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Awards honor research staff’s crucial contributions
Feb. 22, 2020—Alan Simmons & Sean Schaffer were honored last week for research excellence during the 16th annual Research Staff Awards luncheon at the Kimpton Aertson Hotel in Nashville. Schaffer, an expert in a wide range of microscopy modalities, is an essential part of the CISR and collaborates with researchers across the university and medical center, wrote CISR...
Tansey’s research is highlighted in a new Basic Sciences “discovery” article
Feb. 8, 2020—Cancers are complex and diverse in nature, assailing the human body through different mechanisms. Cancer cells outsmart normal cells through myriad mechanisms, including sustained proliferation, insensitivity to growth suppressors, and resistance to cell death. MYC is a transcription factor (it regulates the expression of other genes) that plays important roles in human development, but it...
Vanderbilt-led team discovers new genetic disease and defines underlying mechanism
Jan. 18, 2020—Jan. 13, 2020, 11:00 AM Cartilage cells in the zebrafish model of the disease CATIFA (right) have reduced volumes and irregular shapes compared to healthy cartilage cells (left) because of a defect in collagen secretion. (image courtesy of Ela Knapik, MD) by Leigh MacMillan Studies that started in zebrafish have now pointed to a role...
2019 PDB Annual Retreat Photo
Sep. 25, 2019—Group photograph of those attending the 2019 PDB Annual Retreat at Pickwick Landing State Park on September 5 & 6, 2019 (enlarge).
Controlling WNT Signaling Through DVL2
Aug. 28, 2019—