MSTP

The Vanderbilt MSTP welcomes these 9 undergraduate students to Vanderbilt this summer as part of the Vanderbilt MSTP Summer Undergraduate Research Program! We look forward to getting to know them and seeing what they accomplish this summer. Donye Asberry Undergraduate Institution: Middle Tennessee State University… Read More

We are delighted to welcome our new M1 class! This incoming cohort brings together talented students from across the country, each contributing a variety of skills, experiences, and perspectives to our MSTP community. We look forward to supporting their growth and are excited to see the impactful work and… Read More

by Dr. Lourdes Estrada (Associate Director) Three years ago, my husband Larry and I made a decision that most people thought was a little crazy—we would build our dream log home ourselves. Not from a kit. Not from milled lumber. From trees standing on our own property. In the spring… Read More

by Leigh Ann Gardner (Senior Grants Manager) Image from Wikimedia Commons June 1: Michiyo Tsujimura, the first woman in Japan to receive a PhD in agriculture, died on June 1, 1969. Born in Okegawa, Japan in 1888, and attended the Tokyo Prefecture Women’s Normal School, where she was inspired by… Read More

by Mark Petrovic (G4) Over the last several years, the MSTP Student Advisory Committee (SAC) has developed into an important vehicle for change in the MSTP community. Elected representatives serve as liaisons between each class, the SAC Chair-elect and Chair, and the MSTP Leadership team, as well as with other… Read More

by Dr. Chris Williams, Vanderbilt MSTP Director Our MSTP community lost a cherished leader and friend this spring. Daryl K. Granner, MD, died on April 17 in Iowa City, Iowa, at the age of 89. Daryl came to Vanderbilt in 1984 to chair what was then the Department of… Read More

Lifespan Trajectories of Asymmetry in White Matter Tracts. Bogdanov S, Kanakaraj P, Kim ME, Samir J, Gao C, Ramadass K, Rudravaram G, Newlin NR, Archer D, Hohman TJ, Jefferson AL, Morgan VL, Roche A, Englot DJ, Resnick SM, Beason Held LL, Cutting LE, Barquero LA, D’Archangel… Read More

Photo: Anne Rayner Congratulations to our 2026 Vanderbilt MSTP Graduating Class!! Learn more about their next steps here! They were honored with numerous awards as outlined below. Congratulations to Dr. Mark Rusznak for receiving the Albert Weinstein Prize in Medicine! This award recognizes graduating… Read More

Congratulations to the G2 class for officially earning their “M.P. degrees” at their Halftime celebration! “Nicole and I (Raymond Zhang, G4) got engaged recently in Asheville along the French Broad River. And of course Jak (the dog) is the most photogenic one in all of the pictures.” Congratulations… Read More

by Leigh Ann Gardner (Senior Grants Manager) In May, we celebrate the contributions and achievements of Asian American and Pacific Islanders for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month as well as the contributions and achievements of Jewish Americans with Jewish American Heritage Month. Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage… Read More