Vanderbilt Center For Immunobiology
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Vanderbilt-led team receives 2023 Endeavor Award from The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research
A multidisciplinary team of investigators has received a 2023 Endeavor Award from The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research to support four closely linked projects exploring the fundamental mechanisms that drive the obesity-cancer connection, Read MoreOct 24, 2023
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Vanderbilt team tracks cellular and antibody responses to COVID-19 vaccine
A collaborative team of Vanderbilt researchers has characterized the antigen-specific immune response to the Pfizer SARS-CoV-2 RNA vaccine. The group used multiple single-cell technologies, unbiased machine learning and traditional immunological approaches to track cellular and antibody responses in samples collected over time from a cohort of healthy participants. Read MoreJul 20, 2022
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CRISPR screen identifies new anti-inflammatory drug target
A novel CRISPR screen developed by Vanderbilt researchers identified a promising new target for anti-inflammatory therapeutics. Read MoreNov 11, 2021
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Study revises understanding of cancer metabolism
Tumors consume glucose at high rates, but a team of Vanderbilt researchers has discovered that cancer cells themselves are not the culprit, upending models of cancer metabolism that have been developed and refined over the last 100 years. Read MoreApr 7, 2021
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Probing innate immunity
Manuel Ascano team validates an inhibitor of the cGAS-STING signaling pathway, which is important for cellular innate immunity against bacteria, viruses, and our own damaged DNA. Read MoreMay 19, 2020
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Pua lands NIH Director’s New Innovator Award
Heather Pua, MD, PhD, one of 60 investigators to receive the 2019 NIH Director’s New Innovator Award, will explore a novel type of cell signaling by RNAs in allergic airway inflammation. Read MoreOct 1, 2019
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Center for Immunobiology grows, bolsters program
The Vanderbilt Center for Immunobiology has relaunched its mission with a greater focus on human immunology, an endeavor supported by additional researchers, more funding support and designation as a Center of Excellence. Read MoreJul 18, 2019
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New institute to focus on immune system
Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) is launching a new institute to coordinate initiatives among the rapidly evolving disciplines of infection biology, immunology and inflammatory diseases. Read MoreJun 29, 2017