Honors and Awards
Honors and Awards – July 2021
Jul. 29, 2021—Congratulations to our new M1s for receiving their white coats last week! Congratulations to our new APSA (American Physician Scientists Association) Representative-Elect Avery Bogart (G1)! Congratulations to our new SAC (Student Advisory Committee) Chair-Elect Emilie Fisher (G2)! Congratulations Nick Petersen (G3) on receiving a diversity grant supplement from NINDS (National Institute on Neurological Disorders and Stroke)! Congratulations to Nowrin Chowdhury (G3) on...
Honors and Awards – June 2021
Jun. 25, 2021—Congratulations to Xavier Bledsoe (G2) for winning first place for the best junior graduate student Human Genetics talk for the 2020-21 academic year! Congratulations to Evonne McArthur (G3) for winning second place for the best senior graduate student Human Genetics talk for the 2020-21 academic year! Congratulations Thao Le (G4) for receiving the inaugural Graduate Leadership Anchor Award! These awards were designed by...
Congratulations to the MSTP students who recently completed their thesis defenses!
Jun. 23, 2021—Note: All individuals pictured without masks in the same photo are members of the same household or are vaccinated.
Honors and Awards – May 2021
May. 19, 2021—Josh Thompson (’20) and family celebrate at the Vanderbilt 2020 Commencement Ceremony! Congratulations to Kelsey McNew (G4) for receiving the Vanderbilt LGBTQI Life Advocate of the Year Award. This award is given to someone who lives their commitment to justice and is a posture for service. This person centers intentionality, uses their position in the...
Honors and Awards – March 2021
Apr. 29, 2021—Christiaan Wijers (G3), Jack Walker (G5), Duncan Smart (G3), Rachel Brown (G4), Jerome Arceaneaux (Meharry MD-PhD Program), and Courtney Edwards (G3) presented their research at the virtual APSA/ASCI conference! Congratulations Donald Okoye (G1) on winning the Robert F. Miller Award for Community Service & Engagement! “The projects I have involved myself with here have one...
Congratulations to the graduating class of 2021 on their Residency Match!
Mar. 30, 2021— Note: All individuals pictured without masks in the same photo are members of the same household.
Honors and Awards – March 2021
Mar. 30, 2021— Congratulations Zach Williams (G2) and Brad Reinfeld (G4) on receiving their F30 awards! Ansley Kunnath’s (M2) presentation won first place at the 2021 Annual Tennessee Initiative for Perinatal Quality Care Conference, congratulations!
Honors and Awards – February 2021
Feb. 24, 2021—Congratulations Dr. Lindsay Kozek (M4) for matching in Ophthalmology at Harvard/Massachusetts Eye & Ear! Jack Walker (G5) received the Vanderbilt Scholar in Diabetes Graduate Student Award and Jordan Wright, MD, PhD (Avery-Cohen PSTP Associate College Advisor) received the Daryl K. Granner Scholar in Diabetes Award at Vanderbilt Diabetes Day sponsored by the Vanderbilt Diabetes Research and Training Center (VDRTC) and the...
Honors and Awards – January 2021
Jan. 28, 2021—Congratulations Danny Sack (G3) for receiving a Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (VICTR) grant!
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...