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Vanderbilt MSTP Walks for Zach
Nov. 1, 2022—On Saturday, October 1 the Vanderbilt MSTP participated in the JDRF One Walk in Nashville to honor our friend and colleague Zachary Jones who passed away last fall. Thank you to those who participated.
Meet Avery-Cohen PSTP Associate College Advisor Jean Wassenaar, M.D., Ph.D.
Oct. 31, 2022—by Mark Petrovic (M2) Dr. Jean Wassenaar, M.D. Ph.D. is a PGY-6 Cardiology Fellow in Vanderbilt’s Physician Scientist Training Program. Prior to coming to Vanderbilt, Dr. Wassenaar received her undergraduate degree in bioengineering from Johns Hopkins University and worked for Epic Systems during her gap year before matriculating at the University of California San Diego...
Dr. Mariana Byndloss, D.V.M., Ph.D.: Sutherland-Watkins Faculty Advisor
Sep. 28, 2022—Mariana Byndloss received her D.V.M. and a Ph.D. from Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais in Brazil. After completing her postdoctoral fellowship at the University of California, Davis, Mariana started her lab in the Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in 2018. Her research aims at understanding how inflammation-mediated changes in...
Meet the 2022 MSTP Summer Scholars!
Jun. 29, 2022—This summer the Vanderbilt MSTP is hosting 6 undergraduate MSTP Summer Scholars. This summer program is designed to expose students from diverse backgrounds to the career of a physician-scientist and help prepare them to apply to MD/PhD programs. These students are on campus for 9 weeks completing a research project and gaining clinical shadowing experience. In...
Point of View: On Loss
Jun. 29, 2022—By Lourdes Estrada, PhD (MSTP Associate Director) In 2008, I was in Toronto on the last day of a Mathematical Modeling of Cancer workshop I was directing when I heard that my dad passed away. I was so far away but so lucky to have the support of my work family that offered to help...
AAP/ASCI/APSA 2022 Joint Meeting
Apr. 29, 2022—by Camille Wang (G3) From April 8 – 10, MSTP students attended the AAP/ASCI/APSA Joint Meeting in Chicago, IL. The conference was attended by medical and graduate trainees, resident physicians and fellows, attendings, and program directors. It was a wonderful way to get to know other trainees and faculty from institutions across the country, especially...
Southeastern Medical Scientist Symposium Recap
Feb. 28, 2022—By Nowrin Chowdhury (G3) The Southeastern Medical Scientist Symposium (SEMSS) annual conference was hosted virtually by the Vanderbilt MSTP on January 29, 2022. SEMSS aims to bring together undergraduates, MD-PhD students, residents, and physician-scientists to provide information on the career path as well as foster mentorship, career building, and share scientific knowledge. While SEMSS is...
Meet Leigh Ann Gardner- New MSTP Grants Manager
Jan. 30, 2022—Background: I was born and raised in Nashville, in L.A., also fondly known as “Lower Antioch”. I attended college in Mississippi (Mississippi University for Women) and started a career as an archivist. I lived in Central Illinois for five years while my husband was in graduate school. We moved to Murfreesboro in 2007, where I...
Meet Avery-Cohen PSTP Associate College Advisor: R. Dixon Dorand, M.D., Ph.D.
Dec. 16, 2021—By Natalie Bennett (G3) Dr. R. Dixon Dorand, M.D., Ph.D. is a hematology & oncology fellow in the Vanderbilt Physician Scientist Training Program (PSTP) and serves as an associate college advisor for the MSTP Avery-Cohen College. I had the excellent opportunity to speak with him about his training so far and advice for current MSTP...
Women in Training Mentorship Welcome Brunch
Nov. 30, 2021—Women in Training Mentorship Welcome Brunch Camille Wang (G3) The MSTP Women in Training (WIT) Committee held their first mentorship welcome brunch on Saturday, November 13. In collaboration with the Women on Track (WoT) program, the WIT committee has established a mentorship pipeline that connects WoT participants, who are typically academic faculty in medicine and/or...