Honors and Awards
Honors and Awards – March 2018
Mar. 26, 2018—We love to recognize the exciting professional accomplishments of our Vanderbilt MSTP students and affiliated faculty! Matt De Niear (M4) received the J. Donald M. Gass Award in Ophthalmology for excellence in ophthalmic education and research. Congratulations, Matt! Congratulations to Dan Roden (Sutherland College Mentor, PI to Kevin Bersell, M4 and Ayesha Muhammad,...
Honors and Awards – February 2018
Feb. 28, 2018—Congratulations to big/little pair Caleb Ford (G2) and Stephanie Dudzinski (G3) on receiving F30 NRSA fellowships! Lindsay Klofas (G2), Aaron Lim (G2), and Jack Walker (G2, not pictured) received travel awards to attend the 2018 AAP/ASCI/APSA Annual Meeting. Congratulations!
Honors and Awards – January 2018
Jan. 30, 2018—Alex Sundermann (G3) was awarded an F30. Congratulations on your first NIH grant, Alex! Hernan Gonzalez (G2) received the award for overall best poster at the 2018 North America Neuromodulation Society Annual Meeting! Congratulations to the following MSTP mentors for their recent accomplishments! Justin Balko, PhD, PharmD (PI to Maggie Axelrod, G1) received the Era...
Honors and Awards – December 2017
Dec. 19, 2017—Ben Brown (G1) was awarded a two-year Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) Foundation’s Pre Doctoral Fellowship in Informatics. Congratulations, Ben! Congratulations to Andrew Hale (G1) on being the only graduate student selected to give an oral presentation titled “Coordinating Inositide Lipid-Phosphatase Activities of Synaptojanin Modulate Actin Cytoskeleton Organization” at the upcoming Keystone Symposia,...
MSTP Celebrations – November 2017
Nov. 28, 2017—Goodpasture MSTP family Eileen Shiuan (G3), Ben Fowler (M2), Aaron Lim (G2), and MariaSanta Mangione (G4) gathered for an “Exploding Kittens” game night. Congratulations to Kevin Bersell (M4) on being selected as one of five national finalists for the prestigious American Heart Association’s Lous N. and Arnold M. Katz Basic Research Prize! This award...
MSTP Celebrations – October 2017
Oct. 30, 2017—MSTP Celebrations – October 2017 Chike Abana (G3) successfully defended his dissertation entitled, “Human CMV Epitope-Specific CD4+ T Cells Are Persistently Elevated and Cytotoxic in HIV+ Subjects” (Microbiology and Immunology, PI Simon Mallal). Congratulations, Dr. Abana! MSTP students participated in the Iron Chef competition as part of VUSM's College Cup weekend! Caleb...
MSTP Celebrations – September
Sep. 28, 2017—MSTP Celebrations – September Several members of the M2 and M1 class tested their knowledge at the Harry Potter trivia held at Soda Parlor. The M2 team (Retired Ravenclaws) placed 4th, whereas the M1 team (Witches get Snitches) placed 3rd. Graham Johnson (M1), his wife Leah, and his son Ollie welcomed baby boy Moby into...
Congratulations to the MSTP students who recently completed their thesis defenses!
Aug. 24, 2017—Congratulations to the MSTP students who recently completed their Thesis Defense! Name Department (Mentor) Dissertation Armstrong, Laura Cell & Developmental Biology (Kevin Ess) Modeling Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Using Patient-Derived Cells Bloodworth, Melissa Microbiology & Immunology (R. Stokes Peebles) Regulation of Immune Responses during Airway Inflammation Bloodworth, Nathaniel Biomedical Engineering (David Merriman) Targeting Cellular and Molecular...
MSTP Celebrations – August
Aug. 21, 2017—MSTP Celebrations – August 2017 On August 11, the Vanderbilt MSTP spent the evening with the Nashville Sounds! Congratulations to the new M1 class on participating in the time-honored tradition of the White Coat Ceremony. Welcome to the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine! Click here for more pictures of the event....
MSTP Celebrations – July
Jul. 25, 2017—MSTP Celebrations – July Artwork by Ayaka Sugiura (G2) was featured on the cover of Cell Metabolism, accompanying a review titled, “Similarities and Distinctions of Cancer and Immune Metabolism in Inflammation and Tumors,” by Gabriela Andrejeva, Ph.D., a post-doctoral fellow in the lab of Ayaka’s P.I., Jeff Rathmell, Ph.D. The ballerina represents a T-cell, while...