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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:...
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.