MSTP Workshop News
Physician-Scientist Speaker Series with Sachin Patel, MD, PhD
Dec. 20, 2021—By Avery Bogart (G1) On November 4, 2021, the Vanderbilt MSTP had the pleasure of hearing from Dr. Sachin Patel for the annual Fall Physician-Scientist Speaker Series (PSSS), a seminar where a Vanderbilt faculty member gives insight into the life and career of a practicing physician-scientist. We were fortunate to learn about Dr. Patel’s experiences...
Leadership Workshop II – August 2021
Aug. 31, 2021—by Matthew O’Neill The upper-level students of the Vanderbilt MSTP gathered on Saturday August 28th to participate in the 2021 Leadership Workshop II. This biennial event is a signature component of the MSTP curriculum, focusing on developing the leadership skills that are all too often absent in traditional didactic curriculums. Donning masks, students broke away...
Vanderbilt MSTP Retreat 2021
Jun. 29, 2021—by Maggie McBride (G3) The Vanderbilt MSTP gathered for the first time in over a year at the 2021 Annual Retreat! It was planned by the rising G3 class with a lot of help from Bryn. The day began with a virtual welcome by Director Dr. Chris Williams, followed by virtual poster sessions highlighting the...
Reflections on the 2020-2021 SAC and the MSTP Community
May. 24, 2021—by Maxwell Roeske (G3) During the final Student Advisory Committee (SAC) meeting of the 2019-2020 academic year, an MSTP student noted that it was bizarre to still be meeting virtually. Over one year later (and still meeting virtually…), it’s clear that nobody could have predicted how the last academic year would go. This past year...
MSTP Leadership Workshop I
Apr. 30, 2021—by Matt Madden (G4) On April 23, the G1 and G2 classes participated in Leadership Workshop I. The workshop is designed to equip junior graduate students with skills not ordinarily covered by medical and graduate school curricula. Originally scheduled for October 2020, the planning committee adjusted to COVID and held the event completely over Zoom....
Physician-Scientist Speaker Series: Dr. Mukesh Jain
Mar. 30, 2021—by Nick Petersen (G2) On March 11th, 2021, the Vanderbilt MSTP and American Physician Scientist Association (APSA) Chapter hosted Dr. Mukesh Jain for the Flexner Discovery lecture and MSTP Physician Scientist Speaker Series (PSSS). Dr. Jain is a pioneer is the study of Krüppel-like factor (KLF) proteins as regulators of metabolism, immunity, and the cardiovascular...
Leadership Workshop I Planned for April 2021
Dec. 22, 2020—Matt Madden (G4) Leadership Workshop I is a biennial day-long seminar for G1 and G2 students to develop skills often neglected in traditional graduate school curricula. Topics for the upcoming iteration of the workshop are organized by social context into self, paired, and group leadership, and include self-motivation and aligning values with your own and...
Physician-Scientist Speaker Series
Nov. 23, 2020—by Duncan Smart (G3) In an inspiring Fall edition of the Physician-Scientist Speaker Series, the MSTP honored our two new advising college namesakes, Dr. Kathryn Edwards and Dr. Levi Watkins, Jr. The event featured keynote addresses from Dr. Edwards and Dr. Levi Garraway. Dr. Garraway spoke on behalf of his uncle, Dr. Watkins. Dr. Garraway,...
Focus on Fellowships
Aug. 25, 2020—by Julie Gannon (MSTP LT) The next deadline for NIH fellowship applications is December 8th (January 7th for AIDS-related apps). An email with details will be sent in early October, but please reach out to Julie any time with questions. NIH has released a new training module on preparing the vertebrate animals section of grant...
2020 Vanderbilt MSTP Retreat
Jun. 29, 2020—by Chris Wijers (G3) In a year in which many events and meetings have been adapted to a virtual format due to the ongoing pandemic, the annual MSTP retreat was no exception. While the organizing committee (i.e. the rising G3 class and the Leadership Team – mostly Bryn) initially planned for a more traditional, in...