Health and Medicine
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April 14, 2017
A new mode of DNA repair
Structural details of a protein that removes DNA lesions shed light on fundamental mechanisms of DNA repair. -
April 13, 2017
Clue to pulmonary hypertension
Vanderbilt investigators have studied the relationship between race, cardiometabolic traits and pulmonary hypertension. -
April 5, 2017
Risky business
Vanderbilt investigators have developed hospital readmission models that may help prevent payment penalties to hospitals when patients are readmitted too soon after discharge. -
April 3, 2017
Vanderbilt investigator lands Stand Up To Cancer grant for “smart” nanoparticles cancer research
John Wilson, Ph.D., assistant professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and of Biomedical Engineering at Vanderbilt University, has received an Innovative Research Grant from Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C). Wilson is among 10 early-career scientists to receive the grant awards focused on immuno-oncology. -
April 3, 2017
Fighting fungal infections
A detailed structural and functional analysis of the yeast protein that is the main target of antifungal drugs will help direct efforts to develop better treatments. -
March 31, 2017
A molecular clue to longevity
In budding yeast, accumulation of a certain type of RNA in the nucleus increased life span, offering a new clue to longevity. -
March 30, 2017
Symposium on modeling immunity set for April 27
The 2017 Vanderbilt Symposium on Modeling Immunity will be held from 1 to 4:30 p.m. Thursday, April 27, in room 1220 MRB III.