Reporter Oct. 24 2014

October 23, 2014

Cellular engineering expert Daley set for Discovery Lecture series

By Bill Snyder

October 23, 2014

Photo: Discovery Lecture

By Bill Snyder

October 23, 2014

Children’s Hospital ‘growing to new heights’

The Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt launched the “Growing to New Heights” fundraising campaign in support of a four-floor building expansion.

By VUMC News and Communications

October 23, 2014

VICC investigators earn breast cancer grants

The grants, which total $830,000, are part of the non-profit organization’s commitment to young scientists, as well as established investigators who are searching for more effective breast cancer therapies.

By VUMC News and Communications

October 23, 2014

New view of transporter dynamics

New insights to the workings of a protein that moves neurotransmitters across the nerve cell membrane could aid the design of more effective antidepressants.

By Bill Snyder

October 23, 2014

‘Darting’ mice may hold clues to ADHD, autism and bipolar disorder

The transgenic mouse, into which was inserted a rare human genetic variation in the dopamine transporter, could lead to improvements in the diagnosis and treatment of these all-too-common brain disorders.

By Bill Snyder