The Vanderbilt MSTP introduces the Incoming Class of 2016
The Vanderbilt MSTP is pleased to announce the incoming class of 2016. This year's class was welcomed to Vanderbilt on June 15, and just last week began orientation for their first year of medical school. We are thrilled to have such a smart, fun, and diverse group of individuals join us!
(Pictured in photo – Top row, left to right: Danny Sack, Ben Fowler, Eric Donahue, Duncan Smart, Maxwell Roeske, Chris Wijers. Bottom row, left to right: Thao Le, Evonne McArthur, Courtney Edwards, Jay Kang, Elizabeth Moore, Ayesha Muhummad, Sam Beik)
Batson / Sutherland
Name: Chris Wijers
Hometown: The Netherlands (originally), Ohio (recently)
College/Major: Denison University/Biology
Fun fact: I just got my first dog! He's a chiweenie named Elvis.
Name: Elizabeth Moore
Hometown: Greenville, South Carolina
College/Major: University of South Carolina/Biomedical Engineering
Fun fact: For my senior thesis, I wrote Yoda's autobiography
Name: Sam Beik
Hometown: Philadelphia
College/Major: Brown University/Computational Biology
Fun fact: I just went on a 3-week road trip, driving from Boston to the Grand Canyon and back, and I saw so much more of America than I've ever seen before. It was a great experience and I have not stopped talking about it since I got back.
Chapman/ Avery-Cohen
Name: Jay Kang
Hometown: France by birth, Korea by nationality, African/European by residence (dad was a diplomat so moved every 2-3 yrs)
College/Major: Princeton University/Molecular Biology
Fun fact: Graduated HS in front of the Giza Pyramids and the Sphinx
Name: Danny Sack
Hometown: Originally South Africa, but I went on to live outside D.C. (in Bethesda, MD)
College/Major:University of Michigan/International Studies with a focus on Global Health
Fun Fact: I lived in South Africa for about 5 years
Name: Duncan Smart
Hometown: Dallas, Texas
College/Major: University of Texas/Biochemistry
Fun fact: I once played onstage with Steve Miller
Gabbe/ Goodpasture
Name: Ayesha Muhammad
Hometown: Karachi, Pakistan
College/Major: Yale University/Chemistry
Fun fact: I have never been to a Costco or BJs or Sam's Club (yup, missing out on that major American experience I hear)
Name: Evonne McArthur
Hometown: Raleigh, NC
College/Major: University of North Carolina/Quantitative Biology
Fun fact: I was once on a train for 34 hours.
Name: Maxwell Roeske
Hometown: Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
College/Major: University of Dayton/Biology and Psychology
Fun fact: I'm from Wisconsin, but can't stand cheese
Name: Ben Fowler
Hometown: Lancaster, Pennsylvania
College/Major: Penn State University/Immunology and Infectious Disease & Toxicology with Global Health minor
Fun fact: I studied "zombie ants" for two years and helped collect 8 new species of fungus in Brazil
Robinson/ Stahlman-Thomas
Name: Eric Donahue
Hometown: Brentwood, TN
College/Major: University of Notre Dame/Biology and German
Fun fact: I can waterski without using my hands
Name: Courtney Edwards
Hometown: Greensboro, NC
College/Major: Hampton University/Biochemistry
Fun fact: I have a twin sister who is actually 10 years older than me. Or at least that's what everyone thinks since we look so similar.
Name: Thao Do Vy Le
Hometown: Vietnam
College/Major: Hampshire College/science and anthropology
Fun fact: I can't float and still can't swim