Vanderbilt Center for Matrix Biology

Fostering cohesive interactions for those working on extracellular matrix biology.

[Vanderbilt BME @VandyBME]

Congratulations to Prof. Cindy Reinhart-King!

Vanderbilt bioengineer’s trailblazing cancer research receives $1M W. M. Keck Foundation grant

https://t.co/ISNLLxgd78

@VUEngineering @VUMC_Cancer @BMESociety @aimbe

[ASMB @amsocmatbio]

After much thought and discussion, the @amsocmatbio council concluded that postponing the November 2020 event is prudent. 🗓️Mark your calendar for the new date: September 12-15, 2021, in St. Louis, MO! We miss you, and we’re looking forward to connecting in person soon again.

[Vanderbilt Center for Matrix Biology @VUMCMatrixBio]

👨‍🔬 Paul Voziyan, Billy Hudson, Richard Caprioli
🔬 Specific sulfatides in renal lipids are perturbed during the progression of Alport Syndrome. #alportsyndrome
🖥 https://t.co/IqBjUs2O3I
🏥 @VICB_Vanderbilt @VUMChealth @vuglobalhealth @VUMCKidney @VUmedicine @VUBasicSciences

[Vanderbilt Center for Matrix Biology @VUMCMatrixBio]

CMB members Jay Bhave and Selene Colon recently published findings of a new target for Lupus Nephritis autoantibodies—peroxidasin, a matrix protein that crosslinks collagen IV in basement membranes.

[KIReports @KIReports]

#Peroxidasin Is a Novel Target of Autoantibodies in #LupusNephritis
https://t.co/pxLdC5DaqM
@MeharryMedical @VUMCMatrixBio

[Vanderbilt Center for Matrix Biology @VUMCMatrixBio]

Looking for a post-doctoral position in renal fibrosis and chronic kidney disease? An NIH-funded position is open in the Roberto Vanacore lab at @VUMChealth. https://t.co/vfIIphFYZ7 @VUMCKidney @VUBRETPhDJobs @VandyPostdoc @amsocmatbio @IntSocMatBio #kidneydisease #postdoc #vumc

[Vanderbilt Center for Matrix Biology @VUMCMatrixBio]

Extra extra! Be on the lookout for our first newsletter, "News from Outside the Cell"! It'll be hitting newsstands next week. We'll be spotlighting CMB members and their recent works in our "Matrix Interactions". First up, Cynthia Reinhart-King and Sergey Budko! #vanderbilt #vumc

[Vanderbilt Center for Matrix Biology @VUMCMatrixBio]

Congrats to CMB member, Andrea Page-McCaw for promotion to Full Professor!

[Vanderbilt School of Medicine Basic Sciences @VUBasicSciences]

Congratulations to faculty members Ken Lau (@KenLauLab), who has been promoted to Associate Professor with tenure, and Andrea Page-McCaw, who has been promoted to Full Professor!

[Vanderbilt Center for Matrix Biology @VUMCMatrixBio]

CMB members Jay Bhave and Dorin-Bogdan Borza published a short report characterizing peroxidasin, a key basement membrane enzyme known mostly for collagen IV cross-linking, as a target for autoantibodies in lupus nephritis.

https://t.co/be2XiOyMz8

[Vanderbilt Center for Matrix Biology @VUMCMatrixBio]

CMB members, Roberto Vanacore, @trayambakbasak published findings of a novel mass spectrometry method for quantifying post-translational modifications of collagen within the extracellular matrix and how TGF-β can regulate PTMs in site-specific manner.

https://t.co/64rBwyvYRX

[Vanderbilt Center for Matrix Biology @VUMCMatrixBio]

Check out our own @LeslieGewin's editorial covering an upcoming article in @AJPRenal on the Cre/lox system and GBM damage. https://t.co/hqIf7GHVax

[Trayambak Basak @trayambakbasak]

Our new work showcasing a new MS method for quantitation of site-specific collagen post-translational modifications (PTM) from extracellular matrix (ECM)- we show for the first time that TGF beta could regulate PTMs in site-specific manner #ECM#PTM https://t.co/uQKSd9uLU3

[Vanderbilt Center for Matrix Biology @VUMCMatrixBio]

https://t.co/6VHX5H2SKc

[Vanderbilt Center for Matrix Biology @VUMCMatrixBio]

CMB member Cynthia Reinhart-King's group recently published exciting findings on how cancer cells invade tissues. Leader cells consume more energy as the cohort of cells move further through tissues and are eventually replaced by follower cells. @VandyBME @VUEngineering

[Vanderbilt Center for Matrix Biology @VUMCMatrixBio]

https://t.co/lv1Nzx9LTx

[Vanderbilt Center for Matrix Biology @VUMCMatrixBio]

The Hudson group recently published findings of a "chloride ring" that helps to form and stabilize collagen IV networks, an important molecule for tissue biology, including the kidney. Findings were published in @jbiolchem. @VUMCResearch @VUMCKidney @vumcdiabetes @VUMC_Cancer

[Vanderbilt Center for Matrix Biology @VUMCMatrixBio]

Congrats to CMB member, @AgnesFogo for her election to ISN President 2019-2021.

[Int Society of Nephrology @ISNkidneycare]

The International Society of Nephrology (ISN) is proud to announce Agnes Borge Fogo @AgnesFogo from the USA as the new President-Elect from 2019-2021. During her Presidency she plans to continue the ISN efforts to be an inclusive collaborative partner. Congratulations!
#ISNWCN

[Vanderbilt Center for Matrix Biology @VUMCMatrixBio]

Please share and pass along to any biomedical or engineer labs at @VanderbiltU or @VUMChealth who might be interested!

[Vanderbilt Center for Matrix Biology @VUMCMatrixBio]

Looking to mentor a high school or undergraduate student this summer? Become an @Aspirnaut mentor this summer, and join our K-20 STEM Pipeline for Diversity! @VandyPostdoc @VUMCResearch @VUMCKidney @VUSMFacAffairs @VUBasicSciences @VUEngineering @VUmedicine @VICB_Vanderbilt

[Journal of Biological Chemistry @jbiolchem]

The new issue for JBC is out in the world! The, which is features this week's highlighted editor's pick, shows immunohistochemical staining of Goodpasture antigen–binding protein (green) and collagen IV (red) in Nematostella vectensis

https://t.co/RjLoqM2cpY

[Vanderbilt Center for Matrix Biology @VUMCMatrixBio]

@VUMCMatrixBio members Billy Hudson, Carl Darris (first-author) and Aaron Fidler, were featured on the cover of JBC with their latest paper on the evolution and origin of a unique extracellular matrix protein, GPBP. Read the accompanying editorial here https://t.co/twvRcL93EI