MSTP Blog
Life in the MSTP – September 2024
Sep. 27, 2024—Congratulations to Kimmy Bress (G3) and David Marsh (Mechanical Engineering G5 at Vanderbilt) on their engagement! Thank you to Ericka Randazzo (G2) and the MSTP Wellness Committee for organizing a barre group fitness class! Our Lunches with Leaders series continued this month with Dr. Meg Rush, President of Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. Thank you...
Honors and Awards – September 2024
Sep. 27, 2024—Danielle Walker, 2024 Vanderbilt MSTP summer student, received the Vanderbilt Lou De Felice Travel Award to attend the ABRCMS conference! Drew Kittleson (G3) received a Graduate School Travel Grant for an upcoming presentation at the annual meeting of the Society for Research in Psychopathology (SRP) in Montreal, Quebec! Kevin Zhang (G2) won Best Graduate Student...
ADI Highlights
Sep. 27, 2024—Vanderbilt and the MSTP ADI Council encourage the entire campus community to participate in the upcoming November 5 general election. This article and website have helpful dates, deadline, and resources. National Hispanic Heritage Month is traditionally observed from September 15 to October 15, by honoring the cultures and contributions of both Hispanic and Latino Americans as we celebrate heritage rooted...
MSTP Seminar Spotlight: Dr. Francis Collins Shares Insights on Career and Science
Sep. 27, 2024—By Yash Pershad (G2) The MSTP’s weekly seminar recently featured an extraordinary guest: Dr. Francis Collins, renowned physician-geneticist, former NIH director, and leader of the Human Genome Project. In the lobby of Langford Auditorium — a few hundred yards away from the hustle and bustle of Flulapalooza — MSTP students, PSTP-affiliates, and faculty were treated...
MSTPublications: September 2024
Sep. 27, 2024—Pharmacologic Hedgehog inhibition modulates the cytokine profile of osteolytic breast cancer cells. Bennett NE, Parker DV, Mangano RS, Baum JE, Northcutt LA, Miller JS, Beadle EP, Rhoades JA. J Bone Oncol. 2024 Jul 28;47:100625. doi: 10.1016/j.jbo.2024.100625. eCollection 2024 Aug. The establishment and progression of bone metastatic breast cancer is supported by immunosuppressive myeloid populations that...
15th Annual Southeastern Medical Scientist Symposium (SEMSS)
Sep. 27, 2024—By Kevin Zhang (G2) and Kaitlin McKernan (G3) The Southeastern Medical Scientist Symposium (SEMSS) annual conference was hosted by the Vanderbilt University MSTP on September 21st– 22nd. SEMSS is an American Physician Scientists Association (APSA) regional meeting that aims to bring together physician-scientists, residents, and MD, MD-PhD, and undergraduate students to promote mentorship and information...
MSTP Summer Undergraduate Research Program Symposium
Aug. 29, 2024— Our 8 students in the MSTP Summer Undergraduate Research Program closed out their time with us by presenting their summer research at the Vanderbilt Summer Science Academy Poster Session and completed oral presetations for our MSTP Summer Research Symposium. For the first time this year, we invited the summer students’ families to campus...
Life in the MSTP – August 2024
Aug. 29, 2024—Congratulations to Victor Borza (G4) and his partner Meredith who recently got engaged! Quick shout out to Avery (G4) for excellent wine recommendations before Meredith and Victor had their first date at Epice – Victor thinks it helped make a good first impression! Congratulations to Landon Clark (G1) and his fiancée Tori on their recent...
MSTPublications: August 2024
Aug. 29, 2024—ER-phagy drives age-onset remodeling of endoplasmic reticulum structure-function and lifespan. Donahue E, Hepowit NL, Keuchel B, Mulligan AG, Johnson DJ, Ellisman M, Arrojo E Drigo R, MacGurn J, Burkewitz K. bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2024 Aug 8:2024.08.07.607085. doi: 10.1101/2024.08.07.607085. The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) comprises an array of structurally distinct subdomains, each with characteristic functions. While altered ER-associated...
ADI Highlights: MSTP Health and Research Equity Summer Course
Aug. 29, 2024—Last month we had our last session of our MSTP Health and Research Equity Summer Course that is planned by members of our Anti-racism, Diversity, and Inclusion Council. The course goal is to provide knowledge and skills on health and research equity that are relevant to the future careers of physician-scientists. The session was led by Drs. Peter Rebeiro (Associate...
Honors and Awards – August 2024
Aug. 29, 2024—Kimmy Bress (G3) received her NIH F30 fellowship! Avery Bogart (G4) received the 2024 Basic Sciences Dean’s Award for Exceptional Achievement in Graduate Studies! Drew Kittleson (G3) received a Professional Development and Training Grant from the Russell G. Hamilton Graduate Leadership Institute! He is using the grant for Connectivity Course; Structural and Functional Brain Connectivity via MRI and...
ADI Highlights: MSTP Health and Research Equity Summer Course
Jul. 31, 2024—by Jeewoo Kim (G3) Last month we had two more sessions of our MSTP Health and Research Equity Summer Course that is planned by members of our Anti-racism, Diversity, and Inclusion Council. The course goal is to provide knowledge and skills on health and research equity that are relevant to the future careers of physician-scientists. The sessions included one by...
Invitation to Southeastern Medical Scientist Symposium
Jul. 29, 2024—We are excited to invite you to this year’s Southeastern Medical Scientist Symposium (SEMSS)! This SEMSS will be hosted by Vanderbilt on campus from September 21-22, 2024, and it will be co-sponsored by Emory and UAB. This is an excellent opportunity to network, attend exciting talks, and present your own research! Even if you aren’t...
National MD-PhD Student Conference 2024
Jul. 29, 2024—by Riley Bergman (G5) This July, MSTP students Sarah Reed (G4), Duby Okonkwo (G2), Riley Bergman (G5), Matthew Loberg (G5), Arlene Garcia (G3), Candace Grisham (G4), and Nada Elsayed (G3), attended the 39th Annual National MD-PhD Student Conference in Breckenridge Colorado. The conference brings MSTP students and faculty from across the country to hear excellent...