MSTP News

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 foundation while exploring topics… 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

BCL6 in T cells promotes type 1 diabetes by redirecting fates of insulin-autoreactive B lymphocytes. Clark LM, McAninch JC, McNitt DH, Padgett ML, Jenkins TW, Bass LE, Nichols CM, Rathmell JC, Bonami RH. iScience. 2026 Jun 11;29(6):115990. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2026.115990. eCollection 2026 Jun 19. PMID: 42305589… Read More

by Leigh Ann Gardner (Senior Grants Manager) July 3: Marine biologist Idelissa Bonnelly de Calventi, considered by many to be the “mother of marine conservation in the Caribbean, died on July 3, 2022. Born in September 1931 in Santiago de los Caballeros in the Dominican Republic, Bonnelly knew from an… Read More

by Cass Atzrodt and Katie Caja (DIB Co-Chairs, G2) The annual summer Data, Ideas, and Beverages (DIB) seminar presents a unique opportunity for MSTP students from all years to share with us their scientific journey, niche interests, and pearls of wisdom. Whereas structured guidelines are given to seminar speakers for… Read More

The Vanderbilt School of Medicine White Coat Ceremony welcomed the Class of 2030 into the medical profession, and we are so thrilled for our new MSTP M1s as they embark on a journey of learning, service, scientific discovery, and dedication to improving human health as physician scientists. Congratulations all!… Read More

7 MSTP students attended the MD/PhD Student Conference in Breckenridge, Colorado! Adam (G4),  Danielle (G3),  Fei (G4) Jack (G4) Kyle (M4) and Taryn (G4) presented posters and Neil (G5) gave a podium presentation! Congratulations to Adam and Neil for winning “Best Poster” and “Best Presentation” awards! We… Read More

Meet MSTP Assistant Director Dr. Megan William’s family’s new kittens, Rocky and Bandit! Megan, Jon, and Theo adopted two new kittens Rocky (gray) and Bandit (black and white). They are already best buddies! Sadly, we had to say goodbye to Nimdah a few months ago after 15 wonderful years. Meet… Read More