Epithelial Biology Center Archive — Page 2 of 3

Portrait of a smiling man in a laboratory, identified by the caption as James Goldenring, MD, PhD.
June 23, 2016

Goldenring recognized for research mentorship efforts

James Goldenring, M.D., Ph.D., co-director of the Epithelial Biology Center at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), has received a Research Mentor Award from the American Gastroenterology Association Institute Council for “outstanding research mentorship.”

By Bill Snyder
alarm clock
March 17, 2016

Study suggests cancer’s ‘clock’ can be rewound

Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have “turned back the clock” in a mouse model of metaplasia — precancerous stomach lesions — raising hopes that gastric cancer, a worldwide scourge that’s rising in the United States, can be prevented.

By Bill Snyder
Maribel Giron holds her young son, Denny Majano, surrounded by four members of the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital team in a hospital atrium.
March 3, 2016

Clinicians, researchers team to treat boy’s rare disorder

Test after test failed to reveal why Denny Majano wasn’t gaining weight or why he suffered from severe, chronic diarrhea. At 5 weeks old, instead of gaining weight as newborns should, Denny had lost a pound since birth.

By Christina Echegaray
Multiple pipettes dispense pink liquid into the wells of a laboratory microplate.
December 14, 2015

DISSECTing cell signaling networks

Vanderbilt researchers have developed a new method to study cell signaling networks at single-cell resolution.

By Leigh MacMillan
Close-up of multiple clear blood collection tubes with blue caps arranged diagonally on a white background; the tubes contain red liquid.
September 3, 2015

Bad “traffic” linked to cancer

Understanding how signaling molecules are transported within and out of the cell may help to uncover the causes of certain cancers.

By Vanderbilt Health News
Microscopic grayscale view of densely packed, finger-like projections forming a brush border across cultured epithelial cells.
April 17, 2014

Nutrient-absorbing surface’s assembly revealed: study

Vanderbilt University researchers have discovered how intestinal cells build the “brush border” — a specialized surface structure that is critical for absorbing nutrients and defending against pathogens.

By Leigh MacMillan