cell and developmental biology

August 21, 2015

New Vanderbilt Eye Institute member to lecture Aug. 31

Sabine Fuhrmann kicks off the CDB Monday Seminar Series on Aug. 31.

By VUMC News and Communications
August 20, 2015

New therapeutic target for diabetes

The factor FoxM1 increases the proliferation and function of insulin-producing beta cells, making it an attractive therapeutic target for diabetes.

By Leigh MacMillan
August 13, 2015

Macara lands award to explore cancer cell behavior

Vanderbilt’s Ian Macara, Ph.D., has won an Outstanding Investigator Award from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) — nearly $6.6 million over seven years — to support the “unusual potential” of his research, which seeks to understand and predict cancer cell “behavior.”

By Bill Snyder
July 30, 2015

Worldwide Cancer Research lauds Macara’s contributions

Ian Macara, Ph.D., professor and chair of the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, recently returned from Scotland, where he received this year’s Colin Thomson Memorial Medal for his contributions to cancer research.

By VUMC News and Communications
April 30, 2015

Stem cells, Wnt signaling explored at Discovery lecture

Our tissues are in a constant state of flux — cells are lost and cells are generated, with local signals and stem cells maintaining the balance, said Roel Nusse, Ph.D., during last week’s Flexner Discovery Lecture.

By Leigh MacMillan
illustration of cholesterol blockage
April 23, 2015

VU team explores new cholesterol processing pathway

A zebrafish model of a rare genetic disease has revealed an unexpected regulatory pathway for cholesterol absorption and processing.

By Leigh MacMillan
April 20, 2015

Boosting beta cells in diabetes

New findings suggest that it might be possible to treat diabetes by regenerating insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas.
By Leigh MacMillan
April 16, 2015

Surprising finding in the kidney

TGF-beta signaling in the kidney was thought to be a target for reducing renal fibrosis, but Vanderbilt researchers report that fibrosis still occurs in the absence of TGF-beta signaling.
By VUMC News and Communications
April 16, 2015

Tissue regulation expert Nusse set for next Discovery Lecture

Roel Nusse, Ph.D., an expert in the regulation of tissue growth and development by Wnt signaling pathways, will deliver the next Flexner Discovery Lecture on Thursday, April 23.
By Leigh MacMillan
April 3, 2015

Cancer signaling pathway blocker

Researchers at Vanderbilt University have discovered a new way to inhibit Hedgehog (Hh) signaling, an important regulatory pathway for vertebrate development – and cancer.
By VUMC News and Communications
April 2, 2015

Aging insights from budding yeast

The proteins that control entry and exit from the cell nucleus influence aging, Vanderbilt researchers have discovered.
By Leigh MacMillan
March 26, 2015

‘Docking stations’ on chromosomes new anti-cancer target

Vanderbilt University researchers have discovered a cleft in a chromosome-binding protein that may hold the key to stopping most cancers in their tracks.
By Bill Snyder
March 5, 2015

Zanic’s journey to the lab followed winding path

It’s roughly 5,000 miles from Croatia to Tennessee as the crow flies.
By VUMC News and Communications
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