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MSTPublications: November 2020
Nov. 23, 2020—Safety of Hydroxychloroquine Among Outpatient Clinical Trial Participants for COVID-19. Lofgren SM, Nicol MR, Bangdiwala AS, Pastick KA, Okafor EC, Skipper CP, Pullen MF, Engen NW, Abassi M, Williams DA, Nascene AA, Axelrod ML, Lother SA, MacKenzie LJ, Drobot G, Marten N, Cheng MP, Zarychanski R, Schwartz IS, Silverman M, Chagla Z, Kelly LE, McDonald...
Physician-Scientist Speaker Series
Nov. 23, 2020—by Duncan Smart (G3) In an inspiring Fall edition of the Physician-Scientist Speaker Series, the MSTP honored our two new advising college namesakes, Dr. Kathryn Edwards and Dr. Levi Watkins, Jr. The event featured keynote addresses from Dr. Edwards and Dr. Levi Garraway. Dr. Garraway spoke on behalf of his uncle, Dr. Watkins. Dr. Garraway,...
Additional Namesakes Added to MSTP Advising Colleges
Oct. 29, 2020—by Megan Williams, PhD (MSTP LT) The Vanderbilt MSTP has four Advising Colleges that facilitate advising and community building within our program. These four colleges were named after six prominent physicians and/or scientists affiliated with Vanderbilt: Avery-Cohen, Goodpasture, Stahlman-Thomas, and Sutherland. Why did the Vanderbilt MSTP have four Advising Colleges and six namesakes? Why are...
Alumni Profile: Kristen Eckstrand, M.D., Ph.D. (’15)
Oct. 29, 2020— by Camille Wang (G2) Kristen Eckstrand, M.D. Ph.D., is a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist and a Post-Doctoral Scholar at the Western Psychiatric Hospital of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC). For her undergraduate degree, Dr. Eckstrand attended Beloit College, a private liberal-arts college in southern Wisconsin. She then matriculated at Vanderbilt University for her...
MSTPublications: October 2020
Oct. 29, 2020—Association between measured teamwork and medical errors: an observational study of prehospital care in the USA. Herzberg S, Hansen M, Schoonover A, Skarica B, McNulty J, Harrod T, Snowden JM, Lambert W, Guise JM. BMJ Open. 2019 Oct 31;9(10):e025314. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025314. Objectives: The goal of this study was to examine the relationship between measured teamwork...
Alumni Corner: October 2020
Oct. 29, 2020—Katherine Konvinse (’20) and her husband, Ananth, were thrilled to welcome Andrew Naveen Kaushik into their family on 9/11/20. Andrew is demonstrating how peacefully you sleep if you have no idea what a mess this year has been! Alums Nick (MD, PhD ‘20) and Kelly Harris (MD ‘16) wrapped up their last Vanderbilt project with...
Life in the MSTP – October 2020
Oct. 29, 2020—M1s had their first official, MSTP sponsored class bonding social event, with fun virtual games like Skribbl.io and dinner deliveries courtesy of the MSTP! Congratulations to Dr. Chris Williams (MSTP Director) for becoming a grandfather! His daughter McKenna and her husband Derek welcomed Shiloh Laine to the world on 9/30/2020 at 7 pounds 4 oz!
Honors and Awards – October 2020
Oct. 29, 2020—Congratulations to David Tovar (G5- Wallace lab) for receiving the Elaine Sanders Bush Award for Outstanding Neuroscience Research! Congratulations to Dr. Kevin Manz (G5-Grueter Lab) for receiving the Vanderbilt Brain Institute Postdoctoral Award for Highest-Impact Paper! Congratulations to Dr. Lourdes Estrada (MSTP Leadership Team) for being elected as the new director of Vanderbilt’s Academy for Excellence in Education. She...
Op-Ed: Science Before Peer-Review
Sep. 29, 2020—by Abin Abraham (G4) When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, I was impressed with how scientists responded quickly across a range of disciplines. Research labs not only donated their equipment and time but also their intellectual ingenuity. This was obvious in the number of COVID-19 preprints that were rapidly uploaded. Although preprints have existed in other...
MSTPastries – Fall Edition
Sep. 29, 2020—Stephanie Cajigas (G1) made Apple Cider Donuts. Riley Bergman (G1) made so many muffins!