Department of Biochemistry Archive — Page 5 of 14
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October 21, 2019
Completing DNA synthesis
James Dewar and colleagues have identified a role for the enzyme topoisomerase II in reducing replication errors during the final stage of DNA synthesis. -
October 3, 2019
A catalog of DNA replication proteins
Vanderbilt scientists have identified 593 proteins that are enriched at sites of DNA duplication and chromatin packaging of newly synthesized DNA. -
September 24, 2019
Pettepher to receive AAMC Distinguished Teacher Award
Cathy Pettepher, PhD, is the recipient of the 2019 Alpha Omega Alpha Robert J. Glaser Distinguished Teacher Award from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). -
September 20, 2019
Guengerich, Sanders-Bush named ASPET fellows
Vanderbilt University’s F. Peter (Fred) Guengerich, PhD, and Elaine Sanders-Bush, PhD, are among 22 prominent scientists named this week to the inaugural class of fellows of the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET). -
August 22, 2019
How nerves may lose their insulation
Vanderbilt’s Bruce Carter and colleagues have discovered how genetic changes in the protein PMP22 may contribute to a disease of peripheral nerves. -
August 22, 2019
Grant strengthens breast cancer research efforts
Breast cancer researchers at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center have secured a fourth round of continuous Specialized Program of Research Excellence funding. -
July 25, 2019
Team’s study reveals details of new DNA repair pathway
Investigators have discovered how a DNA repair pathway protein shields sites of damage to avoid mutations and maintain genome integrity.