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MSTP Celebrations – October 2017

Posted by on Monday, October 30, 2017 in Honors and Awards, Life in the MSTP .

MSTP Celebrations – October 2017

 

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Chike Abana (G3) successfully defended his dissertation entitled, “Human CMV Epitope-Specific CD4+ T Cells Are Persistently Elevated and Cytotoxic in HIV+ Subjects” (Microbiology and Immunology, PI Simon Mallal). Congratulations, Dr. Abana!

 

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MSTP students participated in the Iron Chef competition as part of VUSM's College Cup weekend!

 

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Caleb Ford (G2) married Elizabeth on October 14th, 2017 in Graham Chapel on WashU's campus, where they each attended undergrad. Congratulations, Caleb and Elizabeth!

 

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Aaron Lim (G2) won 2nd Place in Basic Sciences at the 2017 American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress Medical Student Program Poster Session!

 

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Cam Bermudez (MSTP G2) and Elizabeth Sherrill (VMS IV) recently got engaged at Glacier National Park. Congratulations!

 

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Dan Roden, M.D., PI of Kevin Bersell (M4), received the 2017 Medicine Alumni Global Lifetime Achievement Award from his alma mater, McGill University. Click here to read more!

 

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Principal Investigators in Vanderbilt’s Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, including Ambra Pozzi, PhD (MSTP Associate Director for Graduate Education), received a five-year, $5 million federal grant to provide core research services in the fight against kidney disease. Click here to read more!

 

 

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The Mini-MSTP Committee hosted a booth about disease transmission for children ages 5-10 at the VI4 outreach event, MEGAMicrobe!