{"id":154,"date":"2023-03-23T17:58:16","date_gmt":"2023-03-23T17:58:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medschool.prd.vanderbilt.edu\/vcscb\/?page_id=154"},"modified":"2024-07-25T19:03:45","modified_gmt":"2024-07-25T19:03:45","slug":"faculty","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/vcscb\/faculty\/","title":{"rendered":"Members"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are an interdisciplinary group that contains members from Schools of Medicine, Engineering and Arts and Sciences. These members have broad organ interests, including cells of the nervous system, retina, intestine, pancreas, heart, and mammary glands.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-xs-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 people-swatch\"><div class=\"people-photo\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/vcscb\/person\/jonathan-brunger\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-main\/medschool-prd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2023\/04\/Brunger_Jonathan_web1-142x190.png\" alt=\"image_thumb\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"people-stats\"><strong class=\"people-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/vcscb\/person\/jonathan-brunger\/\">Jonathan  Brunger, Ph.D.<\/a><\/strong><div class=\"people-title\"><span class=\"people-title-position\">Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering<\/span><br \/><\/div><div class=\"people-email\"><a href=\"mailto:jonathan.m.brunger@vanderbilt.edu\"><i class=\"fa fa-envelope\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> <\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"col-xs-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 people-swatch\"><div class=\"people-photo\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/vcscb\/person\/eunyoung-choi\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-main\/medschool-prd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2023\/04\/Choi_Eunyoung_headshot-142x190.jpg\" alt=\"image_thumb\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"people-stats\"><strong class=\"people-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/vcscb\/person\/eunyoung-choi\/\">Eunyoung  Choi, Ph.D.<\/a><\/strong><div class=\"people-title\"><span class=\"people-title-position\">Associate Professor of Surgery<\/span><br \/><\/div><div class=\"people-email\"><a href=\"mailto:eunyoung.choi@vumc.org\"><i class=\"fa fa-envelope\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> <\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"col-xs-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 people-swatch\"><div class=\"people-photo\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/vcscb\/person\/valentina-cigliola-ph-d\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-main\/medschool-prd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2025\/01\/IMG_5011-e1736895134772-142x190.png\" alt=\"image_thumb\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"people-stats\"><strong class=\"people-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/vcscb\/person\/valentina-cigliola-ph-d\/\">Valentina  Cigliola, Ph.D.<\/a><\/strong><div class=\"people-title\"><span class=\"people-title-position\">Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology<\/span><br \/><\/div><div class=\"people-email\"><a href=\"mailto:valentina.cigliola@vanderbilt.edu\"><i class=\"fa fa-envelope\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> <\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"col-xs-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 people-swatch\"><div class=\"people-photo\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/vcscb\/person\/robert-coffey\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-main\/medschool-prd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2023\/04\/Coffey_Robert_headshot-142x190.jpg\" alt=\"image_thumb\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"people-stats\"><strong class=\"people-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/vcscb\/person\/robert-coffey\/\">Robert  Coffey, M.D.<\/a><\/strong><div class=\"people-title\"><span class=\"people-title-position\">Professor of Medicine<\/span><br \/><\/div><div class=\"people-email\"><a href=\"mailto:robert.coffey@vumc.org\"><i class=\"fa fa-envelope\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> <\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"col-xs-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 people-swatch\"><div class=\"people-photo\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/vcscb\/person\/kathy-delgiorno\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-main\/medschool-prd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2023\/04\/Delgiorno_Kathy-142x190.jpg\" alt=\"image_thumb\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"people-stats\"><strong class=\"people-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/vcscb\/person\/kathy-delgiorno\/\">Kathleen  DelGiorno, Ph.D.<\/a><\/strong><div class=\"people-title\"><span class=\"people-title-position\">Assistant Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology <\/span><br \/><\/div><div class=\"people-email\"><a href=\"mailto:kathleen.delgiorno@vanderbilt.edu\"><i class=\"fa fa-envelope\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> <\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"col-xs-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 people-swatch\"><div class=\"people-photo\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/vcscb\/person\/sabine-fuhrmann\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-main\/medschool-prd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2023\/04\/Fuhrmann_Sabinez_headshot-142x190.jpg\" alt=\"image_thumb\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"people-stats\"><strong class=\"people-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/vcscb\/person\/sabine-fuhrmann\/\">Sabine  Fuhrmann, Ph.D.