MSTP Blog
MSTPublications: September 2023
Sep. 28, 2023—Artificial Intelligence to Preoperatively Predict Proximal Junction Kyphosis Following Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery: Soft Tissue Imaging May be Necessary for Accurate Models. Johnson GW, Chanbour H, Ali MA, Chen J, Metcalf T, Doss D, Younus I, Jonzzon S, Roth SG, Abtahi AM, Stephens BF, Zuckerman SL. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2023 Aug 30. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000004816....
Life in the MSTP – September 2023
Sep. 28, 2023—Edwards-Goodpasture had a family dinner with a member of each class year present from M1-M4! Matt Loberg (G4), Sarah Reed (G3), and Megan Tigue (G3) spent some time time hiking in Acadia National Park in Maine! Members of the G1 and G2 classes got together at a brewery to talk about graduate school transitions! Megan...
Honors and Awards – September 2023
Sep. 28, 2023—Kimmy Bress (G2) received a Neurodiversity Inspired Science & Engineering Graduate Trainee Fellowship from the Frist Center for Autism and Innovation and received a Russell G. Hamilton Graduate Leadership Institute Professional Development and Training Grant! Kimmy’s project is “Sensorimotor Control of Facial Expression in Autism” using MRI to study why facial expression is atypical in autism. Bryn Sierra...
Alumni Profile: Al Powers, M.D., Ph.D., (’12)
Sep. 28, 2023—By Drew Kittleson (G2) Dr. Al Powers, M.D., Ph.D. (’12) is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and serves as Medical Director and Associate Director of the PRIME Psychosis Risk Clinic at Yale School of Medicine. As a clinician-scientist actively engaged in academic medicine, he treats individuals who have developed symptoms of psychosis...
Life in the MSTP – August 2023
Aug. 30, 2023—The wellness committee hosted the annual MSTP summer happy hour at Jackalope Brewery! Our MSTP Summer Undergraduate Research Students went to an Escape Game and dinner with their MSTP student mentors at the end of the summer! Our MSTP Summer Undergraduate Research Students gave oral presentations on their summer research projects at MSTP...
Honors and Awards – August 2023
Aug. 30, 2023—Avery Bogart (G3) received her NIH NRSA F30! Drew Kittleson (G2) was awarded a three-year Clinical and Translational Science Award from VICTR to fund his project on “Functional activation and connectivity of the human posterior insula in schizophrenia”!
MSTPublications: August 2023
Aug. 30, 2023—Deep Learning Segmentation of the Nucleus Basalis of Meynert on 3T MRI. Doss DJ, Johnson GW, Narasimhan S, Shless JS, Jiang JW, González HFJ, Paulo DL, Lucas A, Davis KA, Chang C, Morgan VL, Constantinidis C, Dawant BM, Englot DJ. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2023 Aug 10. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A7950. Online ahead of print. Background and...
MSTP Leadership Workshop II – August 2023
Aug. 30, 2023—by Seth Reasoner (G4) Leadership Workshop II is a biennial event for senior students in the MSTP (G4’s, G5’s and M4’s). Leadership Workshop II has been a regular part of the MSTP leadership development curriculum since 2006. The objective of Leadership Workshop II is to reinforce principles introduced during Leadership Workshop I, prepare for leadership...
ADI Highlights
Aug. 30, 2023—MSTP Foundations in Health and Research Equity Course The MSTP Anti-racism, Diversity, and Inclusion (ADI) Council recently piloted all four sessions of a new Foundations in Health and Research Equity (FHRE) course for MSTP students, created in partnership with the Office of Health Equity. This course is intended to provide future physician-scientists with knowledge and...
Meet the new Edwards-Goodpasture PSTP Associate College Advisor: Megan Lancaster, M.D., Ph.D.
Aug. 30, 2023—by Sara Stiens (M1) Dr. Megan Lancaster, M.D., Ph.D., is a PGY-7 (post-graduate year 7) Cardiovascular Medicine Fellow in the Physician Scientist Training Program (PSTP) at Vanderbilt. When asked what led her to pursue medicine and science, Dr. Lancaster responded in the way that many physician-scientists do: she couldn’t decide between the two. Dr. Lancaster...
ADI Highlights
Jul. 30, 2023—MSTP Retreat ADI Session This year, we launched a new type of session for MSTP retreat focusing on the MSTP’s commitment to Antiracism, Diversity, and Inclusion (ADI). The session – titled “From Theory 2 Practice” focused on practical ways to enact change from more junior positions in the academic hierarchy. Starting with a context talk...
Life in the MSTP – July 2023
Jul. 30, 2023—Avery-Cohen went to Top Golf as a college advising event with faculty advisor Dr. Ben Park! A group of M1s bonded at a hot yoga event and hope to make this a weekly event! After white water rafting during VUSM orientation, some M1s took a detour at the Little Debbie Park in Collegedale, TN!
MSTPets
Jul. 30, 2023—Emma Fritsch (M1) has 3 sugar gliders named Minccino (Minchy), Togepi (Togi), and Eevee. They love to eat sweet things and glide around! Peyton Hickman (M1) and his wife recently got a sweet puppy! Name: Vandy Age: 9 weeks old Breed: Bichon-poo Other facts: Major Tennessee Vols fan! Favorite toy is a stuffed yellow duck.
Honors and Awards – July 2023
Jul. 30, 2023—Yasminye Pettway (G4) was selected as the Vanderbilt Prize Student Scholar and will be mentored by the 2023 Vanderbilt Prize Scholar in Biomedical Science, Professor Dame Frances Ashcroft. The Vanderbilt Prize Student Scholar is someone who demonstrates excellent leadership qualities through their research and service to the scientific community and characteristics that exhibit outstanding potential to...