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Diabetes publishes work from Jason Spaeth…… Defining a Novel Role for the Pdx1 Transcription Factor in Islet β-Cell Maturation and Proliferation During Weaning… Read More

Science Signaling paper from Nick Vierra (Jacobsen lab)…. TALK-1 channels control β cell endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ homeostasis… Read More

Congratulations to Professors Alyssa Hasty, Richard Simerly and Danny Winder who were each awarded endowed chairs by Provost Wente and Dean Marnett, at a ceremony on November 29, 2017.  Dr. Hasty was appointed to a Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair, Dr. Simerly to a Louise B. McGavock Chair and Dr Winder to… Read More

Congratulations to Drs. Richard Simerly and David Wasserman for their recent election a Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Joint MPB appointee, Dr. Bruce Damon (associate professor of radiology and radiological sciences) was also elected. Read the full story here. Read More

Recipient of the F. PETER GUENGERICH AWARD from the Vanderbilt School of Medicine for "Mentoring Postdoctoral Fellows or Residents in the Research Setting". Read all about it here!… Read More

Teru just received notification that he is being honored by being awarded a NARSAD Independent Investigator grant from the Brains and Behavior Foundation.  I hope you will join with me in congratulating him next time you see him!  You can read more about the award in the REPORTER, and… Read More

Papers published in journals with an IF≥5.0 Wang S, Stanika RI, Wang X, Hagen J, Kennedy MB, Obermair GJ, Colbran RJ, Lee A. Densin-180 controls the trafficking and signaling of L-type voltage-gated Cav1.2 Ca2+ channels at excitatory synapses.  J Neurosci. 2017 Mar 31. pii: 2583-16. PMID: 28363979. Bluett… Read More

Palmisano BT, Stafford JM, Pendergast JS. High-Fat Feeding Does Not Disrupt Daily Rhythms in Female Mice because of Protection by Ovarian Hormones. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2017 Mar 14;8:44. PMID: 28352249… Read More