Cancer drug discovery Archive — Page 2 of 2

Fluorescence microscopy image of a cultured cell showing a dense network of turquoise microtubules, with their plus ends highlighted in red.
October 30, 2014

VU study reveals factor’s new role in cell division, migration

Vanderbilt University investigators have discovered a new molecular mechanism that regulates microtubule dynamics. The unexpected finding, reported in Developmental Cell, has implications for cancer drug discovery.

By Leigh MacMillan
Dense circular scatter plot composed of many multicolored dots, with several larger colored points distributed throughout.
August 5, 2014

Drug discovery clues in network map

Vanderbilt investigators have constructed a network map that could guide the development of new targeted cancer therapies.

By Bill Snyder
March 13, 2014

A new way to target cancer-driver Ras

Vanderbilt researchers have discovered small molecules that turn off cancerous Ras signals in a new way.

By Leigh MacMillan
Two men stand in a laboratory, with shelves of scientific equipment and supplies behind them.
November 7, 2013

VU study sheds new light on DNA replication

David Cortez, Ph.D., and his Vanderbilt colleagues report new findings that shed light on fundamental processes involved in DNA replication and have implications for cancer therapies that target these processes.

By Leigh MacMillan