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The Vanderbilt MSTP publishes article on our Senior Leadership Workshop
Aug. 16, 2016—Vanderbilt faculty and MSTP students recently published an article in the journal Medical Education Online outlining our MSTP Senior Leadership Workshop.
Congratulations to the MSTP students who recently completed their Thesis Defense!
Aug. 11, 2016—Congratulations to the MSTP students who recently completed their Thesis Defense! Name Department (Mentor) Thesis Title Atreya, Ravi Biomedical Informatics (M. Levy) Dynamic Pathway Exploration for Breast Cancer Care Balikov, Daniel Biomedical Engineering (H. Sung) PEG-PCL Copolymers Reinstating Human Mesenchymal Stem Cell Potency: Study of Structure-Function Relationship Bersell, Kevin Pharmacology (D. Roden) Functional and Transcriptional Mechanisms...
Podcast: Get to Know a Vanderbilt MSTP Student
Aug. 9, 2016—Listen to G3 MSTP student Ben Fensterheim interview G1 MSTP student Cody Stothers, who has a very unique journey to the Vanderbilt MSTP. It all started with strong grade school science and a Vanderbilt summer research internship program for high school students called The Aspirnaut Program. Listen to them discuss why Cody decided to join the...
MSTPets: Part 2
Aug. 8, 2016—MSTPets Here’s an ode to our furry (or not so furry) friends who help us study for anatomy practicals, keep us company while we write our papers and thesis dissertations, and welcome us home after a long shift on surgery. MSTPet: Mildred P. Dog (Tennessee Brown Dog) MSTParent: Ben Fensterheim (G3) Age: 4 years old Area of Research: Improving Treat Reception...
Director’s Corner: Integration of Physician-Scientist Education and Training
Jul. 27, 2016—by Christopher Williams (Vanderbilt MSTP Director) On Being an MSTP Director I am thrilled and honored to have been asked to serve as the director of Vanderbilt’s Medical Scientist Training Program. I certainly feel humbled to know that I am following in the footsteps of outstanding institutional leaders, including Daryl Granner (7 years), David Robertson (10...
MSTPets: Part 1
Jul. 25, 2016—MSTPets 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: Winifred “Winnie” Watchmaker (Breed TBD – Need to Genotype) Age: 10 months...
Alumni Profile: Caroline (Lai) Kang, M.D., Ph.D. (’15)
Jul. 21, 2016—by Abin Abraham (M2) Dr. Caroline (Lai) Kang recently graduated from the Vanderbilt MSTP program in 2015. She is currently a general surgery intern in her first year of the urology residency program at Vanderbilt University. For her PhD, she studied the role of endothelial cells in bloodstream dissemination of reovirus under the mentorship of...
The Vanderbilt MSTP introduces the Incoming Class of 2016
Jul. 21, 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,...
VU MSTP Podcast: Get to Know Vanderbilt MSTP Advising College Leader, Bruce Carter, Ph.D.
Jul. 21, 2016—Listen to G2 MSTP student Ben Fensterheim interview Goodpasture College mentor and Professor of Biochemistry Dr. Bruce Carter about his thoughts MSTP training, family life, and why he enjoys mentoring. He also has a few stories about his graduate students’ successes (and some odd failures).
Another Successful mini-MSTP!
Jun. 13, 2016—This year over 120 middle school students from Dickson County Middle Schools (Dickson County Middle School, William James Middle School, and Charlotte Middle School) and LEAD Academy Middle School took part in the mini-MSTP, an outreach program designed to bring awareness of MD/PhD training programs and STEM career paths to these young students. The event occurred over the course of...