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Physician-Scientist Speaker Series with Sachin Patel, MD, PhD
Dec. 20, 2021—By Avery Bogart (G1) On November 4, 2021, the Vanderbilt MSTP had the pleasure of hearing from Dr. Sachin Patel for the annual Fall Physician-Scientist Speaker Series (PSSS), a seminar where a Vanderbilt faculty member gives insight into the life and career of a practicing physician-scientist. We were fortunate to learn about Dr. Patel’s experiences...
Alumnus Spotlight: Dr. Asit Parikh
Dec. 1, 2021—An Audience with Asit Parikh by Matthew O’Neill (G2) Asit Parikh is an alumnus of the Vanderbilt MSTP who sits at the helm of MOMA therapeutics, serving as the President and CEO of the early-stage biotech company headquartered in Boston. Having traversed the traditional path of training through MSTP, residency, fellowship, and postdoctoral training, he...
Life in the MSTP – November 2021
Nov. 30, 2021—An official welcome to Jordan Robert Flook born 9/27, congratulations to Lizzie Flook (M4) and her husband Ryan! During this year’s College Cup, the Goodpasture/Gabbe team (featuring Ansley Kunnath (G1), Ben Brown (G5) and Rachel Brown (G5) ) showed off their creativity and skill in the pumpkin carving contest. Halloween was a cuteness overload featuring Ayaka...
Honors and Awards – November 2021
Nov. 30, 2021—Congratulations to Ansley Kunnath (G1) on being selected for Gold Humanism Honor Society! The mission of the Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) is to recognize individuals who are exemplars of humanistic patient care and who can serve as role models, mentors, and leaders in medicine. These students were selected for their commitment to patient-centered care, compassionate service,...
Women in Training Mentorship Welcome Brunch
Nov. 30, 2021—Women in Training Mentorship Welcome Brunch Camille Wang (G3) The MSTP Women in Training (WIT) Committee held their first mentorship welcome brunch on Saturday, November 13. In collaboration with the Women on Track (WoT) program, the WIT committee has established a mentorship pipeline that connects WoT participants, who are typically academic faculty in medicine and/or...
MSTPs in the News
Nov. 30, 2021—MSTP alumni Pedro Teixeira and Ravi Atreya were interviewed by the Tennessean about their start-up company PredictionHealth. Ayaka Sugiura (G6) and her mentor Jeffrey Rathmell were featured in the VUMC Reporter for their work using a CRISPR screen to identify a new anti-inflammatory drug target.
MSTPublications: November 2021
Nov. 30, 2021— Leptin Augments Antitumor Immunity in Obesity by Repolarizing Tumor-Associated Macrophages. Dudzinski SO, Bader JE, Beckermann KE, Young KL, Hongo R, Madden MZ, Abraham A, Reinfeld BE, Ye X, MacIver NJ, Giorgio TD, Rathmell JC. J Immunol. 2021 Nov 12:ji2001152. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.2001152. Online ahead of print. Although obesity can promote cancer, it may also...
Meet Avery-Cohen Faculty Advisor: Dr. Juan Pablo (JP) Arroyo, M.D. Ph.D.
Nov. 30, 2021—By Natalie Bennett (G3) Dr. Juan Pablo (JP) Arroyo, M.D., Ph.D. is an Instructor of Medicine in the Division of Nephrology and is a new faculty advisor for the MSTP Avery-Cohen college. After completing his residency in internal medicine and fellowship in nephrology through the Vanderbilt Physician Scientist Training Program (PSTP), Dr. Arroyo joined the...
Life in the MSTP – October 2021
Nov. 1, 2021— M1s went on a weekend getaway to the Smokey Mountains. Our very first Halloween costume entry is brought to you by Hailey Kresge (M2) who turned her boyfriend into a live dermatome map.
Honors and Awards – October 2021
Nov. 1, 2021—Congratulations Drs. Jack Walker, Joe Luchsinger, Elizabeth Moore, Benjamin Reisman, and Abin Abraham (M4s) on their induction into Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA)! Congratulations to the newly minted Dr. Brynna Eisele (G5) on successfully defending her thesis! Congratulations Kelsey McNew (G5) on being awarded the Dr. Levi Watkins Jr Graduate Student Award! Joe DeCorte (M2) and Ericka Randazzo...