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MSTPublications – May 2025

May. 27, 2025—Effects of multisensory simultaneity judgment training on the comprehension and cortical processing of speech in noise: a randomized controlled trial. Kunnath AJ, Bertisch HS, Kim AS, Gifford RH, Wallace MT. Sci Rep. 2025 Apr 15;15(1):12956. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-96121-4. PMID: 40234646 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial. Understanding speech in noise can be facilitated by integrating auditory and...

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MSTP Day at the Shade Tree Clinic

May. 27, 2025—MSTP students and faculty advisors volunteered at the student-run free clinic, Shade Tree, to staff different positions throughout the day!

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Life in the MSTP – May 2025

May. 27, 2025—Avery-Cohen had their Spring family dinner at Hopdoddy!   Sutherland-Watkins had a great family dinner at Hopdoddy!   Thank you to Landon Clark (G1) and the MSTP Wellness Committee for organizing a super fun MSTP Happy Hour at Taco Mama!   MSTPastimes – Jeewoo Kim (G3), Daniel Ju, and Raymond Zhang (G3) brushing and crushing while bouldering!   MSTP students have...

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This Week in Science and Medicine History – April 2025

Apr. 28, 2025—by Leigh Ann Gardner, MSTP Senior Grants Manager Week 1 (April 3): Doctor and epidemiologist Pierre-Fidèle Bretonneau, a pioneer of modern medicine, was born on April 3, 1778, in Saint-Georges-sur-Cher. The son of a surgeon, he began his medical studies in Paris at the age of 17; however, these studies were interrupted by ill health...

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Physician Scientist Seminar Series – Dr. Stuart Orkin

Apr. 28, 2025—By Neil Chada (G3) and Yash Pershad (G2) On March 27, 2025, the Vanderbilt MSTP had the honor of hosting Dr. Stuart Orkin for the Spring 2025 Physician-Scientist Speaker Series (PSSS) as part of the VUMC Discovery Lecture Series. Dr. Orkin is the David G. Nathan Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School and...

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MSTPublications: April 2025

Apr. 28, 2025—Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies novel risk loci for uterine fibroids within and across multiple ancestry groups. Kim J, Williams A, Noh H, Jasper EA, Jones SH, Jaworski JA, Shuey MM, Ruiz-Narváez EA, Wise LA, Palmer JR, Connolly J, Keaton JM, Denny JC, Khan A, Abbass MA, Rasmussen-Torvik LJ, Kottyan LC, Madhivanan P, Krupp K, Wei WQ,...

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Honors and Awards – April 2025

Apr. 28, 2025—Congratulations to Dr. Chris Williams, MSTP Director, for receiving the Harvie Branscomb Distinguished Professor Award! This award recognizes faculty accomplishments that further the aims of the university through creative research, teaching and service. Read more here.   Congratulations to Candace Grisham (G4) for being named the Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center Graduate Student of the Year!   Congratulations to Jeewoo Kim (G3) for receiving...

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Life in the MSTP: April 2025

Apr. 28, 2025—Our Lunches with Leaders series continued this month with the dean of the School of Medicine Basic Sciences, Dean John Kuriyan. Thank you to Dean Kuriyan for meeting with our students!   Congratulations to Stephanie Cajigas Gabriel (G5) and her husband, Christopher, on the birth of their daughter Isla Louise Gabriel on April 6th!     Congratulations...

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MSTPublications: December 2024

Dec. 30, 2024—Paying to publish: A cross-sectional analysis of article processing charges and journal characteristics among 87 pathology journals. Clark LM, Wang DK, Adkins BD, Fitzhugh VA, Walker PD, Khan SS, Fadare O, Stephens LD, Coogan AC, Booth GS, Jacobs JW. Acad Pathol. 2024 Nov 20;11(4):100153. doi: 10.1016/j.acpath.2024.100153. eCollection 2024 Oct-Dec. PMID: 39640271 Free PMC article. Abstract:...

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This Month in Science and Medicine History – December 2024

Dec. 30, 2024—by Leigh Ann Gardner (MSTP Senior Grants Manager) December 1: Physician, politician, and anthropologist Te Rangi Hīroa or Te Rangihīroa (also known as Sir Peter Henry Buck) died in Honolulu, Hawaii on December 1, 1951. Born in c. 1877 in New Zealand with Māori descent on his maternal side of the family, he was raised...

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Honors and Awards – December 2024

Dec. 30, 2024—Congratulations to Jeewoo Kim (G3) for winning the Best in Show Poster Award at the 2024 Fall Clinical and Translational Science Awards Meeting!   Congratulations to Landon Clark (G1) for being inducted into Gold Humanism Honor Society! The mission of the Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) is to recognize individuals who are exemplars of humanistic...

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Life in the MSTP – December 2024

Dec. 30, 2024—    Another successful MSTP Winter Chili Party! The wellness committee had crockpots of never ending chili and a table full of snacks to fuel students as they study and work.   Our Lunches with Leaders series continued this month with Dean Donald Brady, Senior Associate Dean for Health Sciences Education, and Dr. Bill Cooper,...

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Meet the New PSTP Associate College Advisor for Edwards-Goodpasture: Brandon Farmer, M.D., Ph.D.

Dec. 30, 2024—by Ghassan Makhoul (G2) Medical Scientist Training Program: University of Kentucky College of Medicine PhD Research: The role of APOE E4 allele in altered metabolic pathways contributing to late-onset Alzheimer’s disease. Hometown: Lexington, Kentucky Favorite Spot in Nashville: Yazoo Brewery, lots of room for kids to run around.  Fun Fact: Dr. Farmer sang bass in...

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ADI Highlights

Jan. 31, 2024—Vanderbilt will celebrate Black History Month during February with events aimed to acknowledge and appreciate the accomplishments of Black people on campus, across the country and around the globe. Please see this list compiled by the Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center (BCC) on campus. The event line-up is updating daily so check the BCC’s page throughout the...

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