MSTP Blog
Trip to the National Museum of African American Music sponsored by MSTP Community Council
Feb. 27, 2025—by Dr. Allie Lake (M4) This month, the MSTP Community Council sponsored a visit to the National Museum of African American Music, considered “the only museum dedicated to preserving and celebrating the many music genres created, influenced, and inspired by African Americans.” Our museum experience began with an introductory film describing the evolution of musical traditions...
Honors and Awards – February 2025
Feb. 26, 2025—Atlee Witt (G2) received one of ten Medical Student Scholar awards to travel to the American College of Radiology annual conference in Washington, DC this May! Lena Zewdu Feleke, a high school student mentored by MSTP student Jen Peek (G4), was named a finalist in this year’s Regeneron Science Talent Search! Read more here. Bruno Hidalgo...
Life in the MSTP – February 2025
Feb. 26, 2025—Did you see our M1 Instagram Takeover story this past month? You can check it out in our archived stories under M1 2025! Stay tuned for our M4 takeover happening in March! @vanderbiltmstp Our Lunches with Leaders series continued this month with Dr. Jane Freedman, Chair of the Department of Medicine and starting July 1...
This Week in Science and Medicine History – February 2025
Feb. 26, 2025—by Leigh Ann Gardner (MSTP Senior Grants Manager) In February, we will recognize contributions to science and medicine made by African Americans. You can learn more about Black History Month here. Week 1 (February 8): America’s first female African American doctor, Rebecca Lee Crumpler, was born on February 8, 1831, in Delaware. Crumpler developed...
MSTPublications: February 2025
Feb. 26, 2025—Impact of disease duration and surgical intervention on arousal networks in temporal lobe epilepsy. Doss DJ, Gummadavelli A, Johnson GW, Makhoul GS, Shless JS, Bibro CE, Jacobs ML, Kang H, Haas KF, Bick SK, Terry DP, Dawant BM, Chang C, Morgan VL, Englot DJ. J Neurosurg. 2025 Jan 24:1-10. doi: 10.3171/2024.8.JNS241079. Online ahead of print....
MSTProfile: Stirling Argabright (G1)
Feb. 26, 2025—Introducing MSTProfile: Pieces written by students about their life outside of the MSTP Growing up on the shore of the Chesapeake Bay, I learned early that the world is one of ecosystems. Guided by the interests of my parents – an environmental educator and a professional gardener – I became involved in environmental advocacy at...
Meet the New Faculty College Advisor for Stahlman-Thomas: Dr. Alex Sundermann, M.D., Ph.D. (’20)
Feb. 26, 2025—by Kaitlin McKernan (G3) Dr. Alex Sundermann, M.D., Ph.D. is a 2020 graduate of the Vanderbilt University MSTP, and she recently returned to Vanderbilt University as an Assistant Professor in Obstetrics and Gynecology. She is from Rochester, MI, and she attended Baylor University, where she was a University Scholar prior to joining the Vanderbilt MSTP...
Life in the MSTP – January 2025
Jan. 31, 2025—Members of the M2 Class (Sara Stiens, Gabby Longway, Michael Valencia, David Nemoto, and Cassandra Atzrodt) making the most of the snow day! Snowy winter hike with Maddie Fowler (M1), Emma Fritsch (M2), and Bruno Lanca (G1) at Radnor Lake (left) and Laurel Snow State Park with Emma Fritsch (M2) and Gabby Longway (M2) (right).
This Month in Science and Medicine History: January 2025
Jan. 30, 2025—by Leigh Ann Gardner (MSTP Senior Grants Manager) January 1: Pioneering computer programmer and mathematician Grace Brewster Hopper died on January 1, 1992. Born in 1906 in New York City, she received her undergraduate degree from Vassar College and received a PhD in Mathematics from Yale University in 1934. Hopper began her career as a...
MSTPublications: January 2025
Jan. 30, 2025—Interpretable Deep-Learning pKa Prediction for Small Molecule Drugs via Atomic Sensitivity Analysis. DeCorte J, Brown B, Jeffrey R, Meiler J. J Chem Inf Model. 2025 Jan 13;65(1):101-113. doi: 10.1021/acs.jcim.4c01472. Epub 2024 Dec 30. PMID: 39801290 Free PMC article. Abstract: Machine learning (ML) models now play a crucial role in predicting properties essential to drug development,...
Meet the New PSTP Associate College Advisor for Sutherland-Watkins: Dr. Chelsie Sievers, M.D., Ph.D.
Jan. 30, 2025—by Cassandra Atzrodt (M2) Chelsie Sievers, M.D., Ph.D. is originally from Stillwater, MN, and attended Iowa State University where she majored in Genetics. Her undergraduate studies introduced her to the field of cancer genetics, which she would go on to study in graduate school. She received her PhD in Cellular and Molecular Pathology from University...
Meet the New Faculty College Advisor for Sutherland-Watkins: Dr. Celestine Wanjalla, M.D., Ph.D.
Jan. 30, 2025—by Hannah Giannini (G1) Dr. Celestine (Celly) Wanjalla M.D., Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Infectious Disease within the Department of Medicine. Now, she also serves as a College Faculty Advisor for Sutherland-Watkins College. After grabbing coffee at the Starbucks in Medical Center East, Dr. Wanjalla and I sat outside for her...