Discovery
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New screening method could pave the way for future cancer drug discoveries
The laboratories of Brian Bachmann and Jonathan Irish have developed a method to discover new small molecules that may kill cancer cells by working through the body’s immune system. Read MoreJan 17, 2023
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Research Snapshot: Researchers demonstrate that dopamine is involved in novelty-based learning
Vanderbilt researchers in the lab of Erin Calipari, assistant professor of pharmacology and molecular physiology and biophysics, have demonstrated a role for dopamine signaling in novelty-based learning—a finding that could have major impacts on how neurological diseases are treated. Read MoreDec 16, 2022
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Research Snapshot: Biochemical technique for finding small molecules discovered by Vanderbilt and University of Virginia researchers
A team including the Sanders lab developed a new methodology for finding small molecules associated with lipid rafts, an essential part of cell structure and regulation. Read MoreMar 28, 2022