MSTP Blog
Honors and Awards – December 2017
Dec. 19, 2017—Ben Brown (G1) was awarded a two-year Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) Foundation’s Pre Doctoral Fellowship in Informatics. Congratulations, Ben! Congratulations to Andrew Hale (G1) on being the only graduate student selected to give an oral presentation titled “Coordinating Inositide Lipid-Phosphatase Activities of Synaptojanin Modulate Actin Cytoskeleton Organization” at the upcoming Keystone Symposia,...
Life in the MSTP – December 2017
Dec. 19, 2017—Congratulations to Ayaka Sugiura (G2) for passing her qualifying exam! Pictured are members of the Rathmell Labs celebrating. M1s and M2s got together for a White Elephant gift exchange! Eric Donahue (M2) and Maggie Grau (M1) caroled on the wards with the Radial Grooves and Dr. Fleming, bringing joy and cheer to patients who may...
Lunch with Alumnus Jeffrey Balser, M.D., Ph.D.
Dec. 14, 2017—by Nick Harris (G4) In early October, a group of MSTP students ranging from new M1s to seasoned M4s got a chance to meet with Dr. Jeffrey Balser, Dean of the School of Medicine and President and CEO of the Vanderbilt University Medical Center. For the students, this was an excellent opportunity to speak with...
MSTPublications: December 2017
Dec. 14, 2017—Congratulations to all of our MSTP students on their successful publications! Take a look at the great work our students are doing. First Author Original Research: IL-33 promotes the egress of group 2 innate lymphoid cells from the bone marrow. Stier MT, Zhang J, Goleniewska K, Cephus JY, Rusznak M, Wu L, Van Kaer L, Zhou B, Newcomb...
Alumni Profile: Hossein Ardehali, M.D., Ph.D.
Nov. 29, 2017—Dr. Ardehali is a 1998 graduate of the Vanderbilt MSTP. He earned his PhD in Biophysics under Professor Darryl Granner studying the genetic organization of hexokinase. He is currently a Professor of Medicine in the divisions of Cardiology and Pharmacology, Director of the Center for Molecular Cardiology, and most recently, Director of the Medical Scientist...
Southeastern Medical Scientist Symposium
Nov. 29, 2017—Over the weekend of November 18th-19th, Vanderbilt MSTP students attended the annual Southeastern Medical Scientist Symposium (SEMSS) at Emory University in Atlanta. The event, which serves as our regional American Physician Scientist Association (APSA) meeting, provides an opportunity to celebrate our local community of physician-scientists at all levels of training, from undergraduates to program directors...
17th Annual Retreat for Cancer Research
Nov. 29, 2017—On November 3rd, the 17th Annual Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center Host-Tumor Interactions Program and Program in Cancer Biology Retreat for Cancer Research was held at the Student Life Center. Highlights of the event included a keynote address by a famous cancer researcher, talks by postdoctoral fellows, faculty, and graduate students, a poster session, and a silent...
Alumni Corner – November 2017
Nov. 29, 2017—Vanderbilt MSTP alumni and students gathered for a Boston area alumni dinner at the Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel during the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Annual Meeting. Alumni in attendance included MSTP Director Christopher Williams (’02), Pratik Talati (’17), Kristie Aamodt (’17), Erin Ciampa (’13), Carolyn Fruci (’91), Stephanie Flavin (’16), Jacqueline Clauss (’16),...
G1 Students Share Lab Choices
Nov. 29, 2017—The Vanderbilt MSTP would like to congratulate the G1 class on completing their first two years of medical school and on joining the following laboratories & departments for their graduate studies: G1 Student Graduate Program Mentor Abin Abraham Human Genetics Tony Capra, PhD Margaret Axelrod Cancer Biology Justin Balko, PharmD, PhD Connor Beebout Microbe-Host Interactions...
MSTPublications: November 2017
Nov. 28, 2017—Congratulations to all of our MSTP students on their successful publications! Take a look at the great work our students are doing. First Author Original Research: Perceptual Training Enhances Temporal Acuity for Multisensory Speech. De Niear MA, Gupta PB, Baum SH, Wallace MT. Neurobiol Learn Mem. 2017 Oct 28. pii: S1074-7427(17)30167-3. doi: 10.1016/j.nlm.2017.10.016. [Epub ahead of print] The...
MSTP Celebrations – November 2017
Nov. 28, 2017—Goodpasture MSTP family Eileen Shiuan (G3), Ben Fowler (M2), Aaron Lim (G2), and MariaSanta Mangione (G4) gathered for an “Exploding Kittens” game night. Congratulations to Kevin Bersell (M4) on being selected as one of five national finalists for the prestigious American Heart Association’s Lous N. and Arnold M. Katz Basic Research Prize! This award...
Financial Wellness Workshop
Nov. 28, 2017—Over 30 MSTP students attended the Financial Wellness workshop on November 2nd. The Wellness Committee brought in Daniel Burke, a local financial planner who works with VUMC residency programs and specializes in working with medical professionals. Mr. Burke gave a short presentation and fielded questions from the crowd. He focused on the fundamentals of financial...
Transitioning to Clerkship Year: Advice from the G1 Class
Oct. 30, 2017—Transitioning to Clerkship Year: Advice from the G1 Class The transition from classroom to the bedside can be overwhelming, but it truly affords you with one of the greatest privileges as a medical student: the opportunity to simultaneously care for and learn from your patients. Each day you wake up not knowing how you'll feel...
MSTPets: Part 7
Oct. 30, 2017—by Rachel Brown (G1) An ode to our furry friends who have helped us study for anatomy practicals, kept us company while we wrote our papers and thesis dissertations, and welcomed us home after a long shift on surgery. MSTPet: Luna Age: 2 years old MSTParents: Nick Petersen (M1) and Josh (honorary first year...
MSTP Celebrations – October 2017
Oct. 30, 2017—MSTP Celebrations – October 2017 Chike Abana (G3) successfully defended his dissertation entitled, “Human CMV Epitope-Specific CD4+ T Cells Are Persistently Elevated and Cytotoxic in HIV+ Subjects” (Microbiology and Immunology, PI Simon Mallal). Congratulations, Dr. Abana! MSTP students participated in the Iron Chef competition as part of VUSM's College Cup weekend! Caleb...