Bill Snyder Archive — Page 53 of 119
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October 7, 2019
Biomedical Science Advisory Board member Kaelin wins Nobel Prize
William Kaelin Jr., MD, a member of the Vanderbilt University Medical Center Biomedical Science Advisory Board, has been awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. -
October 3, 2019
Team discovers one more piece to the autism puzzle
Vanderbilt investigators have linked genetic mutations in a single receptor to epilepsy, autism and intellectual disability. -
September 25, 2019
Study shines light on architecture of kidney disease
A study of 280,000 U.S. veterans, including 56,000 African Americans, has identified in greater detail than ever before the genetic architecture of kidney function and chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and their colleagues. -
September 24, 2019
Nobel laureate Südhof set for Oct. 3 Discovery Lecture
Nobel laureate Thomas Südhof, MD, whose studies of synaptic formation and transmission are advancing understanding of brain disorders including autism, Alzheimer’s disease and schizophrenia, will deliver the next Flexner Discovery Lecture on Thursday, Oct. 3. -
September 20, 2019
Guengerich, Sanders-Bush named ASPET fellows
Vanderbilt University’s F. Peter (Fred) Guengerich, PhD, and Elaine Sanders-Bush, PhD, are among 22 prominent scientists named this week to the inaugural class of fellows of the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET). -
September 19, 2019
Genetics key to treating heart muscle disorders: Vanderbilt Prize lecturer
Advances in genetics are leading to new ways to treat cardiomyopathies — devastating heart muscle disorders that lead to heart failure.