Two new “super-resolution” optical microscopes have put Vanderbilt University Medical Center on the cutting edge of cellular imaging, and are giving researchers their first views of the cell at the molecular level.

Frontiers of Biomedical Imaging Science IV, the fourth bi-annual conference sponsored by the Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science (VUIIS), will be held July 15-18 at the Vanderbilt Student Life Center.

Researchers are developing imaging methods to predict patient outcome early in the course of chemotherapy for breast cancer – to allow clinicians to adjust therapy for patients who are not responding.

A new 3-D view of the body’s response to infection — and the ability to identify proteins involved in the response — could point to novel biomarkers and therapeutic agents for infectious diseases.

Identification of brain regions involved in processing sights and sounds may offer insights into disorders like autism and dyslexia.

Vanderbilt University has emerged as one of the nation’s leading academic centers in neuroscience.

Brain deficits are not present in the early stages of schizophrenia, suggesting it may be possible to delay or prevent the development of brain abnormalities.