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VCSCB Welcomes Second Faculty Recruit

Nashville, TN – The Vanderbilt Center for Stem Cell Biology (VCSCB) welcomes its second new faculty recruit.

Dr. Patricia A. Labosky, Associate Professor for the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, became the newest member of the VCSCB effective September 1, 2006. Dr. Labosky received her Ph.D. from Wesleyan University, and did her postdoctoral training here at Vanderbilt University. She was an Assistant Professor at the University of Pennsylvania, until we successfully recruited her to Vanderbilt.

Dr. Labosky''s research focuses on studying genes that control normal development of the mammalian embryo. Of particular interest is the Fox family transcription factors, such as Foxd3, which expresses ubiquitously in the early mouse embryo, and later in multipotent neural crest cells and the pancreas. Her studies are providing valuable new insights about the specification and maintenance of embryonic stem cells (ES cells), and aim towards trying to understand the molecular control of stem cell fate.

"Trish is a magnificent addition to the VCSCB. We are thrilled to have her join us," said Mark Magnuson, Director of the VCSCB. "She is going to have a positive impact on the VCSCB and other centers and departments at Vanderbilt."