MSTP Blog
MSTPublications: June 2017
Jun. 27, 2017—MSTPublications: June 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: The nesprin-cytoskeleton interface probed directly on single nuclei is a mechanically rich system. Balikov DA, Brady SK, Ko UH, Shin JH, de Pereda JM, Sonnenberg A, Sung HJ, Lang...
MSTP Celebrations – June
Jun. 27, 2017—MSTP Celebrations – June Matt Stier (M3) was selected for an award from the American Association of Immunologists for his oral abstract titled “IL-33 promotes the egress of group 2 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2) from the bone marrow,” presented at the 2017 Southeastern Immunology Symposium in Nashville, TN on June 17-18th. Rising M2s gathered...
Vanderbilt MSTP Offices Relocating
Jun. 27, 2017—Vanderbilt MSTP Offices Relocating The Eskind Biomedical Library will be closing on July 31 to begin a year long renovation project. The newly renovated EBL will include new classroom and administrative space for the School of Medicine. The photo on the right is an architectural rendering of the new MSTP "lobby" area in EBL after the renovation. We are...
MSTPublications: April & May 2017
May. 30, 2017—MSTPublications: April & May 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: BVES regulates c-Myc stability via PP2A and suppresses colitis-induced tumourigenesis. Parang B, Kaz AM, Barrett CW, Short SP, Ning W, Keating CE, Mittal MK, Naik...
Vanderbilt MSTP well-represented at AAP/ASCI/APSA joint meeting
May. 30, 2017—Vanderbilt MSTP well represented at AAP/ASCI/APSA joint meeting Six Vanderbilt MSTP students (Daniel Kashima (G4), Rachana Haliyur (G3), Katherine Konvinse (G2), Merla Huber (G4), Laura Armstrong (G5), and Andrew Hale (M2)) attended the AAP/ASCI/APSA joint meeting at the Fairmont Chicago Millennium Park in Chicago, Illinois from April 21st-23rd. The meeting was filled with keynote lectures by the “Who’s...
Professor Katherine Hartmann at the 2017 Physician-Scientist Speaker Series
May. 30, 2017—Professor Katherine Hartmann at the 2017 Physician-Scientist Speaker Series When she returned to her lab at Johns Hopkins after a month-long clinical rotation during her MD-PhD training, Dr. Katherine Hartmann found a note explaining that her lab was closing and she had funding for three more weeks of work. From that chilling anecdote on, when...
The Vanderbilt MSTP hosts the largest mini MSTP event to date!
May. 19, 2017—This May, the MSTP hosted 160 students from twelve schools throughout Middle Tennessee for a one-day introduction to the Medical Scientist Training Program, known as the Mini-MSTP. Thanks to our 25 student volunteers, these visiting 5th- and 6th-grade students spent their day at Vanderbilt learning about science, medicine, and what it means to be a...
Nobel Laureate Eric Kandel, MD gives Vanderbilt Flexner Discovery lecture
May. 18, 2017—Nobel Laureate Eric Kandel, MD gives Vanderbilt Flexner Discovery lecture In its attempts to understand learning and memory, modern neuroscience research uses a variety of techniques. New tools such as optogenetics, chemogenetics, CLARITY, TRIO, etc., give unprecedented insight into the circuits, cell types, and physiologic changes governing behavior. Implicit in this work is the idea...
Op-Ed: A March for Truth, Reason, and Hope
May. 8, 2017— A March for Truth, Reason, and Hope “SCIENCE NOT SILENCE” “Let us pause for a moment in science” – Some powerful, some quirky, and some punny slogans like these popped up and filled the streets in more than 600 cities around the world on April 22nd. Scientists and supporters of science stood united on this...
MSTP Celebrations – May
May. 8, 2017—MSTP Celebrations – May Congratulations to the MSTP Graduating Class of 2017! Left to right: Tony McClure, Troy Hutchens, Bobak Parang, Catherine Meador, Scott McCall, Kristie Aamodt, Pratik Talati, MSTP Director Chris Williams, Rafal Sobota. Not pictured: Sherry Wen and Katie Ryan. On May 18, the MSTP G2 class celebrated their Halftime and received...
MSTP Celebrations – April
Apr. 27, 2017—MSTP Celebrations Vanderbilt MSTP students and the Leadership Team enjoyed Ben & Jerry's ice cream, games and fun at the ice cream social on April 17! Vanderbilt MSTP students participated in the Shade Tree Trot fundraiser for Shade Tree Clinic on April 22! #pediatrics Megan Williams (MSTP Leadership Team) and husband...
Call for Applications for SAC Chair-Elect!
Apr. 27, 2017—Call for Applications for SAC Chair-Elect Over the past year, the MSTP SAC underwent several changes for it to better provide a platform for discussing student-generated initiatives, addressing student questions and concerns, and facilitating excellent programming. This reorganization included the creation of two new positions: the SAC Chair and Chair-Elect. These students create agenda items...
Meet the PSTP Associate College Advisors
Apr. 26, 2017—Meet the PSTP Associate College Advisors Stahlman-Thomas (Robinson) Vance Albaugh, M.D., Ph.D. What residency/fellowship program and year are you in? I am a PGY-3 in General Surgery, but I am currently finishing a three year F32 postdoctoral fellowship in metabolic surgery. Where did you go to medical school, and what brought you to Vanderbilt? I...
The Three Minute Thesis®: Students present their Ph.D. work in the same length of time it takes to read this article
Apr. 25, 2017— The Three Minute Thesis®: Students present their Ph.D. work in the same length of time it takes to read this article On March 31, 2017, five Vanderbilt MSTP graduate-phase students participated in the Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition. Melissa Bloodworth (G4), Daniel Kashima (G4), Shan Parikh (G4), Krystian Kozek (G3), and MariaSanta Mangione (G3) all...