Stephen Doster

  • Vanderbilt University

    Discovery of a pathway that regulates heart muscle regeneration

    Research led by Dylan Burnette, associate professor of cell and developmental biology, and first-author Abigail Neininger, a graduate student in the Burnette lab, identified the Hippo pathway as a key regulator of heart muscle cell division, which has large translational implications for treatments after a heart attack. Their article was… Read More

    Sep. 18, 2021

  • Vanderbilt University

    Unveiling the life cycle of a microvillus

    By Colbie Chinowsky The surface of the intestinal tract is the sole site of nutrient absorption—a life-sustaining process—and disturbances to this tissue have the potential for deadly consequences. The small intestine has evolved a variety of structures that maximize the surface area available for nutrient uptake, including microvilli, fingerlike projections… Read More

    Sep. 17, 2021

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    Jenkins named Basic Sciences diversity, equity, and inclusion program manager

    By Wendy Bindeman Felysha Jenkins. The Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Basic Sciences recently welcomed Felysha Jenkins as its first Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion program manager. Basic Sciences is committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive environment that welcomes and supports trainees, faculty, and staff from all backgrounds. Throughout their long… Read More

    Sep. 16, 2021

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    Biochemistry seeks new assistant professor

      The Department of Biochemistry at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Basic Sciences invites applications for a tenure-track faculty appointment at the rank of assistant professor as part of the Destination Vanderbilt faculty-hiring initiative. We seek candidates who are using innovative approaches to address important and… Read More

    Sep. 15, 2021

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    Pharmacology seeks new assistant professor

    The Department of Pharmacology within the School of Medicine Basic Sciences at Vanderbilt University invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor faculty position as part of the Destination Vanderbilt faculty-hiring initiative. We seek outstanding scientists with an interdisciplinary perspective addressing fundamental questions in molecular… Read More

    Sep. 14, 2021

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    CDB seeks new assistant professor

      As part of the Destination Vanderbilt faculty-hiring initiative, the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology at Vanderbilt University invites applications for a tenure-track faculty appointment at the rank of assistant professor; exceptional senior faculty applicants will also be considered. We seek candidates who are… Read More

    Sep. 13, 2021

  • Vanderbilt University

    Regulators of fat cell metabolism

    Sep. 7, 2021, 8:00 AM by Leigh MacMillan The cardiac natriuretic peptides (NPs) maintain blood pressure and fluid volume and stimulate fat cell metabolism. The expression level of NPRC — a “clearance” receptor that binds and degrades NPs — in adipose tissues is critical for NP action, yet little is… Read More

    Sep. 10, 2021

  • Dr. James Crowe Jr., professor of medicine, in his lab at Medical Research Building IV. Dr. Crowe is the subject of a feature article in the upcoming Winter 2018 issue of Vanderbilt Magazine. Crowe, who is the Ann Scott Carell Professor of Pediatrics, Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, as well as director of the Vanderbilt Vaccine Center, has spent his career hunting for a universal flu vaccine. He has re-engineered how flu vaccines work and is on the edge of creating a single shot that covers all flu strains. In a new initiative announced in October, he will lead an international team of researchers as they launch clinical trials of his new vaccine.(John Russell/Vanderbilt University)

    Antibodies help neutralize two deadly viruses: study

    Sep. 8, 2021, 3:04 PM by Bill Snyder Cross-reactive human monoclonal antibodies isolated by researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center prevented, in an animal model, severe illness and death caused by two emerging and deadly viruses called Nipah and Hendra. Their results, published this week in the journal Cell… Read More

    Sep. 10, 2021

  • Vanderbilt University

    Caught in a web: study reveals that immune cells cooperate to trap and kill bacteria

    by Leigh MacMillan Like a spider trapping its prey, our immune system cells cooperate to capture and “eat” bacteria. The newly identified antibacterial mechanism, reported Sept. 10 in Science Advances, could inspire novel strategies for combating Staphylococcus aureus (staph) and other extracellular bacterial pathogens. It was… Read More

    Sep. 10, 2021

  • Vanderbilt University

    Novel finding shows that brain cells conduct antidepressant action even in the absence of activity

    THE IDEA Ege Kavalali (Vanderbilt University) Lisa Monteggia (John Russell/Vanderbilt University) Researchers are one step closer to understanding the physiology of antidepressant action in the brain. They have confirmed that even when brain cells are not active, they trigger protein production that affects the function of cells and neural circuits. The… Read More

    Sep. 2, 2021