<\/a><\/strong><div class=\"people-title\"><span class=\"people-title-position\">Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences<\/span><br \/><\/div><div class=\"people-email\"><a href=\"mailto:sabine.fuhrmann@vumc.org\"><i class=\"fa fa-envelope\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> <\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"col-xs-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 people-swatch\"><div class=\"people-photo\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/vcscb\/person\/vivian-gama\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-main\/medschool-prd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2023\/04\/Gama_Vivian_web_400pix-142x190.jpg\" alt=\"image_thumb\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"people-stats\"><strong class=\"people-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/vcscb\/person\/vivian-gama\/\">Vivian  Gama, Ph.D.<\/a><\/strong><div class=\"people-title\"><span class=\"people-title-position\">Associate Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology<\/span><br \/><\/div><div class=\"people-email\"><a href=\"mailto:vivian.gama@vanderbilt.edu\"><i class=\"fa fa-envelope\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> <\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"col-xs-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 people-swatch\"><div class=\"people-photo\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/vcscb\/person\/james-goldenring\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-main\/medschool-prd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2023\/04\/Goldenring_James_web-142x190.jpg\" alt=\"image_thumb\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"people-stats\"><strong class=\"people-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/vcscb\/person\/james-goldenring\/\">James  Goldenring, M.D., Ph.D.<\/a><\/strong><div class=\"people-title\"><span class=\"people-title-position\">Professor of Surgery<\/span><br \/><\/div><div class=\"people-email\"><a href=\"mailto:jim.goldenring@vumc.org\"><i class=\"fa fa-envelope\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> <\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"col-xs-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 people-swatch\"><div class=\"people-photo\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/vcscb\/person\/guoqiang-gu\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-main\/medschool-prd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2023\/04\/Gu_Guoqiang_headshot-142x190.jpg\" alt=\"image_thumb\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"people-stats\"><strong class=\"people-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/vcscb\/person\/guoqiang-gu\/\">Guoqiang  Gu, Ph.D.<\/a><\/strong><div class=\"people-title\"><span class=\"people-title-position\">Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology<\/span><br \/><\/div><div class=\"people-email\"><a href=\"mailto:guoqiang.gu@vanderbilt.edu\"><i class=\"fa fa-envelope\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> <\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"col-xs-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 people-swatch\"><div class=\"people-photo\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/vcscb\/person\/emily-hodges\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-main\/medschool-prd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2023\/04\/Hodges_Emily_2015_web1-142x190.jpg\" alt=\"image_thumb\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"people-stats\"><strong class=\"people-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/vcscb\/person\/emily-hodges\/\">Emily   Hodges, Ph.D.<\/a><\/strong><div class=\"people-title\"><span class=\"people-title-position\">Associate Professor of Biochemistry<\/span><br \/><\/div><div class=\"people-email\"><a href=\"mailto:emily.hodges@vanderbilt.edu\"><i class=\"fa fa-envelope\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> <\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"col-xs-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 people-swatch\"><div class=\"people-photo\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/vcscb\/person\/taha-a-jan-m-d\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-main\/medschool-prd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2023\/04\/TahaJan-142x190.jpg\" alt=\"image_thumb\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"people-stats\"><strong class=\"people-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/vcscb\/person\/taha-a-jan-m-d\/\">Taha A. Jan, M.D.<\/a><\/strong><div class=\"people-title\"><span class=\"people-title-position\">Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology<\/span><br \/><\/div><div class=\"people-email\"><a href=\"mailto:taha.a.jan@vumc.org\"><i class=\"fa fa-envelope\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> <\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"col-xs-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 people-swatch\"><div class=\"people-photo\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/vcscb\/person\/ken-lau\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-main\/medschool-prd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2023\/04\/Lau_Ken_web-142x190.jpg\" alt=\"image_thumb\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"people-stats\"><strong class=\"people-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/vcscb\/person\/ken-lau\/\">Ken  Lau, Ph.D.