MSTP

by Mark Petrovic (G4) Over the last several years, the MSTP Student Advisory Committee (SAC) has developed into an important vehicle for change in the MSTP community. Elected representatives serve as liaisons between each class, the SAC Chair-elect and Chair, and the MSTP Leadership team, as well as with other… Read More

by Dr. Chris Williams, Vanderbilt MSTP Director Our MSTP community lost a cherished leader and friend this spring. Daryl K. Granner, MD, died on April 17 in Iowa City, Iowa, at the age of 89. Daryl came to Vanderbilt in 1984 to chair what was then the Department of… Read More

Lifespan Trajectories of Asymmetry in White Matter Tracts. Bogdanov S, Kanakaraj P, Kim ME, Samir J, Gao C, Ramadass K, Rudravaram G, Newlin NR, Archer D, Hohman TJ, Jefferson AL, Morgan VL, Roche A, Englot DJ, Resnick SM, Beason Held LL, Cutting LE, Barquero LA, D’Archangel… Read More

Photo: Anne Rayner Congratulations to our 2026 Vanderbilt MSTP Graduating Class!! Learn more about their next steps here! They were honored with numerous awards as outlined below. Congratulations to Dr. Mark Rusznak for receiving the Albert Weinstein Prize in Medicine! This award recognizes graduating… Read More

Congratulations to the G2 class for officially earning their “M.P. degrees” at their Halftime celebration! “Nicole and I (Raymond Zhang, G4) got engaged recently in Asheville along the French Broad River. And of course Jak (the dog) is the most photogenic one in all of the pictures.” Congratulations… Read More

by Leigh Ann Gardner (Senior Grants Manager) In May, we celebrate the contributions and achievements of Asian American and Pacific Islanders for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month as well as the contributions and achievements of Jewish Americans with Jewish American Heritage Month. Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage… Read More

Congratulations to Arlene Garcia (G4) for winning the Best Oral Presentation Award at the 2026 Midwest C. elegans Meeting held at the Van Andel Institute in Grand Rapids, Michigan! Congratulations to Anas Reda (G2) for receiving the Canada Graduate Research Scholarship – Doctoral Program from the Canadian Institutes… Read More

DermIDS: Dermatology imaging data structure for scalable and interoperable AI systems. Cho C, McNeil AJ, Jiang B, Saunders AM, Rudravaram G, Liu Y, Moyer D, Dawant BM, Landman BA, Tkaczyk ER. Proc SPIE Int Soc Opt Eng. 2026 Feb;13930:139300V. doi: 10.1117/12.3085989. Epub 2026 Apr 2. Read More

One of the best parts of science is inspiring the next generation of investigators. Through the Mini MSTP, our students welcomed ~140 elementary and middle school students from LEAD Academy and Dickson County Middle Schools on May 4 and 12. During their visit, students explored hands-on activities including… Read More

by Thomas Clarity (G2) The APSA Committee recently welcomed back Vanderbilt MSTP alumnus Sameer Chopra, MD, PhD (Class of 2009) as this year’s keynote alumni speaker during MSTP Seminar. Dr. Chopra currently serves as Vice President of Clinical Development at Werewolf Therapeutics, a Boston-area biotechnology company… Read More