Metabolic Diseases
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Physician-scientist Mitch Lazar to deliver Apex Lecture on Feb. 11
Whitehead Institute Professor of Biology David Bartel will present a Vanderbilt School of Medicine Basic Sciences Apex Lecture on Feb. 11, 2025. Read MoreJan. 22, 2025
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First-time isolation of Glucose-6-phosphatase leads to novel discoveries
Researchers from the labs of Hassane Mchaourab and Richard O’Brien, both professors of molecular physiology and biophysics, have successfully isolated active glucose-6-phosphatase (G6Pase) and characterized its biophysical and biochemical properties. G6Pase dysfunction is a primary contributor to metabolic diseases, including diabetes, and labs have been trying for years to isolate… Read MoreJan. 25, 2022