MSTP News

By Yash Pershad (G2) This April, several Vanderbilt MSTP students attended the 2025 AAP/ASCI/APSA Joint Meeting at the Swissôtel Chicago, joining physician-scientists from across the country for a weekend of cutting-edge science and career development. The conference opened with a compelling conversation featuring Dr. Peggy Hamburg,… Read More

Effects of multisensory simultaneity judgment training on the comprehension and cortical processing of speech in noise: a randomized controlled trial. Kunnath AJ, Bertisch HS, Kim AS, Gifford RH, Wallace MT. Sci Rep. 2025 Apr 15;15(1):12956. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-96121-4. PMID:… Read More

Avery-Cohen had their Spring family dinner at Hopdoddy!   Sutherland-Watkins had a great family dinner at Hopdoddy!   Thank you to Landon Clark (G1) and the MSTP Wellness Committee for organizing a super fun MSTP Happy Hour at Taco Mama!   MSTPastimes – Jeewoo Kim (G3),… Read More

by Leigh Ann Gardner, MSTP Senior Grants Manager Pierre-Fidèle Bretonneau by Gustave Moreau. Image from Wikimedia Commons (public domain). Week 1 (April 3): Doctor and epidemiologist Pierre-Fidèle Bretonneau, a pioneer of modern medicine, was born on April 3, 1778, in Saint-Georges-sur-Cher. The son of a surgeon,… Read More

By Neil Chada (G3) and Yash Pershad (G2) Director Dr. Chris Williams and Dr. Stuart Orkin with APSA reps Yash Pershad (G2) and Neil Chada (G3). On March 27, 2025, the Vanderbilt MSTP had the honor of hosting Dr. Stuart Orkin for the Spring 2025 Physician-Scientist Speaker Series (PSSS) as… Read More

Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies novel risk loci for uterine fibroids within and across multiple ancestry groups. Kim J, Williams A, Noh H, Jasper EA, Jones SH, Jaworski JA, Shuey MM, Ruiz-Narváez EA, Wise LA, Palmer JR, Connolly J, Keaton JM, Denny JC, Khan… Read More

Congratulations to Dr. Chris Williams, MSTP Director, for receiving the Harvie Branscomb Distinguished Professor Award! This award recognizes faculty accomplishments that further the aims of the university through creative research, teaching and service. Read more … Read More

Our Lunches with Leaders series continued this month with the dean of the School of Medicine Basic Sciences, Dean John Kuriyan. Thank you to Dean Kuriyan for meeting with our students!   Congratulations to Stephanie Cajigas Gabriel (G5) and her husband, Christopher, on the birth of their daughter… Read More

Name Graduate Program (Mentor) Dissertation Hailey (Kresge) Adegboye, PhD Neuroscience (Angela Jefferson, PhD) Utilizing Plasma Proteomics to Identify Novel Biomarkers of Cognitive Aging Riley Bergman, PhD Cancer Biology (Ben Ho Park, MD, PhD) Clinical, Biological, and Molecular Impacts of SF3B1 Hotspot Mutations in Breast Cancer Avery Bogart,… Read More

Paying to publish: A cross-sectional analysis of article processing charges and journal characteristics among 87 pathology journals. Clark LM, Wang DK, Adkins BD, Fitzhugh VA, Walker PD, Khan SS, Fadare O, Stephens LD, Coogan AC, Booth GS, Jacobs JW. Read More