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Ken Lau and the NIH Moonshot Grant
Sep. 27, 2018—Read more about Ken Lau and the NIH Cancer Moonshot Grant
Tyska Lab : How microvilli form
Sep. 21, 2018—The gut is lined by cells containing brush borders, which are composed of arrays of microvillar protrusions that help in nutrient absorption and provide a barrier against pathogens and toxins. Microbes such as E. coli can destroy microvilli with potentially life-threatening results. But how microvilli form has not been well understood. Using super-resolution microscopy and live cell...
PDB 2018 Retreat – see this year’s group photo
Sep. 11, 2018—
Faculty Spotlight: Vivian Gama
Sep. 6, 2018—See the interview of Vivian Game here
Investigating the mechanism of axonal retrograde degenerative signaling
Sep. 6, 2018—Vanderbilt Basic Sciences investigators Bruce Carter and Dylan Burnette, their laboratories, and collaborators in San Francisco, New York, Tel Aviv, and Santiago to investigate the mechanism of axonal retrograde degenerative signaling. read more
SAN1, a 5′-exonuclease that plays a role in DNA interstrand cross-link repair
Sep. 6, 2018—Ian Macara and his lab have discovered SAN1, a 5′-exonuclease that plays a role in DNA interstrand cross-link repair.
How the actomyosin contractile ring is anchored to the plasma membrane to regulate cell division.
Sep. 6, 2018—Chloe Snider (Kathy Gould lab): Chloe is investigating how the actomyosin contractile ring is anchored to the plasma membrane to regulate cell division.
New work from Marija Zanic reveals how proteins promote aster formation
Aug. 29, 2018—New work from Marija Zanic and her lab reveals how kinesin-14 family proteins promote microtubule aster formation. read more
Marija Zanic recently been named a Scialog Fellow
Aug. 26, 2018—Marija Zanic recently been named a Scialog Fellow (http://rescorp.org/scialog/chemical-machinery-of-the-cell).
Kathy Gould awarded $10K prize for achievement in research
Aug. 24, 2018—Vanderbilt’s most prestigious faculty honor for accomplishments in research, scholarship or creative expression was awarded to Kathy Gould during Fall Faculty Assembly Aug. 23. Gould, the Louise B. McGavock Chair, professor of cell and developmental biology, and associate dean for biomedical sciences, received the Earl Sutherland Prize for Achievement in Research. Gould’s research focuses on the...