Stephen Doster
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Signal transduction authority Xuewu Zhang to deliver Apex Lecture on March 4
Signal transduction authority Xuewu Zhang to present the Vanderbilt Basic Sciences Apex Lecture March 4. Read MoreFeb. 13, 2024
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Fred Guengerich: 50 years of sowing seeds and harvesting rewards
For bichemist Fred Guengerich, the story of his 50-plus years in science can be told through his 98 semesters on Vanderbilt University’s faculty; the 22 graduate students and 141 postdoctoral fellows and visiting scientists he has mentored; the 768 primary research papers, 324 invited reviews and chapters, and 138 book chapters and published proceedings he has authored; and the 125,316 of times he has been cited. But even those numbers don’t tell the whole story. Read MoreFeb. 9, 2024
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Membrane biophysics authority Jeanne Stachowiak to deliver Apex Lecture on Feb. 13
Stachowiak is recognized for a paradigm-shifting discovery in the field of membrane biophysics, demonstrating that proteins can induce membrane curvature solely through a surface-crowding mechanism. Her lab investigates the biophysical mechanisms that underlie the function of lipid membranes in cells and explores the opportunity of creating bio-inspired materials and systems that borrow these mechanisms. Read MoreFeb. 1, 2024
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Get ready for the April 8 total eclipse of 2024!
By Chuck Sanders Photo by Vanderbilt Professor Matt Tyska on Aug. 21, 2017, in Gallatin, Tennessee. North America will enjoy a rare treat this spring. A total eclipse of the sun will start in Mexico around noon and move northeasternly, passing San Antonio, Austin, and Dallas, bisecting Arkansas, hitting southern… Read MoreJan. 25, 2024
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Pushing the boundaries of the academic ladder
Back to Vestigo Issue 4 By Lorena Infante Lara In 1951, Martha Fant, a schoolteacher in Clarksdale, Mississippi, was pregnant with her second child. Living in the Jim Crow South, she and her husband, Wendell Fant, had access to few health care resources that were readily available… Read MoreJan. 24, 2024
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OpenFold authority Mohammed AlQuraishi, Columbia University, to deliver Apex Lecture on January 29.
Machine learning and OpenFold authority Mohammed AlQuraishi to present the Vanderbilt Basic Sciences Apex Lecture on January 29. Read MoreJan. 17, 2024
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Harnessing a key growth pathway to reprogram tumor-associated macrophages
Researchers in the lab of Vivian Weiss, assistant professor of pathology, microbiology, and immunology, recently published a review article in Cancer Research that describes the role of the Wnt pathway in TAMs and tumor biology. Read MoreJan. 3, 2024
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Call for Proposals: Basic Sciences Pilot Innovation Ignition Fund Program
The School of Medicine Basic Sciences and the Office of the Vice Provost for Research and Innovation launch the Innovation Ignition Fund. This pilot program offers up to $500,000 in funding and drug development mentorship from Vanderbilt scientists with expertise in translational research. Read MoreDec. 18, 2023
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The Lord of the Rings Leaves it All on the Court
Chuck Sanders, Vice Dean, Vanderbilt School of Medicine Basic Sciences British author J.R.R. Tolkien had a lot to say about the creative process and I’d like to explore how his thoughts relate to the pursuit of cutting-edge scientific research. Tolkien’s The Silmarillion provides both the mythological underpinning… Read MoreDec. 14, 2023
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Study links gene network and pancreatic beta cell defects to Type 2 diabetes
In a collaborative effort co-led by teams from Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) and the University of Michigan, a comprehensive study that integrates multiple analytic approaches has linked a regulatory gene network and functional defects in insulin-producing pancreatic beta cells to Type 2 diabetes. The study, published Dec. 4 in… Read MoreDec. 7, 2023