Graduate Students

Ph.D. candidate Alan Hurtado and his mentor, Edward Levine, William A. Black Professor of Ophthalmology and professor of cell and developmental biology, will attend the leading conference in their field, the annual meeting of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, thanks to support from the Linda Sealy Emerging Scholar Travel Award. Read More

On Aug. 12, BRET hosted an orientation for incoming graduate students, welcoming the new cohort and putting together a comprehensive agenda with useful information regarding their future training at Vanderbilt and beyond. Read More

The School of Medicine Basic Sciences is proud to announce the 2024 recipients of the Dean’s Award for Exceptional Achievement in Graduate Studies. Ten graduate students were recognized for their high academic and scientific achievement and for the originality, significance, and rigor of their dissertation research. Read More

Vanderbilt’s ASPIRE program recently hosted its yearly career symposium, bringing biomedical science professionals, including biomedical sciences alums, to speak about their jobs and share diverse career pathways available to our trainees. Read More

Through the ASPIRE on the Road program, the Office of Biomedical Research Education and Training office took 12 biomedical trainees from Vanderbilt University to explore Boston’s small and large biotech companies. Read More

The prestigious fellowship program assists exceptional graduate students pursuing research-based master’s and doctoral degrees across various fields, including science, technology, engineering, mathematics, STEM education and social sciences supported by NSF. Read More

GSAs allow graduate students to fill leadership roles, making them a pivotal part of building their departments’ legacy on behalf of all graduate students. Each department GSA is unique, with its own mission statement and events designed to promote an environment that helps trainees thrive. Read More

“Looking back, the trip did exactly what I hoped it would: It exposed me to the vast array of career paths available to graduate students like me, from R&D and business management to investing and consulting. The connections I made with my peers, various speakers, and Vanderbilt alums are invaluable as I think about  what’s my next step,” said Amy Tran. Read More

An essential component of a graduate student’s training is the first-year coursework, which fosters the skills needed to be an independent researcher, such as critical literature analysis, the ability to understand the current state of a given field, and hypothesis generation. In the spring of 2020, a committee comprising faculty… Read More