Department of Cell and Developmental Biology Archive — Page 1 of 13

Portrait of Monica Brown smiling and wearing a white Vanderbilt University School of Medicine coat.
October 23, 2026

Monica Brown selected as 2026 Vanderbilt Prize Student Scholar

She will receive a $1,000 cash prize and will be mentored by the recipient of the 2026 Vanderbilt Prize in Biomedical Science, Eva Nogales, PhD, an internationally known structural biologist and pioneer in molecular imaging.

June 29, 2026

Unlocking diabetes’ secrets: Pediatric organ donors help map a path to a cure and prevention

Multi-institutional study reveals unprecedented insights into early pancreatic islet formation and function during first decade of life.

Person in protective laboratory clothing and mask examining a microscope slide in a blue-tinted laboratory.
June 15, 2026

People Transforming the Cancer Center

Spotlighting the people of Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center

Blue AAAS graphic with the text “Congrats to the 2025 AAAS Fellows” and a gold medallion near the bottom.
March 26, 2026

Six Vanderbilt faculty named honorary fellows of prestigious scientific society

The 2025 fellows have been invited to the annual AAAS Fellows Forum May 29 in Washington, D.C.

Multiplex immunofluorescence comparison of mouse small-intestinal tissue, showing elongated villi in the left panel and shorter, irregular villi with denser fluorescent labeling in the right panel. A color legend lists markers including SGLT1, EPCAM, PEGFR, ACTG1, DCLK1, CHGA, 5-HT, TFF3, Ki67, pHH3, 24h-EdU, OLFM4, LY Z, Collagen, YFP, and Nuclei.
March 18, 2026

Motor protein plays key role in intestinal stem cell identity, function

Study findings suggest a new therapeutic approach for a rare digestive disorder, microvillus inclusion disease.

Stylized blue anatomical illustration of two kidneys connected to the central blood vessels.
November 26, 2025

Protein plays dual roles in repairing damaged kidney

These findings were unexpected and demonstrate that the actin cytoskeleton repairs cell organelles like mitochondria in a regulated way.