continues its remarkable growth, welcoming more than 1,000 attendees from 44 countries in 2025. Over six years, the symposium has reached over 3,000 participants from 73 countries.
CBT Friends and Family retweeted
Scientists have discovered an alternative binding pocket on the pregnane X receptor (PXR), a nuclear receptor involved in drug metabolism. This finding unlocks possibilities for drug discovery related to nuclear receptors. ow.ly/YQtq50XnTFS
CBT Friends and Family retweeted
Excited to share my latest publication in the Journal of Histotechnology! 🔬 This work was a blast, creating a 3D print for enabling the use of cassettes in the cryostat and making friends with the vet path core at St. Jude. Check it out here:
tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
CBT Friends and Family retweeted
Attend the 2025 Bringing Chemistry to Medicine Symposium to learn from leading experts in transcription, chromatin regulation, computational biology and chemical biology. Registration is free and available both in-person and virtually.
CBT Friends and Family retweeted
St. Jude is hosting its annual Bringing Chemistry to Medicine Symposium October 2-3, 2025, in Memphis, TN. In collaboration with @CellPressNews, the event features global experts sharing cutting-edge advancements at the intersection of chemical and biomedical sciences.
CBT Friends and Family retweeted
Are you a #drughunter looking to have a direct impact on patients? The Department of Chemical Biology and Therapeutics is seeking a Principal Scientist in Chemical Induced Proximity to lead a new group. talent.stjude.org/careers/jo…
#PROTACS #Chemistry #chembio