Biophysics
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Exploring the basics of neurological disorders: Calcium transport in receptors
Led by Terunaga Nakagawa, an international collaboration describes for the first time the fundamental mechanism underpinning cellular processes that lead to learning and memory. Read MoreFeb 26, 2024
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Study establishes molecular basis for interaction between an essential protein complex and its regulator
The labs of Lauren Jackson and Todd Graham recently published a study in the Journal of Cell Biology describing a significant interaction between an essential protein complex used for protein and lipid transport—the COPI complex—and its regulator protein. Read MoreMay 24, 2023
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Researchers determine the structure of key thyroid iodide transporter
A group of Vanderbilt researchers has become the first group to uncover the 3D structure of the sodium/iodide symporter, also called NIS—the membrane protein that transports iodide into the thyroid to make thyroid hormones. Read MoreDec 16, 2022
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Nancy Carrasco named 2023 Biophysical Society Fellow
Dr. Nancy Carrasco, Joe C. Davis Professor of Biomedical Science and professor and chair of molecular physiology and biophysics, has been named a 2023 fellow of the Biophysical Society, which honors members who have demonstrated excellence in science and contributed to the expansion of biophysics. Read MoreSep 12, 2022
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Vanderbilt researchers receive Stanley Cohen Innovation Funding
Emily Hodges and Terunaga Nakagawa were named as the 2022 Stanley Cohen Innovation Fund recipients. Read MoreAug 31, 2022
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Goal of new tissue-chip research is to assess efficacy of novel epilepsy drugs
An interdisciplinary team of Vanderbilt University researchers has received a two-year, $2-million federal grant to develop an “organ-on-chip” model for two genetic forms of epilepsy. Read MoreSep 20, 2017
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Vanderbilt-led study shows high-salt diet decreases thirst, increases hunger
Salted peanuts make you thirsty so you drink more: that’s bartender wisdom. While that may be true in the short-term, within 24 hours increasing salt consumption actually makes you less thirsty because your body starts to conserve and produce water. Read MoreApr 18, 2017
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The Crucible of Science
The strength of Vanderbilt biochemistry, especially in the area of metabolism and diabetes, has a lot to do with a brilliant husband-and-wife research team escaping the rise of Nazism in the early 1920s. Read MoreJul 5, 2013
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Colorectal cancer risk related to gene’s expression
Individuals who are outside the normal range of expression for the adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) gene have an increased risk of colorectal cancer, according to a study published in the January issue of Gastroenterology. Read MoreJan 27, 2012