Life In The MSTP

Congratulations to Jeewoo Kim (G4) and Daniel Ju on getting married last month! Many MSTPals were in attendance! The M1s celebrated Julia An’s birthday at Maggiano’s and Saksham Saksena’s birthday at Hyderabad House, yum! A group of G1s went for a hike at Standing Stone… Read More

Jack Engel (M1) got engaged to Megan Carlesi. Congrats to Jack and Meg! The M1s helped Jack set up the venue for his proposal   The M1s and M2s had a blast playing family feud! We had our first CAB day on October 8th. Anvith Reddy (G2)… Read More

By Avinth Reddy (G2) Reading this article, one might think that what I do all day is walking and/or running. This is in part true, because I try to walk ~30,000 steps a day. To do this, my day starts very early. I get up at 4:30 am and try… Read More

G2 Hike Members of the G2 class enjoyed a nice Labor Day weekend hiking adventure. It was an exciting hike filled with many firsts: Anvith’s first unpaved hike, Casey and Dayle’s first time at Sonic, and Dani’s first yellowjacket sting! M1 Funtimes Members… Read More

Congratulations to our 2025 graduates! Check out photos from the day and see where everyone is headed next!       MondayTuedayWednesdayThursdayFriday 8 AM - NoonCase-based Small GroupLarge/Medium Group or LabCase-based Small GroupLarge/Medium Group or LabCase-based Small Group Large/Medium Group… Read More

By Yash Pershad (G2) This April, several Vanderbilt MSTP students attended the 2025 AAP/ASCI/APSA Joint Meeting at the Swissôtel Chicago, joining physician-scientists from across the country for a weekend of cutting-edge science and career development. The conference opened with a compelling conversation featuring Dr. Peggy Hamburg,… Read More

Avery-Cohen had their Spring family dinner at Hopdoddy!   Sutherland-Watkins had a great family dinner at Hopdoddy!   Thank you to Landon Clark (G1) and the MSTP Wellness Committee for organizing a super fun MSTP Happy Hour at Taco Mama!   MSTPastimes – Jeewoo Kim (G3),… 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

    Another successful MSTP Winter Chili Party! The wellness committee had crockpots of never ending chili and a table full of snacks to fuel students as they study and work.   Our Lunches with Leaders series continued this month with Dean Donald Brady, Senior Associate Dean… Read More

Dr. Lourdes Estrada (MSTP Associate Director), her husband Larry, and their sweet pup Sadie just finished logging for their log cabin. Next comes peeling and stacking!   John Shelley (G4) had a neighborhood block party thanks to our winter storm!   Congratulations to Stephanie Cajigas (G4) and Christopher Gabriel… Read More