VUMC team finds potential treatment for kidney fibrosis
Fibrosis is an all-too-common medical condition that globally is responsible for 800 million cases of chronic kidney disease and two million deaths from chronic liver diseases each year.
Vanderbilt’s Fabian Bock and Yash Choksi and honored by the Southern Society for Clinical Investigation
Vanderbilt’s Fabian Bock, MD, PhD, won the Research Scholar Award from the Southern Society for Clinical Investigation and Yash Choksi, MD, received the 2024 Research Investigator Early Career…
VUMC study finds molecular switch key to repair of kidney damage
Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have identified Rac1, a molecular switch that regulates the actin cytoskeleton of epithelial cells in the collecting ducts, as a driver of post-…
Vanderbilt investigators land Keck Foundation grant for groundbreaking genetic research
Vanderbilt scientists, including Dr. Roy Zent, have received a $1.2 million award from the W. M. Keck Foundation for their groundbreaking project, “Genetic Intolerance Patterns as a Treasure Map…
American Society for Clinical Investigation honors 10 Vanderbilt physicians
Two resident physicians/fellows have been honored with the Emerging Generation Award, recognizing their potential as physician-scientists. They are: Fabian Bock, MD, PhD, instructor in Medicine (…