News
Lee and Tyska Achieve Full Professor Status
Jun. 23, 2015—Good afternoon everyone, I have more good news to share: Please join me in congratulating Ethan Lee and Matt Tyska on achieving full professor status effective July 1, 2015. Both Drs. Lee and Tyska received unanimous support from a vote of senior faculty in the department as well as approval of the promotion packages from...
Hann Selected As New Director of Graduate Studies
Jun. 23, 2015—Please join me in congratulating Steve Hann as our new Director of Graduate Studies for Cell and Developmental Biology, effective July 1, 2015. Steve brings valuable experience from his 27 year career in the department, and as PI of the IBSTO training grant. As IGP Day rapidly approaches we look forward to Steve spearheading...
Prewitt, Ahmed, McWhirter – Award Winners
Jun. 5, 2015—Recent CDB student-postdoc award winners include: Allison Prewitt, GSA President, received a $2K voucher from the Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical and Translation Research (VICTR) for research support. Mukhtar Ahmed, Ph.D., Macara Lab, received a Fellowship award from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) – 2015-2018. Rebecca McWhirter, received the NSF Robert Noyce Teaching Scholarship, a collaborative effort between Vanderbilt University, Fisk University...
Ethan Lee Presented With Faculty Award
Jun. 2, 2015—For his innovation in elucidating the molecular mechanism of Wnt signaling, Ethan Lee, associate professor, Cell & Developmental Biology, is the recipient of this year’s Sidney P. Colowick Award for Outstanding Contributions to Research. Dr. Lee developed the first biochemical system to study the Wnt pathway, which plays critical roles in animal development and in human tumorigenesis.
Ankita Burman Receives American Heart Association Fellowship
Jun. 1, 2015—Graduate Student Anika Burman (Timothy Blackwell Lab) received the American Heart Association (AHA) Fellowship (GSA Pre-doctoral fellowship Winter 2015) for the next two years.
Lau Recipient of Landon Foundation-AACR INNOVATOR Award
May. 15, 2015—Assistant Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology Ken Lau recently received the Landon Foundation-AACR INNOVATOR Award for Research in Tumor Microenvironment. This award was established to recognize the outstanding achievement of a junior faculty-level scientist working in the tumor microenvironment field, and support his or her research that, if successful, will have potential to advance knowledge...
Page-McCaw Awarded Grant
May. 13, 2015—Associate Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology Andrea Page-McCaw was awarded a new R21 grant from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), entitled “FlpOn: an optogenetic circuit for user-designed mosaics and its application to wound healing”. It is a collaborative grant with Shane Hutson in the Physics department.
13th Annual CDB Retreat A Success
May. 13, 2015—The 13th Annual Cell and Developmental Biology Retreat was held May 1, 2015 at the Joe C. Davis YMCA Outdoor Center in Nashville. This annual event provides an opportunity for faculty, staff, and lab members to meet and discuss their research in a relaxed environment. The agenda consisted of student presentations and poster sessions. Visit the CDB 2015 Retreat page to view an...
Congratulations to the 2014 / 2015 CDB Graduates!
May. 8, 2015—2014-2015 CDB Graduates: Elise Pfaltzgraff, Ph.D., Ashley Grimaldi, Ph.D., Tanner Freeman, Ph.D., Bryon Knowles, Ph.D., Katie Ryan, Ph.D., Sarah Hainline, Ph.D., Spencer Willet, Ph.D., Angela Halstead, Ph.D., Richard Guyer, Ph.D., Tony Chen, Ph.D., Emma Sturgill, Ph.D., Ashley Hipps Stouch, Ph.D., Becky Adams, Ph.D., Emily Poulin, Ph.D., Kim Riley, Ph.D. and Amanda Casey, Ph.D.
CDB Graduate Student & Postdoc Of The Year Announced
May. 1, 2015—Cell and Developmental Biology awards for outstanding research achievements by graduate students and postdoctoral fellows are given in recognition of outstanding research achievements by a graduate student or postdoctoral fellow. This year's recipients are Emily Poulin (Coffey Lab), Graduate Student of the Year, and Yongliang Huo (Macara Lab) Post Doc of the Year. Emily Poulin ...
Tissue regulation expert Nusse set for next Discovery Lecture
Apr. 16, 2015—Roel Nusse, Ph.D., an expert in the regulation of tissue growth and development by Wnt signaling pathways, will deliver the next Flexner Discovery Lecture on Thursday, April 23. Roel Nusse, Ph.D. Nusse is the CDB Distinguished Speaker. His lecture, “Wnt Signaling, Stem Cell Control and Cancer,” sponsored by the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology,...
Wente and Colleague’s Findings Reported in Journal of Cell Biology
Apr. 2, 2015—Susan Wente and Chris Lord's article on mechanisms of aging is highlighted in Research News@Vanderbilt. The investigators report in the March 16 Journal of Cell Biology that specific Nups and transport events regulate longevity independent of changes in NPC permeability.
Tansey’s Research Highlighted
Mar. 30, 2015—Vanderbilt University researchers have discovered a cleft in a chromosome-binding protein that may hold the key to stopping most cancers in their tracks. “MYC regulates thousands of genes involved in growth and duplication,” said lead author William Tansey, Ph.D., Ingram Professor of Cancer Research and professor of Cell and Developmental Biology. “It’s sort of the...
