Gene Expression
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New MSRC Imaging Mass Spectrometry Core expands frontiers for biomedical research at Vanderbilt through new Xenium spatial transcriptomics service
The MSRC Imaging Mass Spectrometry Core now offers 10x Genomics’ Xenium platform for spatial transcriptomics, providing Vanderbilt researchers with a powerful new way to visualize and quantify gene expression within intact tissues at single-cell resolution. The service expands the core’s multimodal imaging capabilities and supports investigators from project planning through data analysis. Read MoreJul. 15, 2026
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New research points to cell subtypes that increase risk of diabetes
Recent work from a coalition of Vanderbilt labs has found clear distinctions in insulin-secreting β-cell subtypes and drawn a connection between certain subtypes and a higher risk of diabetes. Read MoreJul. 23, 2025
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Hodges lab sheds new light on mechanisms of gene regulatory divergence between species
The labs of Emily Hodges, assistant professor of biochemistry, and Tony Capra, associate professor of epidemiology and biostatistics at the University of California, San Francisco, have devised a method to separate the relative contributions of cis vs. trans regulatory mechanisms to gene regulatory divergence between species. Read MoreApr. 18, 2024