Vanderbilt Digestive Disease Research Center
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Research Snapshot: Understanding protein mutations that affect gene expression
Graduate student Hillary Layden studies transcriptional control of cancer in the lab of Scott Hiebert, Hortense B. Ingram Chair in Cancer Research and professor of biochemistry. She shares the results from her research in which she used a deep genomic analysis to determine how protein mutations influence gene expression to promote cancer progression. Read MoreMay 30, 2024
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Vanderbilt research shows stimulating tuft cell production reverses intestinal inflammation
Single-cell and multisystem analysis leads cell biologists at Vanderbilt to new understanding of rare cells, with potential inflammation-reducing therapeutics for Crohn’s disease and IBD patients. Read MoreAug 28, 2020