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DelGiorno Lab Identifies New Cell Subtype
Jun. 17, 2022—The lab of Kathy DelGiorno, assistant professor of cell and developmental biology, seeks to understand changes in the pancreas in response to injury and disease. In a recent project led by graduate student Leah Caplan, also from the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, the lab investigated the formation of enteroendocrine cells—a collection of gastrointestinal and pancreatic cell...
Marija Zanic Named to 2022 Cohort of Chancellor Faculty Fellows
Jun. 15, 2022—Thirteen outstanding faculty members from across the university have been selected for the 2022 cohort of Chancellor Faculty Fellows. This group is composed of highly accomplished, recently tenured faculty from a wide variety of disciplines and areas of expertise. “Vanderbilt’s faculty drive the pathbreaking research and transformative education that set our university apart,” Chancellor Daniel Diermeier...
Outstanding Student and Postdoc Awards for CDB Presented During Annual Retreat
May. 27, 2022—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 were Isabella Gaeta (Tyska Lab), who received the Steven Hann Outstanding Graduate Student Award, and Sierra Culati (Gould Lab), who received the...
Tyska Lab Images Featured in BBC Series
May. 24, 2022—The Matt Tyska Lab had EM images featured in a BBC Series entitled “Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies”
Chris Wright awarded Paul Lacy Medal for Midwest Islet Club 2022
May. 18, 2022—Chris Wright was awarded the Paul Lacy Medal by the Midwest Islet Club. Wright also presented the keynote address at the 2022 annual meeting and was joined by a number of other Vanderbilt colleagues who also presented talks.
Vega Receives AbbVIE Immunology Scholarship
May. 9, 2022—Paige N. Vega (Lau Lab) won the AbbVIE Immunology Scholarship. The scholarship is awarded to students with inflammatory diseases who are pursuing various levels of education
Dixson and Burman awarded NSF Fellowship
May. 4, 2022—The National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program is a highly competitive program that awards grants yearly. In 2022, the following Vanderbilt Biomedical students were named awardees: Andreanna Burman(Cell and Developmental Biology, Jim Goldenring lab) Drew Dixson(CDB, Alissa Weaver lab) MinnaApostolova (undergraduate, Mary Philip lab) BlakeBaleami* (Chemical and Physical Biology, Vito Quaranta lab) Kevin McCarty(Quantitative and Chemical Biology) Teresa Piedad Torres(Microbe-Host Interactions,...
Collaborative research lays groundwork for potential treatment of a rare and deadly type of cancer
Apr. 22, 2022—A collaborative project between the labs of William Tansey, Ingram Professor of Cancer Research and professor of cell and developmental biology and biochemistry, and Stephen Fesik, Orrin H. Ingram II Chair in Cancer Research and professor of biochemistry, chemistry and pharmacology, has laid the foundation for pre-clinical and clinical trials for the treatment of rhabdoid tumors, rare...
Paige Vega to be mentored by Aviv Regev
Apr. 21, 2022—Aviv Regev, PhD, recipient of the 2021 Vanderbilt Prize in Biomedical Science, gave her Vanderbilt Prize Discovery Lecture on April 14. Regev, executive vice president of Genentech Research and Early Development (gRED), is an internationally known computational and systems biologist and founding co-chair of the Human Cell Atlas initiative, an international community of scientists working...
Contreras-Panta Selected for Talk at Digestive Disease Week
Apr. 20, 2022—Ela Contreras-Panta (Goldenring Lab) was selected for a talk at Digestive Disease Week (DDW) and was awarded with a $1000 DDW Basic Science Travel Award
The Cell Imaging Shared Resource (CISR) receives NIH S10 High-End Instrumentation Award
Apr. 3, 2022—The Cell Imaging Shared Resource (CISR) received an NIH S10 High-End Instrumentation award to purchase a Focused Ion Beam Scanning Electron. The Notice of Award came this past week to PI Dr. Matt Tyska. Special thanks to Dr. Evan Krystofiak in CISR-EM for his work toward this award. The instrument will be the Zeiss Crossbeam...
Biologists discover signaling pathways potentially associated with pancreatic cancer
Apr. 2, 2022—Kathleen DelGiorno, assistant professor of cell and developmental biology, her lab and collaborators at the Salk Institute have discovered some of the specific signaling molecules involved in tumor progression in pancreatic cancer. These molecules, called eicosanoids, play a role in inflammation and are known to have a role in cancer. According to DelGiorno, that role...
Cellular Niche Drives Aggressive Glioblastoma
Feb. 25, 2022—Researchers tackle interplay between cancer, stem and immune cells in the tumor microenvironment. Neuroscientists at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have discovered that a distinct area in the brain contributes to poor prognoses for patients with glioblastoma. The niche contains certain types of unusual cells and, when in contact with a glioblastoma, appears to accelerate tumor...
Wright honored by Society for Developmental Biology
Feb. 2, 2022—Christopher Wright, professor of cell and developmental biology who holds the Louise B. McGavock Chair, has been honored with the 2022 Viktor Hamburger Outstanding Educator Prize. The award, presented by the Society for Developmental Biology, recognizes outstanding and innovative contributions to teaching and learning. Wright was nominated by a former postdoctoral trainee, Maureen Gannon, now a professor of...
CDB Connections: Maureen Gannon, January 2022
Jan. 25, 2022—Introduction Welcome to CDB Connections, an interview series from CDB’s DEI committee. This interview features Dr. Maureen Gannon, Associate Dean for Faculty Development (VUMC), Professor of Medicine, Professor of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, and Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology. This interview was conducted and written by Maggie Fye, of the CDB DEI communications subcommittee. This series of interviews is meant...