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Nilay Taneja (Burnette Lab) recently received 11th place at the Nikon Small World Photomicrography contest for his submission, “Human fibroblast undergoing cell division, showing actin (gray), myosin II (green) and DNA (magenta),” using structured illumination microscopy at Vanderbilt’s Nikon Center of Excellence facility. Read More

Loss of a protein that regulates mitochondrial function can greatly increase the risk of myocardial infarction (heart attack), Vanderbilt scientists reported Oct. 3 in the journal eLife. The study illustrates how “integrative genomics,” a combination of basic research, a human biobank linked to electronic health records and… Read More

Dr. Lindsey Seldin at Vanderbilt University’s School of Medicine is researching a rare type of breast cancer that is actually affecting a woman in Grundy County, Tennessee. Since most research money goes toward developing treatment for breast cancer that’s already been formed, Dr. Seldin’s studies are starting new traditions. Read More

Post Doc in Miller Lab arrives at Vanderbilt as part of the second cohort of Academic Pathway fellows: https://news.vanderbilt.edu/2018/09/28/second-cohort-of-academic-pathways-fellows-arrives-on-campus/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+vanderbilt-news+%28Vanderbilt+News%29… Read More

Read more about Ken Lau and the NIH Cancer Moonshot Grant… Read More

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… Read More

See the interview of Vivian Game here… Read More

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… Read More

Ian Macara and his lab have discovered SAN1, a 5′-exonuclease that plays a role in DNA interstrand cross-link repair. Read More