Department of Biochemistry Archive — Page 14 of 15

Two men stand in a laboratory, with shelves of scientific equipment and supplies behind them.
November 7, 2013

VU study sheds new light on DNA replication

David Cortez, Ph.D., and his Vanderbilt colleagues report new findings that shed light on fundamental processes involved in DNA replication and have implications for cancer therapies that target these processes.

By Leigh MacMillan
Four formally dressed adults cut a ribbon during a hallway ribbon-cutting ceremony, with additional people partially visible in the background and at the edges.
October 31, 2013

VICC debuts new Center for Cancer Targeted Therapies

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center leaders formally dedicated the space for the new Center for Cancer Targeted Therapies (CCTT), located in the Infusion Center on the second floor of The Vanderbilt Clinic, at a special ribbon-cutting held during last week’s fall meeting of the Cancer Center’s Board of Overseers.

By Vanderbilt Health News
Surreal blue human head surrounded by glowing molecular structures, flowing waveforms, geometric lines, and columns of numbers, evoking science and artificial intelligence.
September 16, 2013

Mapping brain membrane proteins

New mass spectrometry imaging methods will enable studies of the distribution and identification of membrane proteins directly within tissues.

By Leigh MacMillan
Close-up of a person wearing a pink polo shirt with a pink awareness ribbon pinned to the chest.
August 15, 2013

Komen grants bolster breast cancer research

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center investigators are receiving $1 million in breast cancer research grant funds from Susan G. Komen, the largest nonprofit foundation supporting breast cancer research.

By Vanderbilt Health News
Formal portrait of Leon W. Cunningham, Ph.D., wearing a suit and tie.
June 11, 2013

Vanderbilt mourns ‘consummate scientist’ Cunningham

A memorial service for Leon W. Cunningham, Ph.D., professor emeritus and former chairman of the Department of Biochemistry at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday, June 13, at Calvary United Methodist Church at 3701 Hillsboro Road in Nashville.

By Bill Snyder
Architectural rendering of a modern multi-story medical building labeled “KIRKLAND CANCER CENTER,” with landscaped grounds, sidewalks, and a covered entrance beneath a cloudy blue sky.
May 21, 2013

West Tennessee Healthcare and Vanderbilt University Medical Center announce academic affiliation agreement

By Vanderbilt Health News