<\/a><\/strong><div class=\"people-title\"><span class=\"people-title-position\">Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology<\/span><br \/><\/div><div class=\"people-email\"><a href=\"mailto:ken.s.lau@vanderbilt.edu\"><i class=\"fa fa-envelope\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> <\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"col-xs-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 people-swatch\"><div class=\"people-photo\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/vcscb\/person\/ethan-lee\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-main\/medschool-prd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2023\/04\/Lee_Ethan_headshot-142x190.jpg\" alt=\"image_thumb\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"people-stats\"><strong class=\"people-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/vcscb\/person\/ethan-lee\/\">Ethan  Lee, M.D., Ph.D.<\/a><\/strong><div class=\"people-title\"><span class=\"people-title-position\">Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology<\/span><br \/><\/div><div class=\"people-email\"><a href=\"mailto:ethan.lee@vanderbilt.edu\"><i class=\"fa fa-envelope\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> <\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"col-xs-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 people-swatch\"><div class=\"people-photo\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/vcscb\/person\/edward-levine\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-main\/medschool-prd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2023\/04\/Levine_Edward_web-142x190.jpg\" alt=\"image_thumb\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"people-stats\"><strong class=\"people-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/vcscb\/person\/edward-levine\/\">Edward  Levine, Ph.D.<\/a><\/strong><div class=\"people-title\"><span class=\"people-title-position\">Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences<\/span><br \/><\/div><div class=\"people-email\"><a href=\"mailto:ed.levine@vumc.org\"><i class=\"fa fa-envelope\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> <\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"col-xs-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 people-swatch\"><div class=\"people-photo\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/vcscb\/person\/ethan-lippmann\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-main\/medschool-prd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2023\/04\/Lippmann_Ethan_1_headshot-1-142x190.jpg\" alt=\"image_thumb\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"people-stats\"><strong class=\"people-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/vcscb\/person\/ethan-lippmann\/\">Ethan   Lippmann, Ph.D.<\/a><\/strong><div class=\"people-title\"><span class=\"people-title-position\">Associate Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering<\/span><br \/><\/div><div class=\"people-email\"><a href=\"mailto:ethan.s.lippmann@vanderbilt.edu\"><i class=\"fa fa-envelope\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> <\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"col-xs-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 people-swatch\"><div class=\"people-photo\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/vcscb\/person\/ian-macara\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-main\/medschool-prd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2023\/04\/macara_ian_web-142x190.jpg\" alt=\"image_thumb\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"people-stats\"><strong class=\"people-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/vcscb\/person\/ian-macara\/\">Ian  Macara, Ph.D.<\/a><\/strong><div class=\"people-title\"><span class=\"people-title-position\">Chair, Department of Cell & Developmental Biology<\/span><br \/><\/div><div class=\"people-email\"><a href=\"mailto:ian.macara@vanderbilt.edu\"><i class=\"fa fa-envelope\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> <\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"col-xs-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 people-swatch\"><div class=\"people-photo\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/vcscb\/person\/faculty\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-main\/medschool-prd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2023\/03\/Head-shot-142x190.jpg\" alt=\"image_thumb\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"people-stats\"><strong class=\"people-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/vcscb\/person\/faculty\/\">Mark A. Magnuson, M.D.<\/a><\/strong><div class=\"people-title\"><span class=\"people-title-position\">Senior Associate Dean for Research<\/span><br \/><\/div><div class=\"people-email\"><a href=\"mailto:mark.magnuson@vanderbilt.edu\"><i class=\"fa fa-envelope\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> <\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"col-xs-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 people-swatch\"><div class=\"people-photo\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/vcscb\/person\/michelle-southard-smith\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-main\/medschool-prd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2023\/04\/Southard-Smith_Michelle_web_headshot-142x190.jpg\" alt=\"image_thumb\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"people-stats\"><strong class=\"people-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/vcscb\/person\/michelle-southard-smith\/\">E. Michelle  Southard-Smith, Ph.D.