Center for Quantitative Sciences Archive — Page 1 of 1

Illustration of overlapping purple spherical cells, each with a prominent blue spherical nucleus, against a black background.
November 29, 2018

Analyzing single-cell landscapes

Vanderbilt researchers have developed a new tool for quantifying data from single-cell studies.

By Leigh MacMillan
Black-and-white head-and-shoulders sketch of a man in a suit and tie.
December 14, 2017

UCLA’s Lewis set for next Discovery Lecture

Roger Lewis, MD, PhD, a national expert on methods that can improve the flexibility and efficiency of clinical trials, will deliver the next Flexner Discovery Lecture on Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018.

By Bill Snyder
Close-up of a person using a handheld inhaler at their mouth.
June 27, 2016

The odds of asthma

A number of factors during infancy increase the risk that a child will later develop asthma.

By Paul Govern
Gloved hand holding a magnifying glass over a field of DNA sequence letters, highlighting a short sequence in multiple colors.
November 11, 2014

Protein “pockets” help ID cancer genes

Vanderbilt investigators have used a computational biology approach to uncover new cancer drivers and biomarkers of anticancer drug response.

By Bill Snyder
Dense circular scatter plot composed of many multicolored dots, with several larger colored points distributed throughout.
August 5, 2014

Drug discovery clues in network map

Vanderbilt investigators have constructed a network map that could guide the development of new targeted cancer therapies.

By Bill Snyder
Teal awareness ribbon with the words “OVARIAN CANCER AWARENESS” printed along the loop.
November 13, 2013

Molecular circuits in ovarian cancer

Vanderbilt researchers have used bioinformatics analysis of gene expression data to describe molecular “circuits” that drive ovarian cancer.

By Leigh MacMillan