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 bit.ly/2ASluIe

Vanderbilt Center for Matrix Biology 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 jbc.org/content/294/3/…

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 sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Congrats to CMB member, Agnes Fogo for her election to ISN President 2019-2021.

Check out our own Leslie Gewin's editorial covering an upcoming article in AJP Renal on the Cre/lox system and GBM damage. physiology.org/doi/abs/10.115…

CMB members, Roberto Vanacore, Trayambak Basak 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. doi.org/10.1016/j.mbpl…

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. doi.org/10.1016/j.ekir…

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

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

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 Vanderbilt Health. vumc.org/vanacore-lab/p… @VUMCKidney VU BRET ASPIRE PhD Job Feed VanderbiltPostdoctoralAssociation ASMB ISMB #kidneydisease #postdoc #vumc

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.

👨‍🔬 Paul Voziyan, Billy Hudson, Richard Caprioli 🔬 Specific sulfatides in renal lipids are perturbed during the progression of Alport Syndrome. #alportsyndrome 🖥 doi.org/10.1002/lipd.1… 🏥 VU Chemical Biology Vanderbilt Health @vuglobalhealth @VUMCKidney Vanderbilt School of Medicine Vanderbilt School of Medicine Basic Sciences

After much thought and discussion, the ASMB 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.

Congratulations to Prof. Cindy Reinhart-King! Vanderbilt bioengineer’s trailblazing cancer research receives $1M W. M. Keck Foundation grant engineering.vanderbilt.edu/news/2020/vand… VU Engineering @VUMC_Cancer Biomedical Engineering Society AIMBE