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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...
Marija Zanic Profiled in The Reporter
Mar. 6, 2015—For Marija Zanic, Ph.D., who joined Vanderbilt University’s Department of Cell and Developmental Biology as an assistant professor last August, the journey from her home country took a more circuitous route — from cell biology to theoretical physics and back again. Zanic’s dissertation explored string cosmology, which describes the fundamental structure of the universe. Today she is...
Billy Hudson Appointed CDB Secondary Faculty
Mar. 2, 2015—It is with great pleasure that we announce the secondary appointment to the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology of Billy Hudson, Ph.D. Professor, whose research lies in the structure and function of type IV collagen, the major constituent of basement membranes. Dr. Hudson is well known to many of us. His primary appointment is in the Department of Medicine as well as...
Jim Patton Joins CDB Secondary Faculty
Mar. 2, 2015—Jim Patton, Ph.D., Professor, whose interests in alternative splicing and the control of gene expression, vertebrate microRNA function, and gene therapy applications, is the newest member of the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology's Secondary Faculty. As the director of IGP, Dr. Patton is also well known to many of us, his primary appointment is in the Department...
Andrea Page-McCaw Named to inaugural Chancellor Faculty Fellows Program
Feb. 12, 2015—Fifteen faculty members hailing from a diverse cross section of disciplines have been selected as the first cohort of the Chancellor Faculty Fellows program, including Andrea Page-McCaw. Read announcement.
Young Jae Nam Announcement
Jan. 21, 2015—I am delighted to announce the addition of Young Jae Nam, M.D., to the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology as an Assistant Professor. Dr. Nam works on the induction of diverse cardiac cell types by direct reprogramming. His primary appointment in the Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine.