Robert (Bob) Coffey Archives

June 6, 2013

VU study identifies new mechanism for cancer development

Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center led by a 32-year-old postdoctoral fellow have discovered a new mechanism for the development of cancer that is challenging conventional scientific wisdom.

By Bill Snyder

May 23, 2013

VICC hosts cancer researchers during annual retreat

The role of inflammation in gastrointestinal cancer development was a prominent theme among guest speakers during the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center annual retreat held at the Vanderbilt Student Life Center.

By VUMC News and Communications

January 31, 2013

Vanderbilt, GE unite to study colon tumor development

Vanderbilt University has partnered with GE Global Research in Niskayuna, N.Y., the technology development arm of the General Electric Company, to better define — at the cellular level — how colon tumors form and develop.

By Bill Snyder

November 29, 2012

Record number elected AAAS fellows

Seventeen members of Vanderbilt University’s faculty have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) this year.

By Bill Snyder

September 20, 2012

Grant renewal boosts GI cancer research program

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center’s gastrointestinal Specialized Program of Research Excellence (SPORE) has been awarded its third round of funding by the National Cancer Institute (NCI).