Department of Chemistry

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
June 17, 2015

Lit up COX-2 cancer probe

A new imaging probe developed by Vanderbilt investigators enhances tumor visibility and has broad applications in diagnosing and monitoring patients with cancer.

By Henry H. Ong
HIV cell
June 12, 2015

New strategy to combat HIV

Inhibitors of the enzyme phospholipase D1 suppress the replication of HIV-1, Vanderbilt investigators have discovered.

By Bill Snyder
March 10, 2015

Symposium on impact of ‘omics on medicine set for March 23

Vanderbilt and the Waters Centers of Innovation Program are sponsoring a free symposium titled “Integrated ‘Omics in Translational Medicine” on March 23. It is open to all scientists interested in the subject.

By VUMC News and Communications
September 12, 2014

Schizophrenia ‘switches’ discovered

Drugs developed at Vanderbilt could provide a new way to treat schizophrenia in a personalized way.

By Bill Snyder
May 23, 2014

Repair protein’s DNA recognition motif

Insights into the workings of DNA damage response proteins such as SMARCAL1 could suggest new ways to improve genome integrity and prevent cancer.

By Leigh MacMillan
March 19, 2014

Small molecule protects kidney filter

A compound identified at Vanderbilt has therapeutic potential in protecting the kidney filter barrier.
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
March 3, 2014

Dismantling staph’s drug resistance

Targeting the enzyme FosB could make antibiotic-resistant staph bacteria sensitive to the antibiotic fosfomycin.
By Leigh MacMillan
February 6, 2014

Antioxidants promising for rare disorder

The antioxidant vitamin E prevented the buildup of toxic products in a model of a rare genetic disorder, suggesting new strategies for therapeutic development.
By Bill Snyder
September 16, 2013

Mapping brain membrane proteins

New mass spectrometry imaging methods will enable studies of the distribution and identification of membrane proteins directly within tissues.
By Leigh MacMillan
February 21, 2013

Antibacterial protein’s molecular workings revealed

Vanderbilt investigators report new insights to the workings of calprotectin, an immune system protein that “starves” bacterial pathogens of the metal nutrients they require.
By Leigh MacMillan