MSTP News

Compiled by Dayle Wang (G2) What Graft Should Be Used in Pediatric Posterior Spinal Fusion? Current Trends and Perspective Among Experts. Okonkwo DD, Moore-Lotridge SN, Schoenecker JG, Jain A, Hariharan AR, Vorhies JS, Yaszay B, Louer CR Jr; Harms Study Group. J Pediatr Soc… Read More

Congratulations to Katherine Caja (G1) for being elected to the Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS)! The mission GHHS is to recognize individuals who are exemplars of humanistic patient care and who can serve as role models, mentors, and leaders in medicine and students were selected for their commitment to… Read More

By Jared Rhodes, reprinted with permission from “Lab Coats and Lanyards”, the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center Trainee Newsletter Megan Tigue is a fifth-year PhD student in the Cancer Biology program and a seventh-year MD/PhD trainee at Vanderbilt University. She graduated from Colgate University in 2016 and began her training at Vanderbilt… Read More

By: Kyle T. Enriquez, M.Sc. (G4) Within the MSTP, thesis defense presentations are an under-explored but valuable way to gain collaborators, learn key details about potential mentors, and benefit from the specific interests of other students. While all MSTP thesis defense advertisements ask that trainees “Please make every effort to… Read More

By Ericka Randazzo (G3) Finding Joy at the Intersection of Science, Medicine, and Mentorship Dr. Fred Lamb’s path to becoming a physician–scientist was anything but linear. Rather, it was shaped less by formal pipelines and more by curiosity, serendipity, and an enduring love of discovery – qualities that continue to… Read More

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