ASPIRNAUT
Vanderbilt University Medical Center's Aspirnaut Program supports talented high school and college students as they pursue STEM summer research experiences at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
An Opportune Moment to Make an Impact
Investing in our collective scientific future is more urgent now than ever.
We are thrilled to partner with the Springer-Lu Family Foundation, who has graciously made a gift of $5 million to this program. Our goal is to match their efforts and ensure Aspirnaut’s future.
Philanthropic gifts of all sizes are critical to opening doors to STEM education opportunities. Thank you for helping connect talent with opportunity to prepare STEM leaders.
Aspirnaut students in 2022
Photo by Erin O. Smith Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Drs. Julie and Billy Hudson
Photo by Daniel Dubois Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Your support is changing lives!
“Gifts to Aspirnaut help change lives. Philanthropy here is also about developing solutions to the largest problems our society faces. From causes of disease to improved health care delivery to technological innovation, these issues demand a talented STEM workforce.”
Billy Hudson, PhD
Aspirnaut co-founder and scientific director
Director of the Center of Matrix Biology, VUMC
People magazine interviewed Billy Hudson, PhD, director of the Center of Matrix Biology, and Julie Hudson, MD, associate professor of Medical Education, Administration, and Anesthesiology and Executive Director, Aspirnaut, for stories about the Aspirnaut program.