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By Eric ShaPosted on

A Genetic Cause of Alzheimer’s? How Research at Vanderbilt May Help a Superhero

A Genetic Cause of Alzheimer’s? How Research at Vanderbilt May Help a Superhero Eric Sha | February 1, 2023 Many of us know a family…

  • Applied Biology
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By Isabella BautistaPosted on

Our Biological Clocks’ Battle against Real Clocks

Our Biological Clocks’ Battle against Real Clocks Isabella Bautista | January 25, 2023 The phrase “fall backward, spring forward” likely reminds you of daylight saving…

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By Tiffany ZhouPosted on

AlphaFold: A new world of protein structure

AlphaFold: A new world of protein structure Tiffany Zhou | January 23, 2023 How do proteins fold into their correct conformation? According to Levinthal’s paradox,…

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By Tiffany ZhouPosted on

Microbial Pathogenesis and the Journey from Student to PI: A Conversation with Dr. Eric Skaar

Tiffany Zhou | December 7, 2022 As the saying goes, “If you cannot see where you are going, ask someone who has been there before.”…

  • Applied Biology
By Bryan HanPosted on

Healing a Wound by Suppressing It?

Bryan Han | December 2, 2022 How the body sometimes works too hard for its own good One trait that we humans possess that many…

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By Claudia ShiPosted on

ERAS: The Next Step in Surgical Recovery

Claudia Shi | November 15, 2022 Beginning in August 2022, Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) expanded their enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) program to benefit an…

  • Applied Biology
By Eric ShaPosted on

Professor Spotlight: A Conversation with Dr. Jared Nordman

Eric Sha | November 11, 2022 DNA replication is a critical process that ensures the growth and continuity of cells. Thus, it is crucial to ensure…

  • Applied Biology
By Eric ShaPosted on

Monoclonal Antibodies: A Way of Preventing Severe COVID Infection?

Eric Sha | October 28, 2022 Our understanding of how to treat and prevent the COVID-19 virus has grown continuously throughout the pandemic. One of…

  • Applied Biology
By Tiffany ZhouPosted on

One Step Backward, Two Steps Forward: Exposing Scientific Misconduct in Alzheimer’s Research

Tiffany Zhou | October 24, 2022 In the summer of 2022, Matthew Schrag, a neuroscientist at Vanderbilt University, came forward with reports of potential research…

  • Applied Biology
By Morgan LindsteadPosted on

The End to Animal Toxicology Research is in Sight

Morgan Lindstead | October 17, 2022 The newly proposed FDA Modernization Act has passed in the Senate and has big prospects for modernizing the drug…

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