Leigh MacMillan

David Taber, MD, spends most of his clinical time in the radiology reading room, working with residents and students and interpreting images.
January 24, 2019

Radiologist Taber thrives on teaching, diagnostic challenges

David Taber, MD, has practiced radiology for more than 40 years, with the first half of his career spent in private practice and the second half at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. In addition to his clinical practice within the musculoskeletal and emergency radiology section of the Department of Radiology, Taber serves as an assistant director of the diagnostic radiology residency program.

By Leigh MacMillan
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January 17, 2019

Pain relievers a risk for C. diff?

A link between anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen and C. diff infection suggests caution against overusing such drugs in patients at high risk for infection.

By Leigh MacMillan
January 17, 2019

Public health expert Galea set for Discovery Lecture

Sandro Galea, MD, MPH, DrPH, Dean and Robert A. Knox Professor at Boston University School of Public Health, will deliver the next Flexner Discovery Lecture on Thursday, Jan. 24.

By Leigh MacMillan
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January 17, 2019

Building a pancreas

Vanderbilt investigators are defining the genetic programs that control the development of pancreatic beta cells — studies that could inform new cellular or regenerative therapies for diabetes.

By Leigh MacMillan
January 16, 2019

Commitment, support for colleagues and a touch of humor put Matt Phillips in the spotlight

You work harder if you feel appreciated, if you feel like you have ownership.

By Leigh MacMillan
January 10, 2019

Bile acids mediate metabolic benefits of weight-loss surgery

A team of Vanderbilt investigators has pinpointed the role of bile acids and a specific signaling pathway in the positive metabolic effects of weight-loss surgery.

By Leigh MacMillan
January 7, 2019

UT Southwestern’s Hobbs to discuss genetics of fatty liver disease

Helen Hobbs, MD, internationally renowned for her work defining the genetic determinants of plasma lipid levels and cardiovascular risk, will kick off the 2019 Flexner Discovery Lecture series Thursday, Jan. 10.
By Leigh MacMillan
December 13, 2018

Breast cancer-killing RIG

A compound that activates a virus-sensing receptor has potent therapeutic effects in a mouse model of breast cancer.
By Leigh MacMillan
December 13, 2018

RNA processing and antiviral immunity

John Karijolich and colleagues have discovered a link between cellular RNA processing and the innate cellular immune response to viral pathogens.
By Leigh MacMillan
December 6, 2018

Team seeks to create gene expression map of worm’s nervous system

How do you build a brain? What “rules” govern where neurons end up, how they connect to each other, and which functions they perform?
By Leigh MacMillan
December 6, 2018

Vanderbilt Prize winner shares career insights

Lynne Maquat, PhD, recipient of the 2017 Vanderbilt Prize in Biomedical Science, shared some career advice with graduate students and postdoctoral fellows at her Vanderbilt Prize lecture last week.
By Leigh MacMillan
November 29, 2018

Analyzing single-cell landscapes

Vanderbilt researchers have developed a new tool for quantifying data from single-cell studies.
By Leigh MacMillan
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