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This Month in Science History: September 2024
Sep. 27, 2024—By Leigh Ann Gardner (MSTP Grants Manager) Each month Leigh Ann Gardner, Vanderbilt MSTP Grants Manager and Historian by training, puts together a series looking back at the month in science history often highlighting groups historically underrepresented in science and medicine. See what happened in September! September 1: Born on September 1, 1854, in New...
Life in the MSTP – September 2024
Sep. 27, 2024—Congratulations to Kimmy Bress (G3) and David Marsh (Mechanical Engineering G5 at Vanderbilt) on their engagement! Thank you to Ericka Randazzo (G2) and the MSTP Wellness Committee for organizing a barre group fitness class! Our Lunches with Leaders series continued this month with Dr. Meg Rush, President of Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. Thank you...
Honors and Awards – September 2024
Sep. 27, 2024—Danielle Walker, 2024 Vanderbilt MSTP summer student, received the Vanderbilt Lou De Felice Travel Award to attend the ABRCMS conference! Drew Kittleson (G3) received a Graduate School Travel Grant for an upcoming presentation at the annual meeting of the Society for Research in Psychopathology (SRP) in Montreal, Quebec! Kevin Zhang (G2) won Best Graduate Student...
MSTP Seminar Spotlight: Dr. Francis Collins Shares Insights on Career and Science
Sep. 27, 2024—By Yash Pershad (G2) The MSTP’s weekly seminar recently featured an extraordinary guest: Dr. Francis Collins, renowned physician-geneticist, former NIH director, and leader of the Human Genome Project. In the lobby of Langford Auditorium — a few hundred yards away from the hustle and bustle of Flulapalooza — MSTP students, PSTP-affiliates, and faculty were treated...
MSTPublications: September 2024
Sep. 27, 2024—Pharmacologic Hedgehog inhibition modulates the cytokine profile of osteolytic breast cancer cells. Bennett NE, Parker DV, Mangano RS, Baum JE, Northcutt LA, Miller JS, Beadle EP, Rhoades JA. J Bone Oncol. 2024 Jul 28;47:100625. doi: 10.1016/j.jbo.2024.100625. eCollection 2024 Aug. The establishment and progression of bone metastatic breast cancer is supported by immunosuppressive myeloid populations that...
15th Annual Southeastern Medical Scientist Symposium (SEMSS)
Sep. 27, 2024—By Kevin Zhang (G2) and Kaitlin McKernan (G3) The Southeastern Medical Scientist Symposium (SEMSS) annual conference was hosted by the Vanderbilt University MSTP on September 21st– 22nd. SEMSS is an American Physician Scientists Association (APSA) regional meeting that aims to bring together physician-scientists, residents, and MD, MD-PhD, and undergraduate students to promote mentorship and information...
Life in the MSTP – August 2024
Aug. 29, 2024—Congratulations to Victor Borza (G4) and his partner Meredith who recently got engaged! Quick shout out to Avery (G4) for excellent wine recommendations before Meredith and Victor had their first date at Epice – Victor thinks it helped make a good first impression! Congratulations to Landon Clark (G1) and his fiancée Tori on their recent...
MSTPublications: August 2024
Aug. 29, 2024—ER-phagy drives age-onset remodeling of endoplasmic reticulum structure-function and lifespan. Donahue E, Hepowit NL, Keuchel B, Mulligan AG, Johnson DJ, Ellisman M, Arrojo E Drigo R, MacGurn J, Burkewitz K. bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2024 Aug 8:2024.08.07.607085. doi: 10.1101/2024.08.07.607085. The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) comprises an array of structurally distinct subdomains, each with characteristic functions. While altered ER-associated...
MSTPets
Aug. 29, 2024— Kaitlin McKernan (G3) adopted a new cat named Hippo! Hippo is loving his new life with his new roommate, Sarah Reed’s (G4) dog Noodle. Emma Hope (G1) welcomed home a new puppy named Kylo!
Honors and Awards – August 2024
Aug. 29, 2024—Kimmy Bress (G3) received her NIH F30 fellowship! Avery Bogart (G4) received the 2024 Basic Sciences Dean’s Award for Exceptional Achievement in Graduate Studies! Drew Kittleson (G3) received a Professional Development and Training Grant from the Russell G. Hamilton Graduate Leadership Institute! He is using the grant for Connectivity Course; Structural and Functional Brain Connectivity via MRI and...