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Miller Named Outstanding Mentor
Oct. 15, 2015—David Miller was recentlyt named "Outstanding Mentor of the Year 2015" by the Vanderbilt Neuroscience Program!
Ian Macara Presents at Koman Day Event
Oct. 15, 2015—On October 8 Ian Macara gave a presentation on research for Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center investigators, donors, patients and patient advocates. The VICC hosted this day-long event, which included members of the Susan G. Koman breast cancer organization.
Nerve Cell Remodelers
Sep. 25, 2015—In the nematode worm, C. elegans, cholinergic inputs to DD motor neurons are relocated to new positions during early larval development. Graduate student Siwei He, David Miller, Ph.D., and colleagues have determined that the immunoglobulin-like protein OIG-1 antagonizes the relocation of acetylcholine receptors in DD neurons.
Chris Wright Reaches 25-Year Milestone!
Sep. 9, 2015—Chancellor Nicholas Zeppos saluted faculty who have reached the 25-year milestone in their tenure at Vanderbilt during the 2015 Fall Faculty Assembly. “A quarter of a century represents a sizeable investment of one’s career, and the contributions made to Vanderbilt during this time span are significant and transformative,” Zeppos said. Honorees included Professor of Cell And Developmental...
Peruvian Connection
Aug. 28, 2015—The Research Experience for Peruvian Undergraduates (REPU) connects undergraduates from Peru with internships in US and Canadian laboratories. The ultimate goal is to advance science in Peru and Latin America. The program was launched in 2007 by co-founder Abel Alcázar Román, then a Vanderbilt graduate student (now at Yale), with the support of Susan Wente. Andres Guillen Samander, from Lima, completed his internship...
Announcing the Arrival of Dr. Vivian Gama
Aug. 28, 2015—As Chairman of the Department of Cell adn Developmental Biology, I am delighted to announce the arrival of Vivian Gama, Ph.D., who is joining our department as an Assistant Professor on September 1, 2015. Vivian was recruited through the Vanderbilt Center for Stem Cell Biology, and works on the function of apoptotic proteins in human embryonic stem...
Macara lands award to explore cancer cell behavior
Aug. 20, 2015—Vanderbilt’s Ian Macara, Ph.D., has won an Outstanding Investigator Award from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) — nearly $6.6 million over seven years — to support the “unusual potential” of his research, which seeks to understand and predict cancer cell “behavior.”
“Bridging the Gap” via the Fisk-Vanderbilt Bridge Program
Aug. 10, 2015—The Fisk-Vanderbilt Master’s to PhD Bridge Program exists to improve the demographic representation in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields. Fisk student, Erica Tross, also a member of the Macara Lab, plans to complete her graduate studies with the goal of one day acting as a P.I. running her own laboratory. "I love the idea of taking a complex problem...
Worldwide Cancer Research lauds Macara’s contributions
Aug. 6, 2015—Ian Macara, Ph.D., professor and chair of the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, recently returned from Scotland, where he received this year’s Colin Thomson Memorial Medal for his contributions to cancer research. Ian Macara, Ph.D. The medal, sponsored by Worldwide Cancer Research, is awarded at the Beatson Institute in Glasgow to a scientist in...
Colin Thomson Memorial Medal Winner Ian Macara Delivers Keynote Speech in Glasgow
Jul. 10, 2015—Some of the world’s leading cancer research scientists gathered at the Beatson Institute in Glasgow on Sunday 5 July to hear the opening keynote speech given by this year’s recipient of the Colin Thomson Memorial Medal, Professor Ian Macara, from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. The prestigious medal, sponsored by Worldwide Cancer Research, has been awarded...
New Ohi-Matthews Study Published in PNAS
Jul. 9, 2015—A collaborative study between the Ryoma (Puck) Ohi lab and the Matthew Lang lab was published online at PNAS: "Biased Brownian motion as a mechanism to facilitate nanometer-scale exploration of the microtubule plus end by a kinesin-8"
Article by Southward-Smith Published in Cell
Jul. 8, 2015—An article co-authored by Michelle Southard-Smith was featured on the front of Cellular & Molecular Gastroenterolgoy and Hepatology. A short feature article about the work is also attached. Enteric neuron imbalance and proximal dysmotility in ganglionated intestine of the Sox10Dom/+ Hirschsprung mouse model, Musser MA, Correa H, Southard-Smith E View Open Access Article (PDF) View Open Access Commentary (PDF)
Erica Shannon Awarded “Emerging Scientist Best Short Talk” at Recent Conference
Jul. 7, 2015—Andrea Page McCaw lab member Erica Shannon won an award for “Emerging Scientist Best Short Talk” at the 19th International Symposium on Calcium Binding Proteins and Calcium Function in Health and Disease. Erica's talk was entitled, Calcium Dynamics as a Potential Readout of Mechanotransduction at Epithelial Wounds. Her award included a $100 prize as well as a certificate.
Arthur Dalley Featured in Newsletter
Jun. 24, 2015—Arthur Dalley is featured in the June issue of VUMC's Educator Development Core newsletter. Their Faculty Focus/Teacher Feature focuses on recent/current scholarly activity. FACULTY FOCUS – EDUCATOR PROJECT AND TEACHER FEATURE Arthur ("Art") F. Dalley, Ph.D. Professor, Cell and Developmental Biology Adjunct Professor of Orthopedic Surgery The Department of Cell and Developmental Biology Current Teaching/Educator Activities:...