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This Month in Science and Medicine History – June 2025
Jun. 25, 2025—by Leigh Ann Gardner (MSTP Senior Grants Manager) June 1: Born on June 1, 1951, in Couva, Trinidad & Tobago, Dr. Lall Ramnath Sawh is a noted urologist and performed the first kidney transplant in the Caribbean from a live donor to the recipient. Although Sawh spent his childhood helping his parents sell items in...
Honors and Awards
Jun. 25, 2025—Congratulations to Jeewoo Kim (G3) and Megan Tigue (G4) for receiving the 2025 School of Medicine Basic Sciences Dean’s Award for Exceptional Achievement! This prestigious honor recognizes students who have demonstrated outstanding academic performance and produced dissertation research marked by originality, significance, and scientific rigor. Congratulations to Landon Clark (G1) for receiving his NIH...
MSTPets
Jun. 25, 2025—Dr. Megan Williams’ (MSTP Assistant Director) cat Nimdah finally realized that Theo is not just something to run away from and can actually provide high quality pets!
Mini MSTP 2025
Jun. 25, 2025—By Ericka Randazzo (G3) On May 12th, the MSTP Outreach Committee coordinated the annual Mini-MSTP. More than 60 children from 8 Dickson County elementary schools participated in the event on Vanderbilt’s campus, which highlighted physician-scientist experiences and educated students about physician-scientist career paths. The event included multiple stations related to medicine and science. Stations were...
Life in the MSTP – June 2025
Jun. 25, 2025—Jason Wang (M1) recently got engaged to Megan Johnston! Congratulations, Jason and Megan! Thank you to the MSTP Wellness Committee for organizing a Dog Days event in Centennial Park! Great fun was had by both human and furry friends. Thank you to MSTP Wellness Committee members Kevin Zhang (G2) and Kimmy Bress (G3)...
ADI Highlights
Jan. 31, 2024—Vanderbilt will celebrate Black History Month during February with events aimed to acknowledge and appreciate the accomplishments of Black people on campus, across the country and around the globe. Please see this list compiled by the Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center (BCC) on campus. The event line-up is updating daily so check the BCC’s page throughout the...
MSTPets
Jan. 30, 2024—Nada Elsayed (G2) knitted Sarah Reed (G3) a hat featuring her pup Noodle! Millie (Fur-baby to John Shelley G4) was unsure of all the snow this month
Life in the MSTP – January 2024
Jan. 30, 2024—Dr. Lourdes Estrada (MSTP Associate Director), her husband Larry, and their sweet pup Sadie just finished logging for their log cabin. Next comes peeling and stacking! John Shelley (G4) had a neighborhood block party thanks to our winter storm! Congratulations to Stephanie Cajigas (G4) and Christopher Gabriel who got married over the holidays! Congratulations...
Honors and Awards – January 2024
Jan. 30, 2024—Mark Petrovic (G1) received an American Heart Association (AHA) predoctoral fellowship!
MSTP Seminar Wellness Panel
Jan. 30, 2024—by Jack Trapani (G1) To kick off the new year, the MSTP Wellness Committee hosted MSTP Seminar on Wednesday, January 3rd. Titled “Making Space for Your Personal Life,” Drs. Ben Ho Park, Brian Grieb, Nathaniel Bloodworth, Jeffrey Schmeckpeper, Celestine Wanjalla, and Jean Wassenaar spoke as panelists. They each gave students actionable advice on how to...