MSTP Blog
Juneteenth and the (Brief) History of Emancipation Celebrations
May. 31, 2024—by Leigh Ann Gardner (MSTP Senior Grants Manager) Juneteenth is the day that celebrates the ending of slavery. On June 19, 1865, federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas and informed the enslaved there of their freedom. Although the Civil War had been over at that point for two months, news travelled slowly to Texas; indeed,...
Mini MSTP
May. 30, 2024—by Ericka Randazzo (G2) On May 7th and 14th, the MSTP Outreach Committee coordinated the annual Mini-MSTP. Over the course of two days, more than 80 children from across Dickson County elementary schools and West End Middle School in Nashville participated in the event highlighting physician-scientist experiences. Stations were led by MSTP students and covered five different...
Life in the MSTP – May 2024
May. 30, 2024— Members of the Avery-Cohen college went out for their semesterly Hopdoddy dinner! The MSTP ADI Council hosted a screening and discussion of “REFUGE: a story about fear and love in the American South.” The movie features cardiologist Dr. Heval Kelli, who recently gave a Flexner lecture at Vanderbilt.
Honors and Awards – May 2024
May. 30, 2024—Congratulations to Dr. Matt O’Neill (‘24) who participated in a YIA manuscript competition and was one of three finalists for the Heart Rhythm Society Young Investigator Award with David Chiang (Brigham and Women’s/Harvard Medical School) and Valerie van Weperen (UCLA). He presented the manuscript ‘Granular Variant-specific Features Improve KCNH2-Long QT Syndrome Risk Stratification’. Congratulations to Kimmy Bress...
MSTPublications: May 2024
May. 30, 2024—Phenomewide Association Study of Health Outcomes Associated With the Genetic Correlates of 25 Hydroxyvitamin D Concentration and Vitamin D Binding Protein Concentration. Kresge HA, Blostein F, Goleva S, Albiñana C, Revez JA, Wray NR, Vilhjálmsson BJ, Zhu Z, McGrath JJ, Davis LK. Twin Res Hum Genet. 2024 Apr 22:1-11. doi: 10.1017/thg.2024.19. Online ahead of print....
ADI Highlights
May. 30, 2024—Physician Scientist Speaker Series with Vanessa Northington Gamble, MD, PhD Last month the MSTP hosted Dr. Vanessa Northington Gamble for our spring Physician-Scientist Speaker Series. Her Discovery Lecture was highlighted in this article from VUMC News “Discovery lecturer examines race and racism in health care” by Bill Snyder.
MSTP Seminar Series Alumni Talk
May. 30, 2024—We ended our seminar series with our APSA-invited alumni speaker, Nick Markham, MD, PhD. Dr. Markham gave a great talk overviewing his scientific path over the years with insightful advice. If you’re a Vanderbilt MSTP alumn interested in giving a talk, please email Neil Chada.
Congratulations to the 2024 Vanderbilt MSTP Graduating Class!
May. 30, 2024—Congratulations to our 2024 Vanderbilt MSTP Graduates! The table below lists their next steps. Many of our graduates were recognized with awards at class day! Drs. Leon Cai, Ayaka Sugiura, and Camille Wang received the Dean’s Award for Research. This award is presented to the graduating medical students who best exemplify the attributes that lead...
Honors and Awards – April 2024
Apr. 30, 2024— Natalie Bennett (G5), Riley Bergman (G4), and Sarah Reed (G3) were among the 100 doctoral students in the U.S. and Canada selected to receive a $25,000 Scholar Award from the P.E.O. Sisterhood this year. The P.E.O. Sisterhood is a philanthropic educational organization dedicated to supporting higher education for women. The P.E.O. Scholar Awards were established...
MSTP Leadership Team visits the National Museum of African American Music
Apr. 29, 2024—by Leigh Ann Gardner (Grants Manager) The MSTP Leadership Team visited the National Museum of African American Music (NMAAM) on Friday, April 26, as part of their ongoing education on ADI topics. The museum, located on Broadway in Nashville and free for Vanderbilt students (valid student ID required at time of admittance), focuses on both...
MSTPublications: April 2024
Apr. 29, 2024—Solid organ transplant recipients exhibit more TET2-mutant clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential not driven by increased transplantation risk. Silver AJ, Vlasschaert C, Mack T, Sharber B, Xu Y, Bick AG, Pinson CW, Savona MR. Clin Cancer Res. 2024 Mar 29. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-23-3840. Online ahead of print. Purpose: Solid organ transplant recipients comprise a unique population...
2024 AAP/ASCI/APSA Joint Meeting
Apr. 29, 2024—by Megan Tigue (G3) Several members of the Vanderbilt MSTP attended the annual AAP/ASCI/APSA Joint Meeting April 4th – 7th in Chicago, IL. This conference represents a collaboration between the Association of American Physicians, the American Society for Clinical Investigation and the American Physician Scientists Association. The meeting features presentations of high-level discoveries from distinguished...
Physician Scientist Speaker Series with Vanessa Northington Gamble, MD, PhD
Apr. 29, 2024—by Megan Tigue (G3) On April 18th, the Vanderbilt chapter of the American Physician Scientist Association invited Dr. Vanessa Northington Gamble, M.D., Ph.D., to give a Discovery Lecture at VUMC and to have dinner with students at the Physician Scientist Speaker Series. Every spring, the MSTP invites a distinguished physician scientist to meet with...
Life in the MSTP – March 2024
Mar. 29, 2024—Our MSTP classmates had a wonderful time at Cadaver Ball! Cadaver Ball is held the day after Match to celebrate our outgoing M4s. Yasminye Pettway (G4) and alumni Dr. Ayesha Muhammad (’23) and Dr. Rachana Haliyur (’20) reunited at the University of Michigan, where Drs. Muhammad and Haliyur are now residents! The MSTP Women in Training group hosted a Paint...