Life in the MSTP
Life in the MSTP – May 2024
May. 30, 2024— Members of the Avery-Cohen college went out for their semesterly Hopdoddy dinner! The MSTP ADI Council hosted a screening and discussion of “REFUGE: a story about fear and love in the American South.” The movie features cardiologist Dr. Heval Kelli, who recently gave a Flexner lecture at Vanderbilt.
MSTP Leadership Team visits the National Museum of African American Music
Apr. 29, 2024—by Leigh Ann Gardner (Grants Manager) The MSTP Leadership Team visited the National Museum of African American Music (NMAAM) on Friday, April 26, as part of their ongoing education on ADI topics. The museum, located on Broadway in Nashville and free for Vanderbilt students (valid student ID required at time of admittance), focuses on both...
MSTPets
Mar. 29, 2024—Camille and Nowrin’s fur babies playing on Cadaver ball day!
Life in the MSTP – March 2024
Mar. 29, 2024—Our MSTP classmates had a wonderful time at Cadaver Ball! Cadaver Ball is held the day after Match to celebrate our outgoing M4s. Yasminye Pettway (G4) and alumni Dr. Ayesha Muhammad (’23) and Dr. Rachana Haliyur (’20) reunited at the University of Michigan, where Drs. Muhammad and Haliyur are now residents! The MSTP Women in Training group hosted a Paint...
Life in the MSTP – February 2024
Feb. 28, 2024—Avery-Cohen, Edwards-Goodpasture, and the Wellness Committee hosted an MSTP wide happy hour at Double Dogs! MSTP classmates practiced being well and celebrated birthdays for Sharon Fernandez (G1) and Camella Carlson (G1) with some friendly competition at a bowling alley!
MSTPets
Jan. 30, 2024—Nada Elsayed (G2) knitted Sarah Reed (G3) a hat featuring her pup Noodle! Millie (Fur-baby to John Shelley G4) was unsure of all the snow this month
Life in the MSTP – January 2024
Jan. 30, 2024—Dr. Lourdes Estrada (MSTP Associate Director), her husband Larry, and their sweet pup Sadie just finished logging for their log cabin. Next comes peeling and stacking! John Shelley (G4) had a neighborhood block party thanks to our winter storm! Congratulations to Stephanie Cajigas (G4) and Christopher Gabriel who got married over the holidays! Congratulations...
Life in the MSTP – December 2023
Dec. 18, 2023— The annual MSTP Winter Chili Party hosted by the MSTP Wellness Committee was another big success! Full of chili, a giant charcuterie board, bluegrass music, and white elephant present exchanges, everyone had a great time! Thank you to Kimmy Bress (G2), Kevin Zhang (G1), Bryn Sierra (MSTP Program Manager), and the rest of the...
Life in the MSTP – November 2023
Nov. 29, 2023—Congratulations to Allie Lake (G3) and Bernie Mulvey who recently got married with many MSTP classmates in attendance! MSTP students ran into alum Dr. Ayesha Muhammad (class of 2023) at the American Society of Human Genetics Conference this year in Washington DC. MSTP students at the annual Cancer Biology Program Retreat. Current MSTP students Sarah Reed (G3)...
We’re all #MSTPstars!
Oct. 31, 2023—#MSTPstar features a selection of some of amazing things we do in our real lives: finding new/enjoying old study spots, making time to purchase food so our bodies have calories, remembering where we parked our car, etc. Submit your #MSTPstar here. Stephanie Cajigas (G4), in the halloween spirit, crocheted a super cute Frankenstein and cauldron!