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From left to right, top to bottom: Minna Apostolova, Blake Baleami, Andreanna Burman, Drew Dixson, Kevin McCarty, Teresa Piedad Torres, Jose Zepeda, Kaeli Bryant, Julissa Burgos, Heather Hartmann, Reese Martin, Zach Sanchez. By Emily Overway The National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program… Read More

Although targeted therapies have been developed for melanoma patients, tumor progression eventually results. Understanding characteristics of melanoma associated with treatment resistance is important for prolonging therapy effectiveness. In a retrospective study of patients treated with BRAF and/or MEK inhibitors, Chi Yan, PhD, Ann Richmond, PhD, and… Read More

By Aaron Conley Lisa Monteggia, Ph.D. Barlow Family Director of the Vanderbilt Brain Institute and acclaimed neuroscientist Lisa Monteggia was named incoming co-principal editor, along with Dr. Tony George from the University of Toronto, of the journal Neuropsychopharmacology. Their appointments begin… Read More

By Dave Cortez and Aaron Conley The Department of Biochemistry at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Basic Sciences announced new annual awards for postdoctoral scholars called the Destination Biochemistry Postdoctoral Scholar Awards. These awards will support exceptional postdoctoral fellows from around the world as they join labs in the Department… Read More

By Wendy Bindeman Welcome to the first of four articles in our new “Meet the Departments” series! The Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Basic Sciences is composed of four departments: Biochemistry, Cell and Developmental Biology, Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, and Pharmacology. Through this article series, we… Read More

By Mariana Byndloss If I could define Zach in one word, it would be LIGHT. Zach brought LIGHT to the world around him with his kindness, open mind and his way of accepting others and always seeing the good in people. And the funniest thing about it is that… Read More

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

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

A Vanderbilt University Medical Center licensee, Evotec SE, announced on January 28, 2020 that EVT894, a monoclonal antibody to treat and potentially prevent chikungunya virus infections, has entered clinical development. The Phase I, randomised, double-blind, single centre, single dose escalation study to evaluate the safety, pharmacokinetics, and immunogenicity of EVT894 vs… Read More

REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS Rare Genetic Diseases Opening January 2021 Rolling Submission-Review Ancora Innovations is a collaboration between Vanderbilt University and Deerfield Management, focused on the union of Vanderbilt’s innovative life science discovery efforts and Deerfield’s commitment to accelerating state-of-the-art drug development. Deerfield will fund Ancora Innovation with up to $65… Read More