How can we — together — make research at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) better and stronger?
That was the unifying question addressed during the second annual School of Medicine Research Enterprise Forum held Tuesday afternoon in Light Hall.
Jennifer Pietenpol, Ph.D., director of the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center and Executive Vice President for Research at VUMC, moderated the event, which highlighted several innovative approaches to bolstering biomedical research.
Alan Bentley, M.S., assistant vice chancellor for the Center for Technology Transfer and Commercialization, described how his center, which serves both the University and Medical Center, is helping researchers and inventors find support from industry as well as the government.
Industry engagement is a new core goal of the center, Bentley said. Apart from financial support, partnerships with industry can be an enriching experience for faculty researchers, he said. They can provide a new perspective and new avenues for inventors to pursue.
From left, Alan Bentley, Katherine Hartmann, M.D., Ph.D., Susan Meyn and Roger Chalkley, Ph.D., spoke during Tuesday’s School of Medicine Research Enterprise Forum. (photo by Anne Rayner)
