Life in the MSTP
Life in the MSTP – December 2018
Dec. 19, 2018—Brooke and Jack Walker (G3) were married on October 13, 2018! Congratulations! Check out this epic video of Dr. Sachin Patel and Simone Herzberg (M1) playing jenga at the last MSTP Wellness social. John Snow (G4) is now engaged to the beautiful and fun Dr. Katie Doherty! The M1 class gathered to...
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Dec. 19, 2018—Maxwell Roeske (G1) evaluated 190 hippocampi for anatomical anomalies in just 2 days! Sam Beik (G1) texted a friend happy birthday at the beginning of the day as soon as she remembered rather than putting it off repeatedly until realizing it was 11pm. Submit your #MSTPstar here
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Nov. 28, 2018—Shoutout to Josh Thompson (G4) for saving his labmates one gel at a time. Danny Sack (G1) made it through a paper exam with no paper cuts. Camille Wang (M2) meal-prepped for the week in less than an hour (while on surgery). Ayesha Muhammad (G1) watched (and danced to) 2 different Bollywood movies this weekend! Submit...
Life in the MSTP – November 2018
Nov. 27, 2018—Josephine Sasmaya Bloodworth was born on 11/10/18 at 9:18 pm at 6 lb 15 oz. Congratulations, Melissa and Nathan Bloodworth (M4s)! Lindsay (G3) and Krystian (G4+) Kozek were thrilled to welcome baby Addison Michael Kozek, who was born October 26 at 8 lb 13 oz and 20 inches long. Congratulations! Dr. Maureen...
Life in the MSTP – October 2018
Oct. 31, 2018—Gabriella DiCarlo (G4) and Allan Sheahan were married October 6, 2018 in Nashville, TN! Bola Adebesin (M2), Thao Le (G1) and Yasminye Pettway (M1) enjoyed a family dinner a Gojo Ethiopian Cafe! Seven generations of Sutherland + guests convene for their traditional family dinner at Sitar. Caleb Ford (G3) and Chris Peek (G2) hiking in...
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Oct. 31, 2018—By: Caleb “labmate of Chris” Ford This month, I want to highlight the MSTP student whose lab bench is next to mine. We call him Chris Peek. If you talk to him about IL-12 or IL-23, your time will be lost for an hour. If you accidentally drop the word “microbiome,” find a seat because...
Recap: 2018 Meeting of the American Society of Human Genetics
Oct. 31, 2018—by Abin Abraham (G2) and Ayesha Muhammad (G1) A number of current MSTP trainees attended the annual meeting of the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) this month at San Diego. The conference included over 9,000 people in attendance including graduate students, genetic counselors, and even start-up companies. Vanderbilt MSTP was well-represented with abstracts and...
Recap: Annual Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society
Oct. 30, 2018—by Michael Raddatz (G2) This October 17-20th, the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) had its annual meeting in Atlanta, Georgia. The conference addressed engineering solutions across the spectrum from sub-protein level biology to clinical medicine. Vanderbilt University was incredibly well-represented overall with 95 abstracts, the third most of any institution, and Professor Cynthia Reinhart-King winning the...
We’re all #MSTPstars!
Oct. 16, 2018—Last month we started #MSTPstar: A running list of achievements in MSTP students’ ongoing quest to be adult humans! Here are a few of the fantastically wonderful normal things we did this month! Ben Fensterheim, Petria Thompson, Brad Reinfeld, and Katherine Konvinse wore matching shoes, and they looked good! Submit your #MSTPstar here!
Shade Tree Clinic: An opportunity for community service that drives MSTP professional development
Oct. 16, 2018—Shade Tree Clinic (STC), which currently provides free, comprehensive healthcare to approximately 350 patients in and around Nashville, has served to inspire and train medical students and MSTP students alike since its founding in 2004. Among the countless MSTP students who have served in leadership positions, a healthy majority (9/12) of those queried were enthusiastic...