Emily Waltenbaugh

By Neil Chada (G3) and Yash Pershad (G2) Director Dr. Chris Williams and Dr. Stuart Orkin with APSA reps Yash Pershad (G2) and Neil Chada (G3). On March 27, 2025, the Vanderbilt MSTP had the honor of hosting Dr. Stuart Orkin for the Spring 2025 Physician-Scientist Speaker Series (PSSS) as… Read More

Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies novel risk loci for uterine fibroids within and across multiple ancestry groups. Kim J, Williams A, Noh H, Jasper EA, Jones SH, Jaworski JA, Shuey MM, Ruiz-Narváez EA, Wise LA, Palmer JR, Connolly J, Keaton JM, Denny JC, Khan… Read More

Congratulations to Dr. Chris Williams, MSTP Director, for receiving the Harvie Branscomb Distinguished Professor Award! This award recognizes faculty accomplishments that further the aims of the university through creative research, teaching and service. Read more … Read More

Our Lunches with Leaders series continued this month with the dean of the School of Medicine Basic Sciences, Dean John Kuriyan. Thank you to Dean Kuriyan for meeting with our students!   Congratulations to Stephanie Cajigas Gabriel (G5) and her husband, Christopher, on the birth of their daughter… Read More

Name Graduate Program (Mentor) Dissertation Hailey (Kresge) Adegboye, PhD Neuroscience (Angela Jefferson, PhD) Utilizing Plasma Proteomics to Identify Novel Biomarkers of Cognitive Aging Riley Bergman, PhD Cancer Biology (Ben Ho Park, MD, PhD) Clinical, Biological, and Molecular Impacts of SF3B1 Hotspot Mutations in Breast Cancer Avery Bogart,… Read More