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Brunette & Taneja earn top honors in Nikon small world photomicrography competition
Oct. 10, 2017—Dylan Burnette won a top 20 (19th place) award in the Nikon small world photomicrography competition. Nilay Taneja won an image of distinction (top100) in the same competition. The competition invites images from scientists worldwide.
Cell signals that trigger wound healing are surprisingly complex
Oct. 4, 2017—Despite a tremendous amount of scientific study, many outstanding mysteries still surround the way in which cells in living tissue respond to and repair physical damage. One prominent mystery is exactly how wound-healing is triggered.Using an ultrafast, ultraprecise laser, a team of physicists and biologists at Vanderbilt University has taken an important step toward understanding the...
David Allis – Flexner Discovery Lecture Series
Sep. 7, 2017—The Department of Cell and Developmental Biology hosted David Allis on September 7th for the first Flexner Discovery Lecture Series of the year. David Allis' talk was titled, "Varying the terrain of epigenetic landscapes: implications for gene regulation, development and cancer" Dr. David Allis is the Joy and Jack Fishman Professor and Head of the Laboratory of Chromatin Biology and Epigenetics at The Rockefeller University and a member of the...
Jason MacGurn Awarded RSG Grant
Jun. 22, 2017—Jason MacGurn received a 2017 Research Scholar Program Grants (RSG) Projects award to fund the Cell Dynamics Symposium!
CDB Hosts BRET 25th Reunion
Jun. 6, 2017—On June 2nd the CDB hosted part of the Biomedical Research Education and Training (BRET) office's 25th Reunion. Approximately 170 Interdisciplinary Graduate Program (IGP) alumni attended, some of whom met with CDB faculty and toured our facilities, including the new Nikon Center of Excellence imaging lab. In the “Latest Discoveries from CDB Benches” portion of the event, participants conversed with...
15th Annual CDB Retreat Award Winners are . . . .
May. 26, 2017—The 15th Annual Cell and Developmental Biology Retreat was held May 19, 2017 at the Joe C. Davis YMCA Outdoor Center in Nashville. This annual event provides an opportunity for faculty, staff, and lab members to meet and discuss their research in a relaxed environment. The agenda consisted of student presentations and poster sessions. Award Winners! Congratulations to our award...
CDB Marches for Science and Climate
Apr. 28, 2017—Department of Cell and Developmental Biology members participated in the March 2017 March for Science and Climate on the state capitol in Nashville. L to R: Andrea Cuentas Condori, Deborah Lannigan, Ian Macara, Armelle LeGuelte, Maria Fomicheva with Lindsey Seldin (seated).
Polarity protein role in cell survival
Apr. 28, 2017—Cell survival is dependent upon regulation of numerous proteins, both cytosolic and membrane bound. Reporting in Nature Communications, Mukhtar Ahmed, Ph.D., and Ian Macara, Ph.D., identified an unexpected link between cell survival and the polarized delivery of proteins to the surface of mammary epithelial cells.
March for Science and Climate
Apr. 19, 2017—The March for Science is a celebration of our passion for science and a call to support and safeguard the scientific community. Recent policy changes have caused heightened worry among scientists, and the incredible and immediate outpouring of support has made clear that these concerns are also shared by hundreds of thousands of people around...
A molecular clue to longevity
Apr. 18, 2017—Understanding the processes that regulate aging is crucial to potentially increasing longevity and enhancing quality of life. Using the budding yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae (S. cerevisiae), Christopher Lord, Ph.D., Ophir Ospovat and Susan Wente, Ph.D., demonstrated that accumulation of tRNA (transfer RNA) in the nucleus increased replicative life span. These results were published this month in the journal RNA.