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Kathy Gould and Colleagues Decoding Cell Division Machinery
Mar. 23, 2023—In the final step of cell division, cytokinesis, one cell becomes two. Without complete separation, abnormal cells can accumulate and set the stage for tumor formation. One of the main controllers of cytokinesis is the protein Cdc15, which localizes to the dividing cell membrane — linking it to the cytokinetic ring, the constricting machinery that...
New screening method could pave the way for future cancer drug discoveries
Jan. 17, 2023—The laboratories of Brian Bachmann, professor of chemistry, biochemistry and pharmacology, and Jonathan Irish, associate professor of cell and developmental biology and pathology, microbiology and immunology, have developed a method to discover new small molecules that may kill cancer cells by working through the body’s immune system. The method is the first of its kind, to...
Grants spur efforts to create molecular ‘atlases’ of organs
Nov. 17, 2022—Researchers in the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine have received three grants totaling $13.6 million from the National Institutes of Health to develop molecular “atlases” of the brain, kidney, eye and other tissues. Their goal is to find new and better ways to diagnose, treat and prevent a host of human ailments, from kidney failure...
Waghmare named one of five campus-wide Vanderbilt SEC Scholars
Nov. 1, 2022—Four Vanderbilt graduate students and one postdoc recently participated in the SEC Networking and Career Fair hosted by the University of Missouri, part of the SEC Emerging Scholars Program for doctoral and postdoctoral scholars announced earlier this year. The program is intended to serve as a pathway and source of mentorship for historically underrepresented graduate students and...
Weaver and Tyska Named ASCB Fellows
Oct. 7, 2022—The American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) is pleased to present its cohort of 18 new Fellows for 2022. “The 2022 ASCB Fellows are individuals who have contributed broadly and significantly to the cell biology community and to the Society. We honor their scientific achievement and their role in furthering ASCB’s mission of advancing scientific...
Burnette, Feehan-Nelson among Nikon competition winners
Oct. 1, 2022—Dylan Burnette won fourth place in Nikon’s Small World in Motion competition, which features movies or time-lapse photography taken through the microscope. Burnette received honorable mentions for two other submissions as well. Olivia Feehan-Nelson (Cell and Developmental Biology, Matthew Tyska lab) also received an honorable mention for her submission.
Lee named 2022 Innovation Fund Investigator by The Pew Charitable Trust
Sep. 27, 2022—Dr. Ethan Lee, professor of Cell & Developmental Biology and Pharmacology, has been named a 2022 Innovation Fund investigator by The Pew Charitable Trusts. As a vote of confidence in the power of collaborative, interdisciplinary research, Pew created the Innovation Fund in 2017 to encourage partnerships among alumni of Pew’s biomedical programs. Combining their unique areas of expertise,...
Chin Chiang Completes 25 years of Service
Sep. 25, 2022—Chen Chiang was recognized for completing 25 years of service at Vanderbilt.
Geben Receives Trainee Professional Development Award from Society for Neurosciences
Sep. 20, 2022—Laura Geben (Ihrie Lab) recently received the Trainee Professional Development Award from the Society for Neurosciences The aim of these awards is to promote the advancement of career training to neuroscientists from a wide range of institutions. SfN seeks to promote gender equality and increase diversity in all forms throughout its programs. Awards are distributed...
Arceneaux Elected to SNMA Board
Sep. 15, 2022—Jerome Arceneaux (Meharry Medical College Ihrie Lab) was elected to the Student National Medical Association Board of Directors as Regional Director for region 10.