Discoveries

  • Vanderbilt University

    Discovery of mosquito survival tactics leaves room for new disease vector control tactics

    The appendages that protrude from a mosquito’s head hold the sensory systems that account for nearly all of its ability to detect and respond to a wide range of chemical signals that are critical for its reproduction and its survival. At the molecular level, these systems rely on genes that… Read More

    Jun. 1, 2022

  • Vanderbilt University

    A potential new approach for the treatment of schizophrenia

    THE IDEA   Jeffrey Conn (John Russell/Vanderbilt University) James Maksymetz A new study led by Jeff Conn, Lee E. Limbird Chair in Pharmacology, James Maksymetz, a former graduate student in the Conn laboratory, and other collaborators at the Warren Center for… Read More

    Dec. 8, 2021

  • Vanderbilt University

    Researchers create molecular ‘atlas’ of GI tract neurons

    Oct. 8, 2020, 10:28 AM Michelle Southard-Smith, PhD, Aaron May-Zhang, PhD, and colleagues have created a molecular ‘atlas’ of genes expressed by the neuronal cells within the intestine that coordinate the functions of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. (photo by Susan Urmy) by Bill Snyder Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center… Read More

    Oct. 9, 2020

  • Vanderbilt University

    NSF seed grant supports biomanufacturing of new drug delivery technologies

    Vanderbilt researchers awarded one of NSF’s 24 new projects to drive future manufacturing One of the challenges of drug delivery systems is to optimize their targeting properties so therapeutic compounds used in smaller amounts reach only a specific area of the body and result in little or no side effects. Read More

    Oct. 8, 2020

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    Vanderbilt researchers develop publicly available COVID-19 animal susceptibility prediction tool

    by Marissa Shapiro Oct. 6, 2020, 9:00 AM A Vanderbilt team of experts in virology, genetics, structural biology, chemistry, physiology, medicine, immunology and pharmacology have together developed technology to understand and predict animal susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2, the scientific name for the strain of coronavirus… Read More

    Oct. 8, 2020

  • Vanderbilt University

    Clue to diabetic kidney disease

    Oct. 5, 2020, 8:00 AM by Sarah Glass Diabetic patients can develop kidney disease since high levels of glucose damage blood vessels, prompting accumulation of scarred tissue with reduced kidney function. Recent studies have suggested that progressive interstitial fibrosis in the renal proximal tubule is an important mediator in the… Read More

    Oct. 8, 2020

  • A visiting scholar’s experience with the lockdown in Nashville

    A visiting scholar’s experience with the lockdown in Nashville

    By Naotoshi Nakamura Dr. Nakamura, a Specially Appointed Associate Professor at the Center for Mathematical Modeling and Data Science, Osaka University, was a visiting scholar in the Vito Quaranta lab and has since become a long-distance participant in discussions and lab meetings. Nakamura has also been appointed as… Read More

    Oct. 7, 2020

  • Vanderbilt University

    Scott Hiebert to serve as acting chair for the National Cancer Advisory Board

    By Lorena Infante Lara Scott Hiebert, Hortense B. Ingram Chair in Cancer Research and professor of biochemistry, will serve as acting chair for the National Cancer Advisory Board. Originally appointed by President Barack Obama… Read More

    Sep. 28, 2020