Student Spotlight
Science Policy and Advocacy – A Trip to Capitol Hill
Nov. 29, 2016—In October, I attended a two-day workshop on federal STEM policy and advocacy in Washington, D.C., an incredibly eye-opening experience organized annually by Vanderbilt University’s Office of Federal Relations. My motivation to apply for this workshop was fueled primarily by my (for lack of a better word) ignorance of how science policy is influenced through...
Second Year MSTP Student Brad Reinfeld Joins Tumor Immunology Band – The CheckPoints
Nov. 29, 2016—To remain engaged in science while completing my first year of medical school, I began to follow journals, prominent scientists, and science organizations on Twitter. Through Twitter, I was able to complement my lectures about autoimmune disease like Ankylosing Spondylitis with the latest trials published using monoclonal antibodies against IL17a antibodies. When I changed my Twitter from...
Congratulations to MSTP Students Catherine Meador and Pratik Talati on their induction into Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor Medical Society!
Oct. 26, 2016—The MSTP would like to congratulate Catherine Meador (M4) and Pratik Talati (M4) on their induction into Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor Medical Society. Here’s what each had to say about this honor: Being inducted into AOA was an absolute honor and a highlight of my senior year of medical school thus far. It is humbling to be a...
Congratulations to the MSTP students who recently completed their Thesis Defense!
Aug. 11, 2016—Congratulations to the MSTP students who recently completed their Thesis Defense! Name Department (Mentor) Thesis Title Atreya, Ravi Biomedical Informatics (M. Levy) Dynamic Pathway Exploration for Breast Cancer Care Balikov, Daniel Biomedical Engineering (H. Sung) PEG-PCL Copolymers Reinstating Human Mesenchymal Stem Cell Potency: Study of Structure-Function Relationship Bersell, Kevin Pharmacology (D. Roden) Functional and Transcriptional Mechanisms...
Podcast: Get to Know a Vanderbilt MSTP Student
Aug. 9, 2016—Listen to G3 MSTP student Ben Fensterheim interview G1 MSTP student Cody Stothers, who has a very unique journey to the Vanderbilt MSTP. It all started with strong grade school science and a Vanderbilt summer research internship program for high school students called The Aspirnaut Program. Listen to them discuss why Cody decided to join the...
The Vanderbilt MSTP introduces the Incoming Class of 2016
Jul. 21, 2016— The Vanderbilt MSTP is pleased to announce the incoming class of 2016. This year's class was welcomed to Vanderbilt on June 15, and just last week began orientation for their first year of medical school. We are thrilled to have such a smart, fun, and diverse group of individuals join us! (Pictured in photo – Top row,...
Podcast: Get to Know a Vanderbilt MSTP Student
May. 9, 2016—Listen to G2 MSTP student Ben Fensterheim interview recent MSTP graduates Megan and Tanner Freeman about their research in virology and colorectal cancer, their experience matching into the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center hospital system, and their advice for current and prospective MSTP students.
Podcast: Get to Know a Vanderbilt MSTP Student
Apr. 28, 2016—Listen to G2 MSTP student Ben Fensterheim interview G3 MSTP student Nathaniel Bloodworth about his undergraduate research at Emory and Georgia Tech, how he became interested in bridging the fields of science and medicine, his current thesis in applying engineering principles to understanding pulmonary fibrosis, and his career goals in tissue engineering. ...
MSTP Associate Director and Student Work Together to Better Help Patient
Jan. 26, 2016—The VUMC Reporter recently shared the article linked to below which features three MD-PhDs working together to find the best treatment plan for a patient. The group working together to bring this bedside matter to the bench and then back to the bedside included MSTP Associate Director, Sally York; MSTP student, J-N Gallant; and J-N’s...