Department of Biochemistry Archive — Page 9 of 10

Bottle of golden olive oil behind green olives and olive branches on a white background.
July 27, 2015

Anticancer olive compounds

Compounds found in olives and olive oil have anticancer activity, which may contribute to the cancer preventive properties attributed to the Mediterranean diet.

By Leigh MacMillan
DNA sequence visualization
July 16, 2015

Study reveals how protein helps cells tolerate DNA damage

Vanderbilt and Stanford investigators have discovered how a protein that’s part of the DNA replication “machinery” helps cells tolerate DNA damage.

By Leigh MacMillan
Emily Hodges smiling in a laboratory, standing beside a wooden partition with research equipment and work surfaces visible behind her.
July 16, 2015

Biochemistry’s Hodges stays grounded in joy of discovery

Albert Einstein once wrote, “It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.” For Emily Hodges, Ph.D., that awakening occurred in a high school science class taught by Trudy Anderson, Ed.D. “She made science exciting,” Hodges said.

By Vanderbilt Health News
Head-and-shoulders portrait of an older man with a receding hairline and mustache, wearing a gray suit, white shirt, and red patterned tie against a brown studio background.
July 9, 2015

Guengerich named interim editor of noted journal JBC

Vanderbilt University’s F. Peter (Fred) Guengerich, Ph.D., has been named interim editor-in-chief of the Journal of Biological Chemistry (JBC).

By Bill Snyder
Three adults pose indoors, with the center person holding a Vanderbilt plaque for the Leon W. Cunningham Award in Biochemistry; the two people beside them rest a hand on their shoulders.
June 25, 2015

Photo: Leon W. Cunningham Award

By Vanderbilt Health News
Portrait of Richard Armstrong, Ph.D., wearing glasses and a gray jacket in a laboratory setting.
June 22, 2015

Biochemistry professor Richard Armstrong remembered

Richard N. Armstrong, Ph.D., professor of Biochemistry and Chemistry, prominent biochemist, journal editor and mentor, died on June 18 after a brief illness. He was 66.

By Bill Snyder