Science Advocacy
2021 Mini-MSTP Events
Jun. 29, 2021—By Jeewoo Kim (M2) and Natalie Bennett (G3) The Vanderbilt MSTP hosted its annual Mini-MSTP event this year in a virtual format. This year’s new style was adapted from previous years’ events, where approximately 150 local 5th and 6th grade students would come to Vanderbilt across two days to learn about medicine and science. During...
Want to make an impact? The MSTP High School Mentoring Program is recruiting!
Jun. 29, 2021—By Thao Le (G4) This summer marks one year since the start of the Vanderbilt MSTP High School Mentoring Program, which aims to provide high school students from underprivileged backgrounds with exposure to careers in medicine and biomedical research as well as opportunities for mentorship that will affirm their potential for success. Piloted during a...
MSTP x COVID-19 Vaccine
Mar. 30, 2021—In addition to receiving the COVID-19 vaccine (featuring Bryn Sierra (Program Manager, bottom left) and Kyle Enriquez (M1, bottom right)), some MSTP students (Danny Sack (G3) , Lizzie Hale (G4), Kelsey McNew (G4), Maggie Axelrod (G4), Emilie Fisher (G1), and Sarah Reed (M2)) have started volunteering their time to vaccinate the public! Click here to read...
NextGen Physician Scientists Lecture Series: Dr. Vanessa Northington Gamble M.D., Ph.D.
Feb. 25, 2021—by Nowrin Chowdhury (G2) On February 18, 2021, the National Association of M.D.-Ph.D. programs hosted Dr. Vanessa Northington Gamble M.D., Ph.D. for their most recent installment of the NextGen Physician Scientists Lecture series, which features discussions of science and career presented by outstanding physician-scientists of color from across the country. Dr. Gamble is a University...
COVID-19 Vaccine
Jan. 28, 2021—If you have questions or concerns about the COVID-19 Vaccine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center has many helpful videos, FAQs, and other information for patients. Below: Vanderbilt MSTP students, mentors, and alumni get the COVID-19 vaccine! Kelsey McNew, MSTP G4 who is doing her graduate work in an immunology lab, put together this helpful and fun...
Op-Ed: Science Before Peer-Review
Sep. 29, 2020—by Abin Abraham (G4) When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, I was impressed with how scientists responded quickly across a range of disciplines. Research labs not only donated their equipment and time but also their intellectual ingenuity. This was obvious in the number of COVID-19 preprints that were rapidly uploaded. Although preprints have existed in other...
MSTP Student Advocacy and Activism: Part 2
Jan. 31, 2020—Here are some of the many ways our students are involved in activism and advocacy! Here are some of the many ways our students are involved in activism and advocacy! (Click here to read Part 1) Lizzie Flook (G3) Advocacy/Activism Role: MSTP Wellness Committee Co-Founder Why this is important to me: The conversation about medical student...
Vanderbilt MSTP Attends SACNAS and ABRCMS Conferences
Nov. 25, 2019—by Megan Williams, PhD (MSTP Leadership Team) Recently members of the MSTP Leadership Team attended the SACNAS and ABRCMS conferences. These are two conferences aimed at increasing diversity in science that we attend each year. SACNAS is The Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science and each year they host The National...
MSTP Student Advocacy and Activism
Oct. 31, 2019—Here are some of the many ways our students are involved in activism and advocacy! Maggie Axelrod (G3) Advocacy/Activism Role: Board member of the Tennessee Health Care Campaign, a non-profit with the vision of affordable, high-quality, equitable health care for all Tennesseans Why this is important to me: We have an unjust...
Physician-Scientists Represented by Dr. Williams at the 2019 Rally for Medical Research
Oct. 31, 2019—by Rachel Brown (G3) On September 18th-19th, 2019, Vanderbilt MSTP Director Chris Williams attended the 2019 Rally for Medical Research on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. The annual Rally for Medical Research unites 350 organizations to form a broad coalition representing the medical research advocacy community. Rather than lobbying Members of Congress separately, representatives...