MSTP News

by Leigh Ann Gardner (Senior Grants Manager) August 2: Known by many as the father of macular diseases, J. Donald M. Gass was born on August 2, 1928, on Prince Edward Island. He was the son of a prominent tuberculosis specialist, R.S. Gass, and the Gass family moved to Nashville… Read More

Deficiency in circulating T cells in four core genotypes mice with Sry translocation. McKernan KE, Cephus JY, Kuehnle SN, Henriquez-Pilier E, Dandy AC, Bacharier T, Polosukhin VV, Cahill KN, Silveyra P, Newcomb DC. J Immunol. 2026 Aug 4;215(8):vkag207. doi: 10.1093/jimmun/vkag207. PMID: 42595443 Free PMC article. Read More

SAC Kickoff! The MSTP had the first Student Advisory Council (SAC) meeting of the academic year this month! We are looking forward to an exciting year with Emma Hope (G3, Chair) and Claire Hanson (G2, Chair-Elect) leading SAC.           Rising M2s celebrated their end… Read More

Kevin Zhang (G4) received his NRSA F31 from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)!               Jack Trapani (G4) received his NRSA F30 from the National Cancer Institute (NCI)!               Yash Pershad (M4) received the 2026 Kalman/American Federation… Read More

The M1s had their Big/Little Reveal in August – please welcome them into your lineages!… Read More

Our 9 students in the Vanderbilt MSTP Summer Undergraduate Research Program closed out their time with us by presenting their summer research at the Vanderbilt Summer Science Academy Poster Session and completed oral presentations for our MSTP Summer Research Symposium. We invited the summer students’ families to campus for the symposium… Read More

by Kevin Zhang (G4) The Vanderbilt MSTP Research for All course has officially wrapped up its fifth summer, marking an exciting milestone for the program. After four years of implementing the same foundational curriculum, this summer we piloted an entirely new set of sessions that built on the course’s previous… Read More

A new MSTP book club, MSTPages, held their initial interest meeting on July 23rd! The group plans to meet approximately every 2 months and will vote on what to read… Read More

By Dr. Megan Williams (MSTP Assistant Director) In July four members of the MSTP Leadership Team, Dr. Chris Williams (Director), Dr. Lourdes Estrada (Associate Director), Dr. Megan Williams (Assistant Director), and Leigh Ann Gardner (Senior Grants Manager) attended the National Association for Clinician Scientist Training (NACST) meeting in Bethesda, MD. Read More

Summer Student Activities: The MSTP Summer Students and some current MSTP students tested their skills at The Escape Game followed by a yummy dinner at Thai Kitchen!     Kayaking Fun: Danielle Liu (G3), Aamina Dandy (G3), Hannah Giannini (G3), and Dayle Wang (G3) enjoyed a great kayaking… Read More