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CDB maintains #2 ranking
Jan. 11, 2021—CDB maintains our #2 ranking compared to all other cell biology departments in the United States. Vanderbilt Basic Sciences (Biochemistry, CDB, Pharmacology and MPB) together rank first in the entire country according to Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research (BRIMR.org).
Chloe Snider wins the 2020 Alan Hall Award
Dec. 24, 2020—Posted by Emma Stevens on Wednesday, December 2, 2020 in Uncategorized. Chloe Snider was honored with the 2020 Alan Hall Award. Congratulations, Chloe! You can read more about the Alan Hall Award here.
Macara abstract painting makes cover of Developmental Cell
Dec. 16, 2020—Ian Macara’s abstract painting representing the response of skin to DNA damage made the December 7 cover of Developmental Cell (Volume 55, Issue 5). The white area on the right of the image represents a hair follicle, the red represents activated hyper-proliferating epidermal cells, the black is DNA crosslinking in response to cisplatin treatment, and...
Bryan Millis receives Chan Zuckerberg Initiative grant to expand access to imaging technologies
Dec. 4, 2020—Vanderbilt microscopist receives Chan Zuckerberg Initiative grant to expand access to imaging technologies by Marissa Shapiro Dec. 2, 2020, 11:00 AM Bryan Millis (Vanderbilt University) Bryan Millis, research assistant professor of cell and developmental biology and biomedical engineering, has been awarded a grant from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative’s Imaging Scientists program. The proceeds will go...
AAAS Announces Amrita Banerjee of Vanderbilt University as an AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellow
Nov. 18, 2020—Washington DC (Date) — Amrita Banerjee, Ph.D. of Vanderbilt University has been awarded an AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowship (STPF) with a placement in the office of Representative Derek Kilmer (WA-06). Dr. Banerjee is among 284 highly trained scientists and engineers who will spend a year serving professionally in federal agencies and congressional offices...
Cell and Developmental Biology Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee – hosts Special Seminar
Oct. 28, 2020—On Friday, October 30th, 2020 at 2 pm, Greg Siskind will present: “Immigration and the 2020 Election – A Preview of Possible Outcomes”. Greg Siskind is a graduate of Vanderbilt University. He is ranked 6th of the best immigration lawyers in the world. The CDB DEI International Scholars Subcommittee is hosting this special seminar. Please...
GSA Donation to the Vanderbilt Black Cultural Center
Oct. 24, 2020—The Cell and Developmental Biology Graduate Student Association (CDB-GSA) decided to do more than release a statement supporting their Black peers and the Black Lives Matter movement – they donated $1000 to the Vanderbilt Black Cultural Center (BCC), an organization that supports the needs of Black staff, faculty, alumni, and students through programming, resources, and...
Anthony Rossi (Gould Lab) is featured in Journal of Cell Science “First Person” series
Sep. 23, 2020—First Person is a series of interviews with the first authors of a selection of papers published in Journal of Cell Science, helping early-career researchers promote themselves alongside their papers. Anthony Rossi is joint first author on ‘Phosphoregulation of the cytokinetic protein Fic1 contributes to fission yeast growth polarity establishment’, published in JCS. Anthony is...
International collaboration with Vanderbilt scientists sheds light on rare exocyst mutations that cause severe developmental disabilities in children
Sep. 23, 2020—by Marissa Shapiro Sep. 14, 2020, 9:00 AM In collaboration with Australian and Italian geneticists, Vanderbilt University researchers Mukhtar Ahmed, research assistant professor of cell and developmental biology, graduate student Christian de Caestecker and Ian Macara, professor and chair of the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, have illuminated a biological process that enables proteins...
Vanderbilt research shows stimulating tuft cell production reverses intestinal inflammation
Sep. 22, 2020—Posted by dostersm on Friday, August 28, 2020 in News. by Marissa Shapiro Aug. 28, 2020, 9:00 AM Researchers at Vanderbilt University have, for the first time, been able to trigger the specific immune system response required to reverse the course of small intestinal inflammation by inducing production of tuft cells, very rare epithelial cells...
Gould promoted to senior associate dean
Sep. 5, 2020—Kathy Gould, Louise B. McGavock professor of cell and developmental biology in the School of Medicine Basic Sciences, has been named senior associate dean for Biomedical Research, Education, and Career Development. Kathy joined the Vanderbilt faculty as an assistant professor after she obtained her Ph.D. from the University of California San Diego and completed postdoctoral...
Steve Hann Outstanding Graduate Student Award
Aug. 22, 2020—The Steve Hann Outstanding Graduate Student Award is presented annually to graduate students who exhibit “outstanding performance and evident promise as an independent research scientist and educator.” Past recipients include: 2022 Isabella Gaeta, Tyska Lab 2020 Nilay Taneja, Burnette Lab 2019 Aidan Fenix, Burnett Lab 2018 Meredith Weck, Tyska Lab 2017 Chuck Williams, Hong Lab...
Mitochondrial dynamics affect human cardiomyocytes
Aug. 8, 2020—Work from the labs of Vivian Gama (CDB) and Dylan Burnette (CDB) shows that disrupting mitochondrial morphology and dynamics through the inhibition of MCL-1 leads to a decrease in viability and function of iPSC-derived cardiomyocytes.
Keeping beta cells “fit”
Aug. 8, 2020—ul. 9, 2020, 9:30 AM by Leigh MacMillan The proteins Sin3a and Sin3b act as scaffolds for protein complexes that regulate gene expression to control cell differentiation, survival and function. Guoqiang Gu, PhD, and colleagues have assessed the roles of Sin3a/b in the embryonic development and postnatal function of pancreatic insulin-secreting beta cells. They discovered...
Rebecca Ihrie and Jonathan Irish identity new cancer cell types in brain tumors using automated machine learning techniques
Aug. 8, 2020—by Marissa Shapiro Jun. 24, 2020, 11:57 AM By applying unsupervised and automated machine learning techniques to the analysis of millions of cancer cells, Rebecca Ihrie and Jonathan Irish, both associate professors of cell and developmental biology, have identified new cancer cell types in brain tumors. Machine learning is a series of computer algorithms that...