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Marija Zanic Profiled in The Reporter
Mar. 6, 2015—For Marija Zanic, Ph.D., who joined Vanderbilt University’s Department of Cell and Developmental Biology as an assistant professor last August, the journey from her home country took a more circuitous route — from cell biology to theoretical physics and back again. Zanic’s dissertation explored string cosmology, which describes the fundamental structure of the universe. Today she is...
Billy Hudson Appointed CDB Secondary Faculty
Mar. 2, 2015—It is with great pleasure that we announce the secondary appointment to the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology of Billy Hudson, Ph.D. Professor, whose research lies in the structure and function of type IV collagen, the major constituent of basement membranes. Dr. Hudson is well known to many of us. His primary appointment is in the Department of Medicine as well as...
Jim Patton Joins CDB Secondary Faculty
Mar. 2, 2015—Jim Patton, Ph.D., Professor, whose interests in alternative splicing and the control of gene expression, vertebrate microRNA function, and gene therapy applications, is the newest member of the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology's Secondary Faculty. As the director of IGP, Dr. Patton is also well known to many of us, his primary appointment is in the Department...
Andrea Page-McCaw Named to inaugural Chancellor Faculty Fellows Program
Feb. 12, 2015—Fifteen faculty members hailing from a diverse cross section of disciplines have been selected as the first cohort of the Chancellor Faculty Fellows program, including Andrea Page-McCaw. Read announcement.
Young Jae Nam Announcement
Jan. 21, 2015—I am delighted to announce the addition of Young Jae Nam, M.D., to the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology as an Assistant Professor. Dr. Nam works on the induction of diverse cardiac cell types by direct reprogramming. His primary appointment in the Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine.
Alissa Weaver Appointment
Jan. 21, 2015—I am pleased to announce the appointment of Alissa Weaver, M.D, to the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology as Associate Professor. Her research focuses on how the secretion of small extracellular vesicles from cells promotes aggressive, invasive behavior and facilitates tumor growth and metastasis. Dr. Weaver is well known to many of us; her...
Welcome Marija Zanic
Jul. 29, 2014—It is a great pleasure for me to announce the arrival of Marija Zanic, Ph.D., who will be joining the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology as an Assistant Professor on August 1, 2014. Trained as a theoretical physicist and cytoskeleton biologist, Marija will add a quantitative flair and computational modeling to the diverse expertise...
CLASPs Are Required for Proper Microtubule Localization of End-Binding Proteins
Jul. 11, 2014—CLASPs Are Required for Proper Microtubule Localization of End-Binding Proteins Ashley D. Grimaldi1, Takahisa Maki2, Benjamin P. Fitton4, Daniel Roth4, Dmitry Yampolsky1, Michael W. Davidson3, Tatyana Svitkina5, Anne Straube4, Ikuko Hayashi2, Irina Kaverina Summary Microtubule (MT) plus-end tracking proteins (+TIPs) preferentially localize to MT plus ends. End-binding proteins (EBs) are master regulators of the...
Macrophages promote the advancement of metaplasia in the stomach
Jul. 1, 2014—Macrophages Promote Progression of Spasmolytic Polypeptide-Expressing Metaplasia After Acute Loss of Parietal Cells Petersen CP1, Weis VG1, Nam KT2, Sousa JF3, Fingleton B4, Goldenring JR5. Gastroenterology. 2014 Jun;146(7):1727-38.e8. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2014.02.007. Epub 2014 Feb 15. Abstract BACKGROUND & AIMS: Loss of parietal cells causes the development of spasmolytic polypeptide-expressing metaplasia (SPEM) through transdifferentiation of chief cells....