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Southeastern Medical Scientist Symposium Recap
Feb. 28, 2022—By Nowrin Chowdhury (G3) The Southeastern Medical Scientist Symposium (SEMSS) annual conference was hosted virtually by the Vanderbilt MSTP on January 29, 2022. SEMSS aims to bring together undergraduates, MD-PhD students, residents, and physician-scientists to provide information on the career path as well as foster mentorship, career building, and share scientific knowledge. While SEMSS is...
MSTPublications: February 2022
Feb. 25, 2022—Integrating gene expression and clinical data to identify drug repurposing candidates for hyperlipidemia and hypertension. Wu P, Feng Q, Kerchberger VE, Nelson SD, Chen Q, Li B, Edwards TL, Cox NJ, Phillips EJ, Stein CM, Roden DM, Denny JC, Wei WQ. Nat Commun. 2022 Jan 10;13(1):46. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-27751-1. Discovering novel uses for existing drugs, through...
Honors and Awards – February 2022
Feb. 25, 2022—Congratulations to Nick Petersen (G3) for receiving second place in Oral Presentations at SEMSS and for receiving an APSA travel award! Zack Williams (G3) was interviewed by an autism news source about an initiative he led for the international society for autism research. Congratulations to Hernan Gonzalez (M4) for receiving second place in Poster Presentations at SEMSS! Congratulations to Maxwell Roeske (G4) for...
Life in the MSTP – February 2022
Feb. 25, 2022—First year MSTP and medical students went to the symphony for a performance of Brahms concerto for cello and violin, including M1s Adam Abdulrahman, Fei Yang, Sharon Fernandez, Camella Carlson, and Reilly Fankhauser. Joseph Ramsey (M2) has been baking king cakes in celebration of Mardi Gras, delivering cakes to friends near and far! If you’d like...
MSTPets x Snow
Jan. 30, 2022—Ericka Randazzo (M2) is now a proud cat mom to Ozzie! Natalie Bennett’s (G3) dog Kasey Nick Petersen’s (G3) dog Luna and cat Kaya Megan Tigue’s (G1) cat Jasmine! Sarah Reed’s (G1) Noodle
Life in the MSTP – January 2022
Jan. 30, 2022—MSTP students volunteering at the Shade Tree COVID booster vaccine event Ayaka Sugiura’s (G6) son James in the snow Bryn Sierra’s (MSTP Program Manager) daughter Elin enjoying some sledding Bridget Collins (G5) and Hossein Jashnsaz got married in Chicago! Evonne McArthur (G4) and Ankith (VUSN ’19) were finally able to celebrate their postponed wedding with family and friends on 12.11.2021!...
Honors and Awards – January 2022
Jan. 30, 2022—Congratulations to Dr. Ben Reisman (M4) on winning an abstract award at FASEB Hematologic Malignancies Conference! Congratulations to Dr. Aaron Lim (M4) on having an abstract accepted for an oral presentation at the Association of University Radiologists Annual meeting! Rachel Brown (G5) won Best Long Format Presentation by a Graduate Student at the Cancer Biology Student Association (CBSA) Retreat!...
Meet Leigh Ann Gardner- New MSTP Grants Manager
Jan. 30, 2022—Background: I was born and raised in Nashville, in L.A., also fondly known as “Lower Antioch”. I attended college in Mississippi (Mississippi University for Women) and started a career as an archivist. I lived in Central Illinois for five years while my husband was in graduate school. We moved to Murfreesboro in 2007, where I...
MSTPublications: January 2022
Jan. 29, 2022—HDAC inhibitors stimulate LIFR when it is repressed by hypoxia or PTHrP in breast cancer. Edwards CM, Clements ME, Vecchi LA 3rd, Johnson JA, Johnson RW. J Bone Oncol. 2021 Dec 1;31:100407. doi: 10.1016/j.jbo.2021.100407. eCollection 2021 Dec. Breast cancer cells frequently disseminate to the bone marrow, where they either induce osteolysis or enter a dormant...
Honors and Awards – December 2021
Dec. 20, 2021—Congratulations to Matthew O’Neill (G2) for receiving an American Heart Association (AHA) Predoctoral Fellowship!