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By Leigh Ann Gardner (MSTP Sr. Grants Manager) In February, we will recognize contributions to science and medicine made by African Americans. You can learn more about Black History Month here. February 2: Nurse and inventor Marie van Brittan Brown died on February 2, 1999. She… Read More

ER remodelling is a feature of ageing and depends on ER-phagy. Donahue EKF, Hepowit NL, Ruark EM, Mulligan AG, Keuchel B, Urban ND, Peng L, Stephens S, Johnson DJ, Wallace NS, Jackson LP, Ellisman MH, Arrojo E Drigo R, Folkmann AW, Truttmann MC,… Read More

Matching into Ophthalmology at St. Louis University Congratulations to Dr. Eric Donahue (M4) for matching into Ophthalmology at St. Louis University!             Kyle Enriquez (G4) describes his research for the Everyday Scientist project    … Read More

This past weekend, Nashville, and the surrounding areas experienced catastrophic and widespread damage due to snow and ice from Winter Storm Fern, leaving hundreds of thousands without power for extended periods. This storm has had lasting impacts on our community. The MSTP Leadership Team encourages any students in need of… Read More

M1’s Winter Break The M1s travelled all around the world over winter break! (Clockwise from top left: Suraj Upadhya in India, Andrea Mancia in Hawaii, Saksham Saksena in India, and Sophia Chou in Taiwan)   Members of the MSTP joined VUSM’s Social Mission Committee to volunteer with Second… Read More

By Bryn Sierra (MSTP Senior Program Manager) Bryn’s first-ever booth, at Franklin High School’s Mistletoe Market 2017 My MSTPastimes are my response to the poet Mary Oliver, who asked: “Here you are, alive. Would you like to make a comment?” Yes, I would, thank you. Here goes. Design, connection, and… Read More

By Leigh Ann Gardner (MSTP Sr. Grants Manager) January 9: Born on January 9, 1864, Paul Kroegel is a man who fought to protect the brown pelican in Florida, and who efforts in this area led to President Theodore Roosevelt designating Pelican Island as the nation’s first wildlife refuge… Read More

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