Research Archive — Page 10 of 194

From left, Xiang Ye, PhD, Suba Rajendren, PhD, Antiana Richardson, and John Karijolich, PhD, are studying how the cancer-causing virus KSHV commandeers host gene expression and regulatory machinery.
April 20, 2023

Study details RNA editing in virus-infected cancer cells

Vanderbilt researchers detail the landscape of RNA editing — a form of RNA modification — in primary effusion lymphoma cells during Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus infection and identify an edited viral microRNA that is critical for infection.

By Leigh MacMillan
Head-and-shoulders portrait of a smiling bald man in a dark suit and striped tie against a brown backdrop.
April 20, 2023

Malin receives a Vanderbilt distinguished service award

Bradley Malin, PhD, has received one of Vanderbilt University’s top honors, the Alexander Heard Distinguished Service Professor Award.

By Bill Snyder
VUMC NEWS logo in white lettering inside a cyan and yellow outlined square on a blue gradient background.
April 20, 2023

Pharmacology research symposium set for April 28

Researchers from as far away as Brisbane, Australia, and Bangkok, Thailand, will participate in a scientific symposium at Vanderbilt University Medical Center on April 28 honoring the memory of the late Al Reynolds, PhD, professor of Pharmacology, emeritus, who died last year.

By Bill Snyder
Smiling gray-haired woman wearing glasses and a white medical coat, seated in an office or clinical workspace. The coat includes embroidered text identifying Kimryn Rathmell, MD, PhD, MMHC.
April 19, 2023

Four elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences

Four Vanderbilt University faculty members were recently elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.

By Bill Snyder
Cropped view of a healthcare professional wearing blue scrubs with a stethoscope around their neck; the face is not visible.
April 13, 2023

Low-professionalism residents later draw higher patient complaints: study

A Vanderbilt study finds a strong association between lower ratings for interpersonal communication skills among medical residents in their last year of training and greater likelihood of unsolicited patient complaints among doctors during their first year of employment after training.

By Paul Govern
Portrait of Alexander Bick, MD, PhD, wearing a white medical coat and dark blue tie against a dark background.
April 12, 2023

Research identifies new target that may prevent blood cancer

An international coalition of biomedical researchers co-led by Vanderbilt’s Alexander Bick, MD, PhD, has determined a new way to measure the growth rate of precancerous clones of blood stem cells that one day could help doctors lower their patients’ risk of blood cancer.

By Bill Snyder