Stephen Doster
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Weight cycling worsens the body’s ability to control glucose levels
By Caroline Cencer Alyssa Hasty The laboratory of Professor of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics Alyssa Hasty recently published a study stressing the importance of glucose homeostasis in maintaining healthy body function. While examining blood glucose levels in diet-induced obese mice, co-first authors Nathan Winn and Matthew Cottam, a… Read MoreNov. 14, 2022
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Gene mutations impair gut barrier
All of us suffer from gastrointestinal (GI) distress from time to time, but people with mutations in the SLC12A2gene suffer from chronic GI infections, intestinal obstruction, constipation, nutrient malabsorption and blood in the intestine. To understand why this mutation causes such intense GI distress, Eric Delpire, PhD,… Read MoreNov. 10, 2022
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Alzheimer’s risk factor and cognition
A genetic variant of apolipoprotein E (APOE), a protein involved in fat metabolism, is the strongest common genetic risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and contributes to worse cognition in older adults. However, many people who have the variant (APOE-e4) remain cognitively normal as they age, suggesting there may be… Read MoreNov. 10, 2022
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Basic Sciences celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month
By Caroline Cencer Felysha Jenkins On October 12, the School of Medicine Basic Sciences hosted the inaugural Hispanic Heritage Month Conference and Workshop, “Unidos: Inclusivity for a Stronger Nation,” to celebrate Hispanic and Latinx* scientists. Co-moderated by Felysha Jenkins, program manager for diversity,… Read MoreNov. 9, 2022
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Basic Sciences Dean’s Lecture presented by renowned virologist
The October 17 School of Medicine Basic Sciences Dean’s Lecture featured renowned immunologist, virologist, and alumnus Dr. Barney S. Graham, PhD’91. Throughout his career, Graham has made incredible scientific achievements, leading the first human trial on the AIDS vaccine and serving as the chief architect for the first experimental COVID-19… Read MoreNov. 9, 2022
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Indrayani Waghmare participates in SEC Emerging Scholars Program
Five Vanderbilt graduate students recently participated in the SEC Networking and Career Fair hosted by the University of Missouri, part of the SEC Emerging Scholars Program for doctoral and postdoctoral scholars announced earlier this year. The program is intended to serve as a pathway and source of mentorship for… Read MoreNov. 2, 2022
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New target for lung fibrosis
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) — a chronic, progressive syndrome — is marked by persistent activation and proliferation of fibroblast cells and the pathologic accumulation of extracellular matrix (scar tissue). Most patients die within 3-5 years of diagnosis. Timothy Blackwell, MD, James West, PhD, and colleagues… Read MoreNov. 1, 2022
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Vanderbilt-Ancora partnership advances research for rare form of epilepsy
Vanderbilt researchers’ partnership with Ancora Innovation LLC, a Deerfield Management company that supports Vanderbilt University’s innovative life science research, has added an effort to develop therapeutics for a rare form of epilepsy. This is the fourth drug discovery and development program supported through the Ancora-Vanderbilt collaboration. … Read MoreNov. 1, 2022
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Donor Establishes the Dr. Roger Chalkley Critical Need Fund
In recognition of Roger Chalkley, retired senior associate dean for biomedical research education and training, Dr. Tom Daniel, a former Vanderbilt professor, biotechnology R&D leader, and venture investor, has established the Dr. Roger Chalkley Critical Need Fund to support biomedical graduate students who encounter unanticipated financial challenges. Read MoreOct. 28, 2022
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Antentor Hinton Jr. receives Chan Zuckerberg Initiative grant to increase representation in research
Antentor Hinton Jr., assistant professor of molecular physiology and biophysics at the School of Medicine Basic Sciences, has been awarded a grant from Chan Zuckerberg Initiative’s Science Diversity Leadership program. The $1.5 million, five-year grant will support his work on “finding organelle… Read MoreOct. 21, 2022