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ADI Highlights
Nov. 29, 2023—MSTP ADI Media Club The MSTP ADI Council hosted a fall media club, “A Reflection on the Tennessee Three,” where students watched C-SPAN recordings of the expulsion hearings of representatives Justin Jones and Justin Pearson and had a moderated discussion about the events. Thank you to Matt Loberg (G4) for organizing!
Meet the new Edwards-Goodpasture PSTP Associate College Advisor: Nick Parrish, MD, PhD
Nov. 29, 2023—by Camella Carlson (G1) Dr. Nick Parrish is a general surgery chief resident at Vanderbilt and leader of a research team at the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences in Yokohama, Japan. His clinical interests are in transplant surgery and his research seeks to understand the interactions between an organism’s genome and it’s viruses. He...
MSTPublications: November 2023
Nov. 29, 2023—Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor activation stimulates PKA-mediated phosphorylation of raptor and this contributes to the weight loss effect of liraglutide. Le TDV, Liu D, Besing GK, Raghavan R, Ellis BJ, Ceddia RP, Collins S, Ayala JE. Elife. 2023 Nov 6;12:e80944. doi: 10.7554/eLife.80944. Online ahead of print. The canonical target of the glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor (GLP-1R), Protein...
We’re all #MSTPstars!
Oct. 31, 2023—#MSTPstar features a selection of some of amazing things we do in our real lives: finding new/enjoying old study spots, making time to purchase food so our bodies have calories, remembering where we parked our car, etc. Submit your #MSTPstar here. Stephanie Cajigas (G4), in the halloween spirit, crocheted a super cute Frankenstein and cauldron!
Life in the MSTP – October 2023
Oct. 31, 2023—Jeewoo Kim (G2) and her partner Daniel got engaged! Vanderbilt MSTP students and Leadership Team members particiapted in the Nashville JDRF One Walk on October 29 in memory of our friend and colleague Zachary Jones. Simone Herzberg (G4) placed first in her age and gender groups in a Spartan Race! Mark Petrovic (G1)...
MSTPets
Oct. 31, 2023—Atlee Witt (G1) got a kitten during the chaos of Step 2 and named her Fig. Candace Grisham (G3) adopted Cleopatra (the cavapoo) who enjoys taking long naps, eating yogurt, and watching the Buffalo Bills (when they are winning) in her Diggs jersey!
Honors and Awards – October 2023
Oct. 31, 2023—Sarah Reed (G3) and Candace Grisham (G3) received the 2023 Levi Watkins Jr. MD Award for their outstanding contributions in improving diversity, equity, and inclusion!
MSTPublications: October 2023
Oct. 31, 2023—Spatiospectral image processing workflow considerations for advanced MR spectroscopy of the brain. Cai LY, Del Tufo SN, Barquero L, D’Archangel M, Sachs L, Cutting LE, Glaser N, Ghetti S, Jaser SS, Anderson AW, Jordan LC, Landman BA. bioRxiv. 2023 Sep 12:2023.09.07.556701. doi: 10.1101/2023.09.07.556701. Preprint. PMID: 37745381 Magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) is one of the few non-invasive...
Meet the new Stahlman-Thomas PSTP Associate College Advisor: Dan Cook, M.D., Ph.D.
Oct. 31, 2023—By Landon Clark (M2) Dr. Dan Cook, M.D., Ph.D. is a 2018 graduate of the University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine. He is from Kansas City, and he attended the University of Missouri-Columbia, where he majored in Biological Sciences and Chemistry. Afterwards, he attended the Medical Scientist Training Program...
ADI Highlights
Sep. 28, 2023—What is Latin American & Hispanic Heritage Month? Latin American & Hispanic Heritage Month (LAHHM), recognized annually from September 15 through October 15, is the official celebration honoring the history, cultural diversity, and unique contributions of individuals and communities whose ancestry can be traced back to Spain, Mexico, Central and South America, and the Caribbean. The...