Department of Biochemistry Archive — Page 11 of 15

Indian mother and child
February 11, 2016

Slight chemical change may improve TB treatments: study

One small chemical change to an existing antibacterial drug results in a compound that is more effective against its target enzyme in tuberculosis, Vanderbilt researchers have discovered.

Five formally dressed university officials and a bearded man pose in front of a large lecture-hall audience. The central man wears a dark suit with a patterned tie; the others stand on either side of him.
January 28, 2016

Nobel laureate’s lecture highlights impact of science

“Stay with science,” Nobel laureate Peter Agre, M.D., advised dozens of medical and graduate students who attended his lecture at Vanderbilt University Medical Center last week. “It will take you to fascinating places.”

model of DNA double helix
January 22, 2016

Faulty building blocks in DNA

An enzyme that builds DNA is able to insert the wrong building blocks, which could generate mutations.

Stylized vector illustration of five colorful X-shaped human chromosomes on a white background, with DNA double-helix patterns visible inside them.
January 8, 2016

Copying chromosome caps

Telomeres – the caps on the end of chromosomes – are a source of stress for a particular protein involved in copying DNA, a new study reports.

DNA sequence visualization
November 12, 2015

Study helps clarify components of DNA ‘copy machine’

Vanderbilt investigators have generated a “parts list” for the molecular machinery that duplicates DNA each time a cell divides. The research has implications for cancer therapies that target components of this machinery.

Head-and-shoulders portrait of a smiling man with glasses, dark hair, and a short goatee, wearing a light-colored collared shirt.
October 22, 2015

Chazin honored with international biophysics award

Walter Chazin, Ph.D., director of the Vanderbilt Center for Structural Biology, is a recipient of a 2016 Fellow of the Biophysical Society award.