MSTP News

Polygenic Variation Underlying Neutrophil Counts Modifies the Penetrance of Duffy-Null Neutropenia. Shelley JP, Shi M, Bastarache L, Chung CP, Mosley JD. Am J Hematol. 2025 Nov 20. doi: 10.1002/ajh.70144. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41267342 No abstract available. No abstract available Keywords:… Read More

Meet Emil Dominguez’s (M1) pets! A Dalmation Pepper and tabby cat Nala. They are a little bigger now but this photo is too precious not to share! Meet Julia An’s (M1) cat Murph, a 4 year old barn cat! Murph enjoys hikes, wet food,… Read More

By Leigh Ann Gardner (MSTP Sr. Grants Manager) December 2: Chemist and biophysicist Maria Telkes, known for her research and inventions involving solar power, died on December 2, 1995. Born in Budapest in 1900, she developed an interest in chemistry at an early age, having a chemistry set by age… Read More

This month, the MSTP Wellness Committee hosted the G4+ and G2/G3 near peer and peer-to-peer Wellness session. Katie Caja (G1) and Andrea Liu (M2) performed in the Vanderbilt Ballet Theatre’s beautiful production of The Nutcracker! G2s… Read More

By Jeewoo Kim (G4) Dr. Ciara Shaver is a physician scientist and Assistant Professor in the Division of Allergy, Pulmonary, and Critical Care Medicine within the Department of Medicine. She is also the Associate Director for the Vanderbilt Center for Transplant Science where she facilitates translational science across transplant… Read More

Kevin Zhang (G3) was selected as a Neuroscience Scholars Program Fellow by the Society for Neuroscience, one of just 16 graduate students and postdocs chosen nationwide!… Read More

Thank you to the MSTP Wellness Committee for organizing a fun winter party with delicious food, festive decor, our 2nd annual MSTP bake-off, white elephant gift exchange, and fun times gathering together as a community!… Read More

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

By Leigh Ann Gardner (MSTP Sr. Grants Manager)  November 3: British surgeon Wilfred Trotter, born on November 3, 1872, in Gloucestershire, England, is remembered for his psychological theories on herd mentality as well as his surgical skills. He received degrees from London’s University College Hospital and initially entered medicine… Read More

A sensorimotor basis for facial expressivity differences in autism. Bress KS, Quinde-Zilbut J, Zoltowski AR, Convery CA, Lewis B, Rogers BP, Vandekar S, Travers B, Cascio CJ. Imaging Neurosci (Camb). 2025 Nov 10;3:IMAG.a.981. doi: 10.1162/IMAG.a.981. eCollection 2025. PMID: 41230421 Free PMC article. Abstract: In… Read More