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Three people pose in a lecture hall, with brick walls, framed portraits, and rows of seats visible behind them.
March 30, 2023

Discussing cryo-EM

Yifan Chang, PhD, recently spoke about his team’s research using single particle cryo-EM (cryogenic electron microscopy) to study INO80, an ATP-dependent chromatin remodeling complex.

Futuristic blue digital illustration combining a DNA double helix with glowing circuit-board patterns, binary-style numbers, and vertical data streams.
March 28, 2023

Inflammation implicated in exfoliation syndrome

Computational genetics tools have implicated inflammatory pathways in exfoliation syndrome, the most common cause of secondary glaucoma, which can result in blindness.

March 27, 2023

Improving lung nodule diagnosis

Adding blood and imaging biomarkers to a clinical prediction model could improve diagnostic accuracy for the 1.6 million lung nodules detected each year, many through expanded lung cancer screening programs.

Whittney Ransom smiles while posing in a hallway, wearing a purple patterned blouse and black pants.
March 24, 2023

Whittney Ransom brings infectious positivity and exemplary work to her pharmacy job. She tells jokes too.

“Her level of commitment to her colleagues is amazing and something we should all strive for.”

James Goldenring, MD, PhD, wearing a white lab coat over a red turtleneck and standing in a windowed institutional hallway.
March 23, 2023

Goldenring’s gastrointestinal research contributions lauded

Vanderbilt’s James Goldenring, MD, PhD, has been honored by the American Gastroenterological Association for making significant contributions to understanding gastrointestinal disease.

Wenhan Zhu, PhD, recently received a research award from the G. Harold and Leila Y. Mathers Foundation.
March 23, 2023

Mathers Foundation award supports study of bacterial physiology

Vanderbilt’s Wenhan Zhu, PhD, has received a three-year award from the G. Harold and Leila Y. Mathers Foundation to support his research that aims to answer a fundamental question about bacterial physiology and engineer probiotics to improve gut inflammatory diseases.