Department of Pathology Microbiology and Immunology Archive — Page 16 of 31
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October 24, 2019
Breast cancer research pioneer Page remembered
David Page, MD, former professor of Pathology and Preventive Medicine at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, whose work revolutionized the assessment of breast cancer risk, died in Nashville on Thursday, Oct. 17. He was 78. -
October 17, 2019
Less inflammation = better healing
Immune cells that produce an anti-inflammatory factor are enriched in fat tissue around the heart and may be good targets to improve heart attack outcomes. -
October 8, 2019
New leadership appointments for Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology
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October 2, 2019
Research team sorts out drug screen false positive results
Vanderbilt investigators have identified 13 previously unknown drug compounds that cause false positive screenings for amphetamines, buprenorphine (an opioid), cannabinoids and methadone. -
October 1, 2019
Pua lands NIH Director’s New Innovator Award
Heather Pua, MD, PhD, one of 60 investigators to receive the 2019 NIH Director’s New Innovator Award, will explore a novel type of cell signaling by RNAs in allergic airway inflammation. -
August 8, 2019
Cellular engines of wound repair have distinct roles
Vanderbilt investigators have discovered that, in contrast to prevailing dogma, fibroblasts are not all alike; instead, they have distinctive functions following tissue injury. -
July 30, 2019
Intestinal immune cell interactions
Understanding the roles of various immune cells that reside in the gut lining could shed light on inflammatory bowel diseases.