Vanderbilt investigators have defined a gene expression program that controls the timing of synaptic remodeling – a process that is critical to brain development, learning and memory.

The protein CK1 delays cell division to avoid the generation of defects that drive tumorigenesis.

A motor protein that helps drive cell division may be a promising new target for cancer therapeutics.

The epithelial cells that line the intestines have a newly discovered mechanism for protecting us against microbes: they fire anti-bacterial "bullets" into the gut.