Honors and Awards
Additional Namesakes Added to MSTP Advising Colleges
Oct. 29, 2020—by Megan Williams, PhD (MSTP LT) The Vanderbilt MSTP has four Advising Colleges that facilitate advising and community building within our program. These four colleges were named after six prominent physicians and/or scientists affiliated with Vanderbilt: Avery-Cohen, Goodpasture, Stahlman-Thomas, and Sutherland. Why did the Vanderbilt MSTP have four Advising Colleges and six namesakes? Why are...
Honors and Awards – October 2020
Oct. 29, 2020—Congratulations to David Tovar (G5- Wallace lab) for receiving the Elaine Sanders Bush Award for Outstanding Neuroscience Research! Congratulations to Dr. Kevin Manz (G5-Grueter Lab) for receiving the Vanderbilt Brain Institute Postdoctoral Award for Highest-Impact Paper! Congratulations to Dr. Lourdes Estrada (MSTP Leadership Team) for being elected as the new director of Vanderbilt’s Academy for Excellence in Education. She...
Honors and Awards – September 2020
Sep. 25, 2020—Congratulations to M4s Cam Bermudez, Michael Raddatz, and Petria Thompson for being elected to the National Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society! Congratulations to Emilie Fisher (G1), Zach Jones (G1), MariaSanta Mangione (M4), and Seth Reasoner (G1) for being inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society which recognizes individuals who are exemplars of humanistic patient...
Honors and Awards – August 2020
Aug. 25, 2020—Congratulations to Petria Thompson (M4) for receiving the Leon W. Cunningham Award for Excellence in Biochemistry which is awarded annually to a graduate student with demonstrated excellence in scientific discovery! Congratulations to Kelsey McNew (G4) for receiving Honorable Mention in the Gold Foundation 2020 Hope Babette Tang Humanism in Healthcare Essay Contest! Read Kelsey’s essay here. Congratulations to Maxwell...
Honors and Awards – July 2020
Jul. 28, 2020—Congratulations to Natalie Bennett (G2) for being named the MSTP Student Advisory Chair-Elect for the 2020-2021 Academic Year! Congratulations to Nick Petersen (G2) for being named the new Vanderbilt MSTP APSA representative Elect. Congratulations to Jay Kang (G3) for receiving the Basic Sciences Dean’s Award for Exceptional Achievement in Graduate Studies. Congratulations to G4s Connor Beebout and...
Jerome Arceneaux Appointed SNMA National Community Service Committee Co-Chairperson
Jun. 12, 2020—Jerome Arceneaux, 5th year MD-PhD student from Meharry Medical College, was appointed SNMA National Community Service Committee Co-Chairperson. Jerome is completing his PhD in the lab of Dr. Brad Grueter at Vanderbilt, and the Vanderbilt MSTP is lucky to have Jerome as part of our community. Congratulations Jerome! Read more about Jerome and this honor...
Honors and Awards – May 2020
May. 26, 2020— Congratulations to graduates Drs. Kevin Graepel, Rachana Haliyur, and Jonathan Knowlton for receiving the Dean’s Award for Research! This award recognizes graduates who best exemplify attributes that lead to success in basic science or clinical research. Congratulations to graduates Drs. Kevin Graepel and Katherine Konvinse for receiving the Award for Excellence in Infectious Diseases in Pediatrics! This...
Honors and Awards – April 2020
Apr. 28, 2020—Congratulations to Stephanie Dudzinski (G5) for receiving the P.E.O. Scholar Award! Congratulations to Nick Harris (M4) for receiving the Amos Christie Award from the Department of Pediatrics! This award recognizes the student in the graduating class who has demonstrated the outstanding qualities of scholarship and humanity embodied by the ideal pediatrician. Congratulations to Katherine Konvinse...
Honors and Awards – March 2020
Mar. 28, 2020— Congratulations to David Wu (G3) and Duncan Smart (G2) for receiving NRSA F30 Fellowships! Congratulations to Danny Sack (G2) for winning the Robert F. Miller Award for Community Service and Engagement! Additional congratulations to Alex Sundermann (M4) and Rachel Brown (G3) for being named finalists for the award! Congratulations to Stephanie Dudzinski (G5)...