Reporter Dec 10 2021 Archive — Page 1 of 2

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December 14, 2021

Immune landscape in adrenal cancer

The profile of immune-related gene expression and tumor-infiltrating immune cells in adrenocortical cancer suggests targets for new treatment strategies.

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December 13, 2021

Oral microbes and gastric cancer

Studies in three large population cohorts that include Asian, African American and European American people support a role for the oral microbiota — the collection of microbial species in the mouth — in gastric cancer development.

PHOTO: Members of the supermere discovery team include (front row from left) Qi Liu, PhD, Robert Coffey, MD, Qin Zhang, PhD, and (back row from left) James Higginbotham, PhD; Dennis Jeppesen, PhD; and Jeffrey Franklin, PhD. (hoto by Erin O. Smith)
December 10, 2021

“Supermeres” may carry clues to cancer, Alzheimer’s disease and COVID-19

Vanderbilt researchers have discovered a nanoparticle released from cells, called a “supermere,” which contains enzymes, proteins and RNA associated with multiple cancers, cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer’s disease and even COVID-19.

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December 9, 2021

Former chair of Biochemistry Michael Waterman has died

Michael Waterman, PhD, former chair of the Department of Biochemistry for 18 years, died Nov. 7

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December 9, 2021

Antibodies discovered at Vanderbilt for prevention of COVID-19 granted FDA emergency use authorization

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted emergency use authorization (EUA) to the global biopharmaceutical company AstraZeneca for a long-acting antibody combination which  protects against COVID-19, discovered last year at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

3D medical illustration showing red blood cells interspersed with larger purple-and-white spherical cells, representing an acute lymphoblastic leukemia bone marrow smear.
December 9, 2021

Cell signaling targets in leukemia

Vanderbilt researchers identified a critical role for IL-1beta signaling in leukemia cells with a certain mutation, suggesting this pathway may be a good target for novel treatments.