Department of Pathology Microbiology and Immunology Archive — Page 25 of 31

Portrait of Mary (Kay) Washington, M.D., Ph.D., smiling and wearing a purple top.
January 7, 2016

College of American Pathologists lauds Washington’s contributions

Mary (Kay) Washington, M.D., Ph.D., professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, has received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the College of American Pathologists (CAP). Washington was one of eight physician members honored during the organization’s recent annual meeting.

AAAS logo with the tagline “ADVANCING SCIENCE, SERVING SOCIETY.”
November 23, 2015

Ten Vanderbilt faculty members elected AAAS fellows

Ten members of Vanderbilt University’s faculty have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Petri dish containing red culture medium with numerous white bacterial colonies and streak marks from inoculation; additional culture plates are blurred in the background.
November 4, 2015

Detect and defend against pathogens

Understanding factors, such as the receptor TLR9, that detect and defend against pathogens may lead to therapeutic approaches that promote an effective immune response to treat infections.

October 21, 2015

Biomarker for intestinal tumors

A new marker could be useful for diagnosing and treating neuroendocrine tumors of the small intestines.

Close-up of a person applying ointment from a small white tube to a scraped, bruised knee.
October 16, 2015

Healing without scarring

Drugs that inhibit the Wnt signaling pathway can regenerate injured skin and may be useful in treating fibromatosis, degenerative joint disease and cancer.

conceptual - glowing cell
October 1, 2015

Tolerating a transplant

A new genetic model has generated new strategies for promoting tolerance to transplants – and improving long-term transplant outcomes – in the background of autoimmune disease.