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Dr. Nancy Brown, Department of Medicine Chair, Shares Insights with MSTP Students
Nov. 29, 2016—Nancy Brown, MD, Chair of the Department of Medicine, met with MSTP students as part of the Lunches with Leaders series to share insights on her career path, physician-scientist training, and leadership with a group of 6 MSTP students. Dr. Brown emphasized the importance of finding mentors who demonstrate admirable values with the group. She mentioned...
Science Policy and Advocacy – A Trip to Capitol Hill
Nov. 29, 2016—In October, I attended a two-day workshop on federal STEM policy and advocacy in Washington, D.C., an incredibly eye-opening experience organized annually by Vanderbilt University’s Office of Federal Relations. My motivation to apply for this workshop was fueled primarily by my (for lack of a better word) ignorance of how science policy is influenced through...
MSTP Celebrations – November 2016
Nov. 29, 2016—The Vanderbilt MSTP wants to help celebrate these important events in our students lives! Brigitte Nicole Gallant, weighing 7lbs 12oz and measuring 20.5 in, was born on November 16 at 10:06 AM in our own Vanderbilt University Hospital. Father, G3 Jean-Nicolas (J-N) Gallant, and Mother, Jessica Gallant are going to enjoy the holidays at...
Alumni Profile: Erik Musiek, M.D., Ph.D. (’07)
Nov. 29, 2016—by Abin Abraham (M2) Dr. Erik Musiek, MD, PhD Assistant Professor of Neurology Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis Vanderbilt MSTP Graduate, 2007 Dr. Musiek entered the Vanderbilt MSTP in 2000 and completed his thesis work in the lab of the late Dr. Jason Morrow, with Dr. BethAnn McLaughlin in Neurology as a co-mentor. He worked on...
Second Year MSTP Student Brad Reinfeld Joins Tumor Immunology Band – The CheckPoints
Nov. 29, 2016—To remain engaged in science while completing my first year of medical school, I began to follow journals, prominent scientists, and science organizations on Twitter. Through Twitter, I was able to complement my lectures about autoimmune disease like Ankylosing Spondylitis with the latest trials published using monoclonal antibodies against IL17a antibodies. When I changed my Twitter from...
Op-Ed: New Paradigms in Scientific Publishing
Oct. 26, 2016—by Matt Stier (G4) My bench is filled with stacks of lab notebooks, but only a few pages will ever see the light of day. Find any other lab and any other scientist and it’s the same story—countless experiments performed, only a fraction of which are shared. But is there value hidden in these pages...
Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dr. Ronald D. Alvarez Offers Advice for Physician-Scientists
Oct. 26, 2016—Our new chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dr. Ronald D. Alvarez, has recently come to us from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Dr. Alvarez has established a successful career as a physician-scientist in the field of gynecologic oncology and is considered a leading expert in gene therapy for ovarian cancer and...
Congratulations to MSTP Students Catherine Meador and Pratik Talati on their induction into Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor Medical Society!
Oct. 26, 2016—The MSTP would like to congratulate Catherine Meador (M4) and Pratik Talati (M4) on their induction into Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor Medical Society. Here’s what each had to say about this honor: Being inducted into AOA was an absolute honor and a highlight of my senior year of medical school thus far. It is humbling to be a...
A Successful Flexner Discovery Lecture with Dr. Elizabeth Engle
Oct. 26, 2016—On October 6, the MSTP had the pleasure of hosting Elizabeth Engle, M.D. for the Flexner Discovery Lecture. Dr. Engle is a pediatric neurologist and serves as a professor of Neurology and Ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School. She is also a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator and received numerous awards including the Sidney Carter Award in...
Physician-Scientist Career Talk with Dr. Levi Garraway
Oct. 26, 2016—As a part of the MSTP Physician Scientist Speaker Series, Levi Garraway, M.D., Ph.D., Broad Institute cancer biologist and future Senior Global Oncology Vice President at Eli Lily, shared career advice with our program. Dr. Garraway emphasized the importance of high quality mentors for career development. From his perspective, great mentorship trumps great technology in terms...