Department of Pathology Microbiology and Immunology Archive — Page 14 of 31
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May 14, 2020
The adaptable anthrax bacterium
Vanderbilt researchers discover how anthrax bacterium defends itself against structural damage and resists the toxicity of the antimicrobial drug targocil. -
May 7, 2020
New method captures early viral-host protein interactions
Researchers have developed a method to identify the primary interactions between incoming viral RNA genomes and host proteins. -
April 30, 2020
Price’s old laboratory recipe book proves to be invaluable
Howard Price has a decades-old green notebook he keeps in his office at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, and when a shortage of a critical laboratory supply nearly brought testing for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, to a halt at the Medical Center, the notebook’s contents quickly became invaluable. -
April 30, 2020
Antibody finding raises hopes for Marburg, COVID-19 treatments
Monoclonal antibodies against Marburg virus — a more lethal cousin of the RNA virus that causes COVID-19 — may aid in the development of antibody “cocktails” to counter viral infection. -
April 28, 2020
The priceless notebook of Mr. Price
A vital ingredient for COVID testing was unavailable anywhere. Then Howard Price remembered a recipe in an old notebook. -
April 23, 2020
Collaboration key to rapid expansion of lab test capacity
The rapid ramping up of SARS-CoV-2 testing at VUMC reflects the dedication of the professionals who work in the Clinical Laboratory and also their collaboration with colleagues in research laboratories throughout VUMC. -
April 14, 2020
VUMC seeks plasma donations from recovered COVID-19 patients
Vanderbilt University Medical Center is recruiting volunteers who have tested positive for COVID-19 and fully recovered to donate plasma to help those who are currently ill with the virus as part of a new research study.