Leigh MacMillan

February 8, 2016

Building intestinal brush borders

Studies of the molecular complex that helps build specialized cellular surfaces could shed light on the mechanisms underlying a genetic deaf-blindness syndrome accompanied by intestinal disease.

By Leigh MacMillan
February 4, 2016

Harvard’s Brown to explore mystery of anesthesia at Discovery Lecture

Emery Brown, M.D., Ph.D., a noted anesthesiologist, neuroscientist and statistician, will deliver the next Flexner Discovery Lecture on Thursday, Feb. 11.

By Leigh MacMillan
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January 28, 2016

Findings offer new insight on how cell division proteins work

A family of proteins with critical roles in cell division, synaptic transmission and cell migration don’t all function the way scientists thought they did, according to two new studies led by Vanderbilt researchers.

By Leigh MacMillan
January 27, 2016

Study identifies new culprit in lung cancer development

A microRNA — a small piece of RNA involved in regulating gene expression — functions as an oncogene to drive the development of lung cancer, Vanderbilt University investigators have discovered.

By Leigh MacMillan
January 27, 2016

Wound-healing scaffolds

The elasticity of a scaffold used for healing skin wounds is a key factor in promoting regeneration versus scarring.

By Leigh MacMillan
January 21, 2016

University of Michigan’s Little set for next Discovery Lecture

Roderick Little, Ph.D., a statistician with expertise in the analysis of data sets with missing values, will deliver the next Flexner Discovery Lecture on Thursday, Jan. 28.

By Leigh MacMillan
January 14, 2016

New method aids heart disease studies, drug discovery efforts

A team of Vanderbilt investigators developed a new method for rapidly generating heart muscle cells from stem cells.
By Leigh MacMillan
January 13, 2016

Platelet protein modification

Vanderbilt investigators have identified a new biomarker to assess platelet function.
By Leigh MacMillan
January 8, 2016

Copying chromosome caps

Telomeres – the caps on the end of chromosomes – are a source of stress for a particular protein involved in copying DNA, a new study reports.
By Leigh MacMillan
January 7, 2016

Immune tolerance in endothelial cells

Inducing “tolerance” to bacterial toxins in the endothelial cells that line blood vessels may offer a new approach for preventing the negative consequences of sepsis.
By Leigh MacMillan
December 14, 2015

DISSECTing cell signaling networks

Vanderbilt researchers have developed a new method to study cell signaling networks at single-cell resolution.
By Leigh MacMillan
December 10, 2015

Genetics Institute director Cox set for next Discovery Lecture

Nancy Cox, Ph.D., founding director of the Vanderbilt Genetics Institute, will deliver the next Flexner Discovery Lecture on Thursday, Dec. 17.
By Leigh MacMillan