Monthly Archives: November 2018

Immunotherapy for Gastrointestinal Cancer (edited by Kerr and Johnson) is a wonderful primer on immunity and immunotherapy as it pertains not only to cancer in general, but also with an emphasis on gastrointestinal malignancies. David Kerr and Rebecca … Continue reading →

Gastritis is associated with development of stomach cancer, but little is known about changes in microRNA expression patterns during gastric inflammation. Specific changes in gene expression in epithelial cells are difficult to monitor due to the heter… Continue reading →

We are adding new faculty to our campus every month that bring special expertise to our organization. Select individuals will be highlighted in MyVUMC as part of the New Faculty Spotlight. Continue reading →

Dr. Irina de la Huerta is a retina specialist, having just completed a 2-year fellowship at the prestigious Associated Retina Consultants in Michigan. Continue reading →

microRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNAs that bind to 3’UTR regions of mRNAs to promote their degradation or block their translation. Mice with disruption of the trefoil factor 1 gene (Tff1) develop gastric neoplasms. We studied these mice to ide… Continue reading →