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How the current MSTP newsletter logo came to be
Apr. 27, 2023—by JooEun ‘Jay’ Kang (M4) On June 2017 as I was finishing up my M1 year, my big sib Abin Abraham (Class of 2022) and Rachel Brown (Class of 2023) requested for an MSTP logo and header to be made for the monthly MSTP newsletter. I love creating digital art, and for the past year...
Alumni Corner
Apr. 27, 2023—Dr. Andrew Boal (G4) ran into Dr. Rachana Haliyur (’20) and Dr. Lindsay Kozek (’21) at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology conference!
Dr. Kevin B. Churchwell (MD ’87) Gives Chapman Lecture
Apr. 26, 2023—by Ayesha Muhammad (M4) Dr. Kevin B. Churchwell (MD ’87), president and CEO of Boston Children’s Hospital (BCH), is this year’s recipient of the John E. Chapman Medal from the Academy for Excellence in Education. On April 24th, he delivered a talk entitled “The Importance of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion for Medical Education in the...
Physician-Scientist Speaker Series with Kunle Odunsi, MD, PhD
Apr. 26, 2023—By Avery Bogart (G2) On April 6, 2023, the MSTP had the pleasure of hosting Kunle Odunsi, MD, PhD for the VUMC Discovery Lecture and Physician-Scientist Speaker Series (PSSS). Dr. Odunsi is the Director of the Comprehensive Cancer Center, Dean for Oncology in the Biological Sciences Division, and AbbVie Distinguished Service Professor of Obstetrics and...
Life in the MSTP – April 2023
Apr. 26, 2023— One of our big-little families had a going-away dinner party for Ben Fowler (+Jay Kang) and Kelsey McNew (M4’s) last night, who were our MSTP family matriarch and patriarch! Ben and Kelsey are pictured with the poster Kelsey made for Ben back in 2017, and Drew Kittleson (G1) and Sharon Fernandez (M2) got plants from Ben and...
Honors and Awards – April 2023
Apr. 26, 2023— Drew Kittleson (G1) and Simone Herzberg (G3) won the Robert F. Miller Award for Community Service and Engagement from the School of Medicine at Cadaver Ball! This is “awarded to students who have demonstrated an exemplary commitment to service.” Dr. Ayesha Muhammad (M4) received the Michael J. Fowler Award for Educational Excellence during Cadaver...
MSTPublications: April 2023
Apr. 26, 2023—Microfluidic Platforms Promote Polarization of Human-Derived Retinal Ganglion Cells That Model Axonopathy. Boal AM, McGrady NR, Chamling X, Kagitapalli BS, Zack DJ, Calkins DJ, Risner ML. Transl Vis Sci Technol. 2023 Apr 3;12(4):1. doi: 10.1167/tvst.12.4.1. Purpose: Axons depend on long-range transport of proteins and organelles which increases susceptibility to metabolic stress in disease. The axon...
Vanderbilt MSTP Match 2023
Mar. 31, 2023—On March 17th, 2023 our M4s celebrated match day, finding out where they will undergo the next phase of their training, congratulations!
Life in the MSTP – March 2023
Mar. 31, 2023—Our MSTP classmates had a wonderful time at Cadaver Ball! Cadaver Ball is held the day after Match to celebrate our outgoing M4s. Emily Chu (G3) received the Graduate Leadership Institute Dissertation Enhancement Grant which funded her travel to a collaborator’s laboratory at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in Seattle! There, she learned new laboratory...
Honors and Awards – March 2023
Mar. 31, 2023—Victor Borza (G2) received his NIH NRSA F31 fellowship! Derek Doss (G2) received his NIH NRSA F30 fellowship! Ansley Kunnath (G2) was recently awarded a Lacy Fischer Interdisciplinary Research Grant for her project titled “Audiovisual Plasticity in Cochlear Implant Users: An fNIRS-EEG Study”!