Jeff Rathmell and Andrew Patterson (IMAGE) Vanderbilt University Medical Center Caption Jeffrey Rathmell, PhD, left, and Andrew Patterson, PhD, have discovered a new set of metabolic genes that are important for immune cell function. (photo by Susan Urmy/Vanderbilt University Medical Center) Credit Vanderbilt University Medical Center Usage Restrictions credit Vanderbilt University Medical Center License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.