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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...
MSTP Student Leader Summit
Sep. 28, 2023—by Drew Kittleson (G2) and Sarah Reed (G3) On September 14, Leadership Team members and MSTP student committee leaders gathered for the biennial Student Leader Summit, designed to connect student leaders and highlight institutional resources for committee programming. This year’s iteration put specific emphasis on collaborations between committees with shared goals and understanding our program’s...
MSTPublications: September 2023
Sep. 28, 2023—Artificial Intelligence to Preoperatively Predict Proximal Junction Kyphosis Following Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery: Soft Tissue Imaging May be Necessary for Accurate Models. Johnson GW, Chanbour H, Ali MA, Chen J, Metcalf T, Doss D, Younus I, Jonzzon S, Roth SG, Abtahi AM, Stephens BF, Zuckerman SL. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2023 Aug 30. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000004816....
MSTPets
Sep. 28, 2023— New puppy alert! Jailyn Smith (M2) and her boyfriend recently got a puppy. Meet Kodak, an 11 week Bernedoodle mixed with Goldendoodle. Isn’t he a cutie? How could you not fall for those eyes!
Life in the MSTP – September 2023
Sep. 28, 2023—Edwards-Goodpasture had a family dinner with a member of each class year present from M1-M4! Matt Loberg (G4), Sarah Reed (G3), and Megan Tigue (G3) spent some time time hiking in Acadia National Park in Maine! Members of the G1 and G2 classes got together at a brewery to talk about graduate school transitions! Megan...
Honors and Awards – September 2023
Sep. 28, 2023—Kimmy Bress (G2) received a Neurodiversity Inspired Science & Engineering Graduate Trainee Fellowship from the Frist Center for Autism and Innovation and received a Russell G. Hamilton Graduate Leadership Institute Professional Development and Training Grant! Kimmy’s project is “Sensorimotor Control of Facial Expression in Autism” using MRI to study why facial expression is atypical in autism. Bryn Sierra...
Alumni Profile: Al Powers, M.D., Ph.D., (’12)
Sep. 28, 2023—By Drew Kittleson (G2) Dr. Al Powers, M.D., Ph.D. (’12) is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and serves as Medical Director and Associate Director of the PRIME Psychosis Risk Clinic at Yale School of Medicine. As a clinician-scientist actively engaged in academic medicine, he treats individuals who have developed symptoms of psychosis...
Life in the MSTP – August 2023
Aug. 30, 2023—The wellness committee hosted the annual MSTP summer happy hour at Jackalope Brewery! Our MSTP Summer Undergraduate Research Students went to an Escape Game and dinner with their MSTP student mentors at the end of the summer! Our MSTP Summer Undergraduate Research Students gave oral presentations on their summer research projects at MSTP...