Robert (Bob) Coffey
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June 2, 2016
‘Young Scientist’ showcases high schoolers’ research at Vanderbilt
High school students performing advanced research at Vanderbilt have the opportunity to share their findings with the scientific community through a journal of their own. -
March 24, 2016
Singer’s concert honors care received at Cancer Center
A cancer patient’s gratitude toward his Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) physician led to a star-studded concert to benefit the Cancer Center. -
February 18, 2016
Study explores less invasive way to monitor colorectal cancer
Investigators at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have published research regarding an important feature of colorectal cancer (CRC) that could eventually lead to the development of non-invasive means of monitoring cancer progression. After lung cancer, CRC is the second-most lethal cancer in the United States. -
September 3, 2015
Bad “traffic” linked to cancer
Understanding how signaling molecules are transported within and out of the cell may help to uncover the causes of certain cancers. -
July 30, 2015
Study sheds light on human gut’s ‘pacemaker’ cells
The gut has its own built-in pacemakers, populations of specialized cells that control smooth muscle contraction in the stomach, small intestine and colon. -
April 3, 2014
Protein’s role in spread of colon cancer studied
One of the most formidable weapons in a cancer’s arsenal is the ability to spread to other organs. -
August 15, 2013
$5.2M NIH grant bolsters colorectal cancer research
Robert Coffey Jr., M.D., Ingram Professor of Cancer Research at Vanderbilt University, has received a five-year, $5.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study the role of extracellular RNA (ex-RNA) in colorectal cancer.