Stephen Doster

  • Vanderbilt University

    Flipping the script on flippases

    Todd Graham, Stevenson Chair of Biological Sciences and professor of cell and developmental biology, and external collaborators recently published a paper describing the structure of a yeast “flippase” called Neo1. The research was led by three co-first authors: Bhawik Jain, a postdoc from the Graham lab, Lin Bai from Peking… Read More

    Dec. 6, 2021

  • Vanderbilt University

    Calipari named Dean’s Faculty Fellow

    Erin Calipari, assistant professor of pharmacology and member of the Vanderbilt Center for Addiction Research, has been named a Dean’s Faculty Fellow of the School of Medicine Basic Sciences. The Dean’s Faculty Fellows program, started in 2020, is designed to recognize the efforts of faculty in the early stages of… Read More

    Dec. 1, 2021

  • Vanderbilt University

    Six from Vanderbilt among most highly cited researchers

    Six current faculty members at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have made this year’s list of scientists whose papers have been cited most frequently by other researchers. They are among 6,600 researchers around the world identified by the global analytics firm Clarivate whose publications rank in the top 1% by… Read More

    Nov. 24, 2021

  • Vanderbilt University

    Burkewitz awarded $100,000 to conduct longevity research at the cellular level

    Kristopher Burkewitz, assistant professor of cell and developmental biology, has been awarded  $100,000 from the American Federation for Aging Research and the Glenn Foundation for Medical Research to research the biological aging process. Burkewitz was one of 10… Read More

    Nov. 22, 2021

  • Vanderbilt University

    Mosquitoes have a mutual symbiotic relationship with malaria-causing pathogen

    Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Biological Sciences Laurence J. Zwiebel is part of a team of researchers at Vanderbilt and the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research… Read More

    Nov. 19, 2021

  • Headshot of Steve Fesik wearing a black shirt.

    Professor makes Vanderbilt-discovered cancer targeting molecule freely available to researchers through collaboration with Boehringer Ingelheim

    Stephen Fesik, Orrin H. Ingram II Chair in Cancer Research, has conducted pioneering research on some of the most difficult drug discovery targets in cancer research. As a result of his lab’s discoveries, molecule-specific data has been made freely available for download to cancer researchers on the opensource platform opnMe.com, which… Read More

    Nov. 15, 2021

  • Vanderbilt University

    Learn about the science of longevity with Vanderbilt experts in virtual event

    Biomedical science has made huge strides in understanding the mechanics of human aging, and these discoveries have drastically affected how we work to prevent disease and increase longevity. On Tuesday, Nov. 30, 11 a.m.–noon CT, the School of Medicine Basic Sciences’ monthly virtual Lab-to-Table Conversation will bring aging research experts… Read More

    Nov. 15, 2021

  • Headshot of Michael Waterman wearing a dark jacket and red-striped tie. He is wearing eye-glasses.

    Former Chair of Biochemistry Michael Waterman dies

    On Sunday, November 7, Michael Waterman, former chair of the Department of Biochemistry, passed away. Waterman was chair of biochemistry for 18 years and helped develop the department into a place where faculty could thrive. “Mike believed in empowering faculty,” David Cortez, current chair of the department, said. “He always… Read More

    Nov. 12, 2021

  • Vanderbilt University

    New target identified for rapid antidepressant drugs

    THE IDEA Vanderbilt researchers found that ketamine’s rapid antidepressant action is due to specific synaptic effects. This represents a new target for drug development that could fill a major gap in care for depression. Ege Kavalali (Vanderbilt University) Lisa Monteggia (John Russell/Vanderbilt University) The research was led by… Read More

    Nov. 10, 2021

  • Headshot of Sheila Collins in black top (left), and Ryan Ceddia waring a white lab coat.

    Finding a resistance to obesity

    By Wendy Bindeman L-R: Sheila Collins, Ryan Ceddia A trans-institutional team that includes Professor of Medicine and Molecular Physiology and Biophysics Sheila Collins, first author and Collins lab postdoc Ryan Ceddia, and Johns Hopkins collaborators Dr. David Kass and Sumita Mishra recently published a study showing that mice lacking an… Read More

    Nov. 9, 2021