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MSTP Celebrations – July
Jul. 25, 2017—MSTP Celebrations – July Artwork by Ayaka Sugiura (G2) was featured on the cover of Cell Metabolism, accompanying a review titled, “Similarities and Distinctions of Cancer and Immune Metabolism in Inflammation and Tumors,” by Gabriela Andrejeva, Ph.D., a post-doctoral fellow in the lab of Ayaka’s P.I., Jeff Rathmell, Ph.D. The ballerina represents a T-cell, while...
2017 MSTP Retreat at Montgomery Bell State Park
Jul. 25, 2017—2017 MSTP Retreat at Montgomery Bell State Park The annual MSTP retreat was held on June 24th at Montgomery Bell State Park. The weekend was filled with scientific talks, a white coat ceremony for those starting their graduate phase of training, and the sorting the new M1 class into their respective advising colleges. New this...
Student Advisory Committee 2016-2017 Recap
Jun. 29, 2017—Student Advisory Committee 2016-2017 Recap The 2016-2017 academic year marked the first Student Advisory Committee (SAC) in its new format. The committee was restructured to emphasize the importance of student leadership by relying on students’ concerns, complaints, and ideas to generate committee agenda items. Below, we detail a list of this year’s accomplishments and initiatives:...
MSTPets: Part 4
Jun. 28, 2017—MSTPets: Part 4 Here’s an ode to our furry (or not so furry) friends who have helped us study for anatomy practicals, kept us company while we wrote our papers and thesis dissertations, and welcomed us home after a long shift on surgery. MSTPet: Flora (Brittany Spaniel) MSTParents: Selby and Kevin Graepel (G3)...
Alumni Profile: J. Joshua Smith, M.D. Ph.D.
Jun. 27, 2017—Alumni Profile: J. Joshua Smith, M.D. Ph.D. J. Joshua Smith, M.D., Ph.D. Assistant Member and Attending Surgeon | Colorectal Service, Department of Surgery Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | New York, NY, USA Assistant Professor | Department of Surgery Weill Cornell Medical College | New York, NY, USA My development as...
Meet the Vanderbilt MSTP incoming class of 2017!
Jun. 27, 2017—Meet the Vanderbilt MSTP incoming class of 2017! The Vanderbilt MSTP is excited to introduce the incoming class of 2017, who started the program orientation on June 20th. They hail from all over the world, and we are delighted to have such a diverse group of people join our program. Welcome, new M1s! (Pictured in photo – Top row,...
MSTPublications: June 2017
Jun. 27, 2017—MSTPublications: June 2017 Congratulations to all of our MSTP students on their successful publications! Take a look at the great work our students are doing. First Author Original Research: The nesprin-cytoskeleton interface probed directly on single nuclei is a mechanically rich system. Balikov DA, Brady SK, Ko UH, Shin JH, de Pereda JM, Sonnenberg A, Sung HJ, Lang...
MSTP Celebrations – June
Jun. 27, 2017—MSTP Celebrations – June Matt Stier (M3) was selected for an award from the American Association of Immunologists for his oral abstract titled “IL-33 promotes the egress of group 2 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2) from the bone marrow,” presented at the 2017 Southeastern Immunology Symposium in Nashville, TN on June 17-18th. Rising M2s gathered...
Vanderbilt MSTP Offices Relocating
Jun. 27, 2017—Vanderbilt MSTP Offices Relocating The Eskind Biomedical Library will be closing on July 31 to begin a year long renovation project. The newly renovated EBL will include new classroom and administrative space for the School of Medicine. The photo on the right is an architectural rendering of the new MSTP "lobby" area in EBL after the renovation. We are...
Vanderbilt MSTP well-represented at AAP/ASCI/APSA joint meeting
May. 30, 2017—Vanderbilt MSTP well represented at AAP/ASCI/APSA joint meeting Six Vanderbilt MSTP students (Daniel Kashima (G4), Rachana Haliyur (G3), Katherine Konvinse (G2), Merla Huber (G4), Laura Armstrong (G5), and Andrew Hale (M2)) attended the AAP/ASCI/APSA joint meeting at the Fairmont Chicago Millennium Park in Chicago, Illinois from April 21st-23rd. The meeting was filled with keynote lectures by the “Who’s...