MSTP Blog
Life in the MSTP – October 2024
Oct. 30, 2024—Congratulations to Megan Tigue (G4) and her husband Sam on their wedding last month in Asheville, NC! For anyone interested in learning about ways to support the Western North Carolina community, here is a resource. Thank you to the MSTP Wellness Committee for organizing a hike at Percy Warner Park (left) and the First-Ever MSTP Dog...
This Month in Science and Medicine History: October 2024
Oct. 30, 2024—by Leigh Ann Gardner (MSTP Senior Grants Manager) October 4: On October 4, 2018, Expedition 57 to the International Space Station launched, and included in its flight crew Dr. Serena Auñón-Chancellor, the first Hispanic physician to travel to space. Born in 1976, Auñón-Chancellor is a Cuban American (her father is a Cuban exile) who received...
MSTPublications: October 2024
Oct. 30, 2024—NeuroimaGene: an R package for assessing the neurological correlates of genetically regulated gene expression. Bledsoe X, Gamazon ER. BMC Bioinformatics. 2024 Oct 8;25(1):325. doi: 10.1186/s12859-024-05936-x. Background: We present the NeuroimaGene resource as an R package designed to assist researchers in identifying genes and neurologic features relevant to psychiatric and neurological health. While recent studies have...
Leadership Workshop 1
Oct. 30, 2024—By Clara Si (G4), Avery Bogart (G4), and Kevin Zhang (G2) The MSTP held its 10th biennial Leadership Workshop I on Friday, October 18th, 2024. Leadership Workshop I is attended by G1 and G2 students, and is designed to provide formal instruction on leadership competencies fundamental to the physician-scientist career path, with a particular focus...
2024 AAMC Biomedical Research Training Conference
Oct. 30, 2024—By Dr. Megan Willams (MSTP Assistant Director) Members of the Vanderbilt MSTP Leadership Team attended the 2024 Biomedical Research Training Conference Hosted by the AAMC Group on Research, Education, and Training (GREAT) in Dallas, TX October 7-9. Dr. Chris Williams, MSTP Director, said “The AAMC GREAT meeting was fantastic – packed with networking and brainstorming...
This Month in Science History: September 2024
Sep. 27, 2024—By Leigh Ann Gardner (MSTP Grants Manager) Each month Leigh Ann Gardner, Vanderbilt MSTP Grants Manager and Historian by training, puts together a series looking back at the month in science history often highlighting groups historically underrepresented in science and medicine. See what happened in September! September 1: Born on September 1, 1854, in New...
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...