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Vanderbilt experts discuss colorectal cancer research progress in virtual event
Mar. 25, 2021—by Marissa Shapiro Mar. 22, 2021, 9:00 AM In recognition of Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, the School of Medicine Basic Sciences will host a panel discussion, “On the Cutting Edge: Research Toward a Cure for Colorectal Cancer,” on Tuesday, March 30, from 11 a.m. to noon CT. The online event is free and open to...
Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology’s 500th seminar to feature acclaimed biochemist and inventor Michael Marletta
Mar. 22, 2021—by Marissa Shapiro Mar. 17, 2021, 9:00 AM By Miquéla Thornton Award-winning biochemist, inventor and educator Michael Marletta will speak about his nearly 50 years of studying nitric oxide—the body’s first line of defense against infection—during a seminar presented by the Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology on Wednesday, March 24. The seminar—the 500th presented by...
New CRISPR screening technique developed at Vanderbilt leads to discovery of pathway that may be linked to cancer initiation
Mar. 10, 2021—by Marissa Shapiro Mar. 10, 2021, 9:00 AM A new genome-wide CRISPR screening technique conducted by researchers at Vanderbilt University is offering new insights about how tumors in 80 to 90 percent of all cancers grow. Maria Fomicheva Ian Macara (Vanderbilt University) This novel approach developed by Maria Fomicheva, a graduate student in the lab...
Monoclonal antibody “cocktail” blocks COVID-19 variants: study
Mar. 5, 2021—Mar. 4, 2021, 11:19 AM by Bill Snyder A monoclonal antibody “cocktail” developed at Vanderbilt University Medical Center to neutralize the COVID-19 virus is effective against all known strains, or variants, of the virus, according to a report published today in the journal Nature Medicine. That was one of the findings reported by a multi-institutional...
Chikungunya antibody identified by the Crowe lab moves forward
Mar. 4, 2021—Mar. 4, 2021, 8:54 AM by Bill Snyder Evotec, a drug company headquartered in Hamburg, Germany, has begun a phase 1 clinical trial of a monoclonal antibody against the chikungunya virus that was identified at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. This is the second monoclonal antibody against the debilitating tropical viral infection isolated in the...
Steven Townsend wins Sloan Research Fellowship
Mar. 4, 2021—by Ann Marie Deer Owens Feb. 16, 2021, 9:22 AM Assistant Professor of Chemistry Steven Townsend (Susan Urmy/Vanderbilt) Assistant Professor of Chemistry Steven D. Townsend, PhD’10, has been awarded a 2021 Sloan Research Fellowship, one of the highest honors for young scientists who have the potential to revolutionize their fields of study. Townsend, who previously...
Bordenstein elected to American Academy of Microbiology
Mar. 3, 2021—by Ann Marie Deer Owens Mar. 2, 2021, 5:30 PM Seth Bordenstein (Vanderbilt University) Seth Bordenstein, Centennial Professor of Biological Sciences, has been elected to fellowship in the American Academy of Microbiology, the honorific leadership group within one of the largest life science societies in the world. “I am honored to join the leadership group...
Vanderbilt-developed obesity treatments will be advanced through collaboration with Soleno Therapeutics
Feb. 26, 2021—by Marissa Shapiro Feb. 25, 2021, 8:00 AM A new partnership between Vanderbilt University’s Warren Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery and clinical stage biopharmaceutical company Soleno Therapeutics will further research into new clinical treatments for multiple obesity syndromes. Jerod Denton Craig Lindsley Leading the collaboration are WCNDD director Craig Lindsley, who holds the William K....
‘This has to be the moment’ to invest in coronavirus vaccines and treatments against future pandemics, warns James Crowe
Feb. 23, 2021—The last thing people will want to think about when this pandemic ends is the next one. It’s human nature to move on, to want to put coronaviruses, vaccines and disease surveillance behind us. But a growing chorus of researchers says now is the time to get ready for what is sure to come. Some have begun preliminary...
Christov & Westover Receive Research Staff Awards
Feb. 18, 2021—Research Staff Awards honor those who help drive engines of discovery Feb. 18, 2021, 9:57 AM by Bill Snyder Laboratory and administrative personnel at Vanderbilt University Medical Center were honored last week for research excellence during the 17th annual Research Staff Awards, held virtually this year because of the pandemic. “We’re really honoring the...