R. Daniel Beauchamp

Vanderbilt celebrates 18 elected fellows of the AAAS

Eighteen academic and administrative leaders at Vanderbilt University have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) this year.

Tumor factor spurs blood vessel growth

A newly identified factor regulates blood vessel growth in colorectal tumors and could be a promising target for cancer therapies.

Campus aerials. (John Russell/Vanderbilt University)

Beauchamp, Vermund elected to Institute of Medicine

R. Daniel Beauchamp, M.D., chair of the Section of Surgical Sciences, and Sten Vermund, M.D., Ph.D., director of the Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health, have been elected to the Institute of Medicine (IOM), the organization announced this week.

Colon cancer’s cellular crossroads

New information about signaling pathways involved in colorectal cancer could aid in assessing prognosis and identifying new therapeutic targets for the disease.

Heart protein may be target for colon cancer therapies

A protein critical in heart development may also play a part in colon cancer progression.

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