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Recap: MSTP Leadership Workshop II
Sep. 29, 2019—by Aaron Lim (G4) The biennial MSTP Leadership Workshop II was held on September 21, 2019 at the John Seigenthaler Center. The purpose of this half-day workshop is to provide continued leadership training to MSTP students in their final clinical years of medical school. William Cooper, MD, MPH, a Professor of Pediatrics and Vice Chair...
We’re all #MSTPStars!
Sep. 28, 2019—Megan Tigue (M1) cooked dinner for herself 3 nights in a row. Krystian Kozek (M3) woke up to a fully charged phone for a whole week because he remembered to plug it in before bed. Submit your #MSTPstar here
MSTParents
Sep. 27, 2019—Top photo is Graham with his two brothers and bottom are Graham’s three boys. MSTParents: Graham (G1) & Leah Johnson Actual Age: Gus 3 weeks, Moby 2yo, Ollie 3.5yo Perceived Age: baby, toddler, super toddler Favorite Food: Meats of all variety Favorite Hobby: playing outside, couch throwing Research Interest: brother patience threshold testing One piece of...
Life in the MSTP – September 2019
Sep. 27, 2019—Congratulations to Chris Peek (G3) and Jenny Marvin (VMS4) on their wedding! Seven generations of Sutherland students welcomed their newest additions: Clara Si (M1) and baby Christopher! Happy hour sponsored by the MSTP Wellness Committee!
MSTPublications: September 2019
Sep. 27, 2019—The intrinsically disordered region of the cytokinetic F-BAR protein Cdc15 provides a unique essential function in maintenance of cytokinetic ring integrity. Mangione MC, Snider CE, Gould KL. Mol Biol Cell. 2019 Sep 11:mbcE19060314. doi: 10.1091/mbc.E19-06-0314. [Epub ahead of print] Successful separation of two daughter cells (i.e. cytokinesis) is essential for life. Many eukaryotic cells divide...
Honors and Awards – September 2019
Sep. 27, 2019— Congratulations to M4s Katherine Konvinse, Alex Sundermann, and Matthew Puccetti on their election to the Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor Medical Society! Lizzie Flook (G3) received an F30 NRSA Individual Fellowship Award! Lindsay Kozek (G4) received a $1000 Russell G. Hamilton Graduate Leadership Institute Travel Grant to attend the Pinnacle Women in Medicine Conference. The grant...
Roses, Thorns, and Pearls: A Reflection and Advice on M1 year
Aug. 29, 2019—by Riley Bergman (M2) A lot can change in 13 months, especially with a transition as big as starting medical school. Regardless of what you were doing before coming to med school, transitioning to a new environment, a new routine, and a rigorous first-year curriculum can be daunting. This year brought some of the best...
Alumni Profile: Nicholas Markham, M.D., Ph.D. (’14)
Aug. 29, 2019—by Rachel Brown (G3) Dr. Markham is an alumnus of the Vanderbilt MSTP (’14) and currently in his fourth year of his Gastroenterology fellowship here at Vanderbilt. I sat down with Dr. Markham on a Friday morning to learn more about Dr. Markham’s career path and glean some advice from someone who’s made it to...
Kickoff to Lunches with Leaders!
Aug. 29, 2019—by Ayesha Muhammad (G2) On Monday, August 19th, the MSTP kicked off its Lunches with Leaders Series (LWL) for the academic year 2019-2020 with Dr. John Manning, Chief Operating Officer and Corporate Chief of Staff for VUMC. Students from all years, M1 through M4, met with Dr. Manning to chat about his career trajectory,...
Congratulations to Dr. Beeler and Dr. Mangione on defending their theses!
Aug. 28, 2019— MariaSanta Mangione, PhD, completed her Dissertation titled “F-BAR proteins in cytokinesis: studies of disordered regions and phosphoregulation” in the lab of Dr. Kathy Gould in the Department of Cell & Developmental Biology! John Scott Beeler, PhD, completed his Dissertation titled “The Role of p73 in Basal Keratinocyte Function” in the lab of...