Department of Pathology Microbiology and Immunology Archive — Page 19 of 30
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April 26, 2018
Ware elected VP of clinical investigation society
With last week’s election of Lorraine Ware, MD, as vice president of the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI), two faculty members of the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine are among the current officers of the elite physician-scientist honor society. -
April 20, 2018
Disease-fighting antibody production
New research links nutrient-responsive cellular signaling to the antibody-mediated immune response. -
April 19, 2018
New labeling system speeds clinical lab turnaround times
Much of everyday clinical decision-making is informed by lab tests performed rapidly on automated instrumentation — basic metabolic panels, complete blood counts, all the lab orders for which clinicians expect quick results. -
April 5, 2018
Study reveals frogs bouncing back in Panama
A new study reports that some Central American frog species are recovering from a deadly fungal epidemic, perhaps because they have better defenses against the pathogen. -
March 15, 2018
New imaging approach offers unprecedented views of staph infection
A new integrated imaging approach makes it possible to probe the molecules involved in invasive infections and can be broadly applied to any health or disease state. -
February 23, 2018
Hope for an RSV vaccine
Newly discovered features in an RSV protein may be useful for rational structure-based vaccine design. -
January 26, 2018
Versatile C. difficile blocker
New research reveals a unique mechanism of C. difficile toxin neutralization by a monoclonal antibody, suggesting new therapeutic approaches.