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New breast cancer research funded at Vanderbilt university
Oct. 16, 2018—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. https://fox17.com/news/local/new-breast-cancer-research-funded-at-vanderbilt-university
Post Doc in Miller Lab arrives at Vanderbilt as part of the second cohort of Academic Pathway fellows
Oct. 1, 2018—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
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...
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...
Sora Lee wins poster award at FASEB Meeting
Aug. 23, 2018—Protein Phosphatases meeting (left to right someone, Brittany Allen-Petersen, Sora Lee, Rini Ranvidran, Abbey Perl) Congratulations!
Art Dalley presented the keynote talk for the 28th Brazilian Congress of Anatomy
Aug. 10, 2018—Art Dalley presented the keynote speaker for the 28thBrazilian Congress of Anatomy held in João Pessoa Paraíba, Brazil July 18-21, 2018. His presentation was entitled “Osteophytes for Neophytes: Incorporating the Dynamics of Postnatal Aging into the Learning of Normal Human Anatomy.”
Meredith Weck, Ph.D. accepts postdoc in Welch Lab at UC Berkeley
Aug. 9, 2018—Meredith Weck, Ph.D. just accepted a postdoctoral position with Dr. Matthew Welch at University of California – Berkeley. Dr. Weck defended her dissertation February 20, 2018 and has been continuing on a project in the Tyska Lab in the interim until she heads for Berkley. Congratulations Meredith!