<\/a><\/strong><div class=\"people-title\"><span class=\"people-title-position\">Professor of Medicine<\/span><br \/><\/div><div class=\"people-email\"><a href=\"mailto:michelle.southard-smith@vanderbilt.edu\"><i class=\"fa fa-envelope\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> <\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"col-xs-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 people-swatch\"><div class=\"people-photo\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/vcscb\/person\/jennifer-sucre\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-main\/medschool-prd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2023\/04\/Sucre_Jennifer-142x190.jpg\" alt=\"image_thumb\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"people-stats\"><strong class=\"people-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/vcscb\/person\/jennifer-sucre\/\">Jennifer S. Sucre, M.D.<\/a><\/strong><div class=\"people-title\"><span class=\"people-title-position\">Associate Professor of Pediatrics<\/span><br \/><\/div><div class=\"people-email\"><a href=\"mailto:jennifer.sucre@vumc.org\"><i class=\"fa fa-envelope\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> <\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"col-xs-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 people-swatch\"><div class=\"people-photo\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/vcscb\/person\/748\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-main\/medschool-prd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2024\/07\/Nadia-Sutton-142x190.png\" alt=\"image_thumb\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"people-stats\"><strong class=\"people-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/vcscb\/person\/748\/\">Nadia  Sutton, M.D., M.P.H.<\/a><\/strong><div class=\"people-title\"><span class=\"people-title-position\">Assistant Professor of Medicine<\/span><br \/><\/div><div class=\"people-email\"><a href=\"mailto:nadia.sutton@vumc.org\"><i class=\"fa fa-envelope\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> <\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"col-xs-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 people-swatch\"><div class=\"people-photo\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/vcscb\/person\/lauren-woodard\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-main\/medschool-prd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2023\/04\/Woodard_Lauren_web-142x190.jpg\" alt=\"image_thumb\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"people-stats\"><strong class=\"people-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/vcscb\/person\/lauren-woodard\/\">Lauren  Woodard, Ph.D.<\/a><\/strong><div class=\"people-title\"><span class=\"people-title-position\">Assistant Professor of Medicine<\/span><br \/><\/div><div class=\"people-email\"><a href=\"mailto:lauren.woodard@vumc.org\"><i class=\"fa fa-envelope\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> <\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"col-xs-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 people-swatch\"><div class=\"people-photo\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/vcscb\/person\/203\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-main\/medschool-prd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2023\/10\/Chris-Wright-142x190.jpg\" alt=\"image_thumb\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"people-stats\"><strong class=\"people-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/vcscb\/person\/203\/\">Chris  Wright, D. Phil.<\/a><\/strong><div class=\"people-title\"><span class=\"people-title-position\">Professor of Cell & Developmental Biology<\/span><br \/><\/div><div class=\"people-email\"><a href=\"mailto:chris.wright@vanderbilt.edu\"><i class=\"fa fa-envelope\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> <\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"col-xs-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 people-swatch\"><div class=\"people-photo\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/vcscb\/person\/816\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-main\/medschool-prd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2025\/01\/N-Zachos-142x190.png\" alt=\"image_thumb\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"people-stats\"><strong class=\"people-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/vcscb\/person\/816\/\">Nicholas   Zachos, Ph.D.<\/a><\/strong><div class=\"people-title\"><span class=\"people-title-position\">Associate Professor of Surgery<\/span><br \/><\/div><div class=\"people-email\"><a href=\"mailto:n.zachos@vumc.org \"><i class=\"fa fa-envelope\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> <\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"col-xs-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 people-swatch\"><div class=\"people-photo\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/vcscb\/person\/747\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-main\/medschool-prd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2024\/07\/Elma-Zaganjor-142x190.jpg\" alt=\"image_thumb\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"people-stats\"><strong class=\"people-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/vcscb\/person\/747\/\">Elma  Zaganjor, Ph.D.<\/a><\/strong><div class=\"people-title\"><span class=\"people-title-position\">Assistant Professor of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics<\/span><br \/><\/div><div class=\"people-email\"><a href=\"mailto:elma.zaganjor@vanderbilt.edu\"><i class=\"fa fa-envelope\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> <\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are an interdisciplinary group that contains members from Schools of Medicine, Engineering and Arts and Sciences. 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