Department of Pathology Microbiology and Immunology

March 2, 2017

Clinical investigation society lauds impact of Crowe’s research

James Crowe Jr., M.D., director of the Vanderbilt Vaccine Center, is the 2017 recipient of the Stanley J. Korsmeyer Award given by the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI), one of the nation’s oldest and most respected honor societies for physician-scientists.

By Bill Snyder
March 2, 2017

Retroviruses expert Bieniasz set for next Discovery Lecture

Paul Bieniasz, Ph.D., a pioneer in the study of retroviruses, will deliver the next Flexner Discovery Lecture on Thursday, March 9.

By Leigh MacMillan
February 23, 2017

Crowe’s pediatric immune response research lauded

James Crowe Jr., M.D., director of the Vanderbilt Vaccine Center, is the 2017-2018 recipient of the Samuel Rosenthal Prize for Excellence in Academic Pediatrics.

By Bill Snyder
February 8, 2017

Pathology of septic shock

The signaling molecule IL-15 promotes septic shock, a life-threatening condition involving organ injury caused by infection.

By Leigh MacMillan
bacteria microbiome
February 3, 2017

Bacterial signaling systems

Vanderbilt researchers have identified a unique example of communication between bacterial signaling systems, which may have relevance for antibiotic resistance.

By Leigh MacMillan
January 25, 2017

Flu vaccine response in older adults

High dose flu vaccine boosts the immune response in older adults by increasing activation of certain immune cells.

By Leigh MacMillan
January 20, 2017

Improving vaccine formulations

The compound MPLA is an attractive vaccine component, designed to elicit a robust immune response.
By Sanjay Mishra
January 19, 2017

Metastatic pancreatic cancer ‘reprograms’ for malignancy

Metastatic pancreatic cancer — cancer that has spread from the pancreas to other tissues and is responsible for most patient deaths — changes its metabolism and is “reprogrammed” for optimal malignancy, according to new findings reported Jan. 16 in Nature Genetics.
By Leigh MacMillan
January 6, 2017

Midgut neuroendocrine tumor prognosis

Vanderbilt investigators recommend that the presence of tumor deposits in the abdomen be included when staging midgut neuroendocrine tumors.
By Leigh MacMillan
December 12, 2016

Single-cell analysis of solid tumors

A new method will make it possible to study solid tumors and healthy tissues using mass cytometry.
By Heather McCartney
November 18, 2016

Targeting the “un-targetable”

A novel drug that targets the protein RSK blocked aggressive breast cancers from metastasizing in an animal model.
By VUMC News and Communications
November 17, 2016

Sarcoidosis research, patient care focus of newly created center

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) has established a Sarcoidosis Center of Excellence under the direction of Wonder Drake, M.D., associate professor of Medicine and Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology.
By Wayne Wood
November 17, 2016

Stem cells promote tolerance

Blood-forming stem cells play a role in immune tolerance and acceptance of organ transplants, Vanderbilt researchers have discovered.
By Leigh MacMillan