Vanderbilt Institute for Infection Immunology and Inflammation (VI4) Archive — Page 2 of 5
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July 28, 2023
VI4 Artist-in-Residence exhibition opens Aug. 7
The Vanderbilt Institute for Infection, Immunology and Inflammation Artist-in-Residence Program (VI4-AiR) invites the public to the opening celebration of its “Molecular Muse” exhibition Aug. 7 at the Vanderbilt Fine Arts Gallery. -
March 30, 2023
NIH grant launches C. diff vaccine research initiative
Vanderbilt has received an NIH grant to launch the Vanderbilt Antibody and Antigen Discovery for Clostridioides difficile Vaccines, or VANDy-CdV. -
September 29, 2022
VUMC lands grant to build top-line biosafety facility
Vanderbilt University Medical Center is set to construct a state-of-the-art BioSafety Level 3 (BSL3) facility for research involving the COVID-19 virus, anthrax and other dangerous microorganisms. -
September 22, 2022
MEGAMicrobe event shows children that science can be fun
More than 100 children who attended the “MEGAMicrobe Express” community science fair on Sept. 17 at the Warner Elementary Arts Magnet School in East Nashville. -
June 2, 2022
Bacterial battle in 3D
Using imaging mass spectrometry and microscopy, Vanderbilt researchers visualized how staph bacteria modifies lipids in its membrane to evade immune system-mediated killing. -
May 17, 2022
Study identifies first cellular “chaperone” for zinc, sheds light on worldwide public health problem of zinc deficiency
A team led by Vanderbilt researchers has described and characterized the first zinc metallochaperone: a protein that puts zinc into other “client” proteins. -
May 5, 2022
VUMC team discovers how bacterial pathogen survives without water
Vanderbilt researchers are studying a bacterial pathogen that can survive on hospital surfaces — without water — for months, an ability that has helped it become a leading cause of hospital-acquired infections.