Research Base
Vanderbilt Digestive Disease Center Investigators are faculty members who have research programs with a digestive disease component. Associate member status is awarded to attract young investigators into the field of digestive disease research by supporting pilot projects and allowing them some utilization of the VDDRC core facilities. Members in the Academy of Investigators are those who are establishing a research career.
All levels of Digestive Disease Center members are organized into three categories depending on their particular research interest.
1.
Gastrointestinal Infections and Injury (GI)
Director: Timothy Cover, MD
Professor of Medicine
Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases
2.
Progenitor Cells, Development, Regineration and Pre-malignant lesions (PC)
Directors: James Goldenring, MD, PhD
Professor of Surgery and Cell & Developmental Biology
Department of Surgery
E. Michelle Southard-Smith, PhD
Professor of Medicine
Department of Medicine, Division of Genetic Medicine
3.
Obesity, Metabolism and Nutrition (OMN)
Director: Dana Borden Lacy, PhD
Professor, Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology
Edward and Nancy Fody Chair in Pathology
Professor of Biochemistry