Virtual VSSA | Summer 2020

Because we cannot provide the research experience we intended, we want to focus on enhancing your exposure to the STEMM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine) community. To accomplish this goal, we have planned seminars from individuals on different post-undergraduate paths. The presenters will discuss both their personal journey, explaining their motivations, goals, and reasons for pursuing their path, as well as a professional story that illustrates their passion. During each seminar hour, two individuals will present so that you build an understanding of the diversity of the community. We will complement these seminars with professional development seminars to help you know how to prepare for your next step!

Live Seminar Note:

If you will be watching the seminars live, please note that you will have to click the “Join the Meeting as an Attendee” link in blue and complete a simple registration document to log in. This is simply due to a quirk in our system. Thank you for your patience!

If joining from your cell phone, you may need to add the following password: 9895499714

For MSTP seminars, you will be joining in on the program’s DIB series: Data, Ideas, & Beverages (DIB) is our weekly summer seminar series that features graduate phase students giving 30-45 minute TED style talks on topics including research in progress, exciting side projects, a review of core facilities at Vanderbilt, scientific topics of interest, didactics like biostatistics and personal journeys. DIB serves as a way to introduce new students to various labs and all that Vanderbilt has to offer (core facilities or other helpful resources during the graduate phase).

Note for June 10th seminar:

In support of the #shutdownSTEM and #strike4blacklives movement, we would like to postpone our seminar Wednesday, June 10th, until the day after, Thursday, June 11th, at 12:00 CST. We will be recording the seminar if you are unable to attend at the new time.

Because we will not be meeting at 12:00 tomorrow, we would like to encourage you to visit https://www.shutdownstem.com to learn more about this initiative. The organizers have provided action steps various leaders in STEM can take tomorrow, including you a student: https://www.shutdownstem.com/for-students. They have also collected a lot of resources to help scientists begin to understand structural racism, racial injustice and anti-racism: https://www.shutdownstem.com/resources. A few resources we’d like to share are below:

Thank you for your engagement and we look forward to seeing you Thursday!

Beth and Christina

Recordings

	Monday	Wednesday	Friday
June 1-5	Ben Park, M.D., Ph.D. Maria Hadjifrangiskou, Ph.D.	No recording available	Beth Bowman, Ph.D. & Christina Keeton, Ph.D. Presentation slides
June 8-12	Kellie Wilson, IGP PhD Graduate Student Geena Ildefonso, QCB PhD Graduate Students	Kianna Jackson, MD Kaitlyn Reasoner, MD	Jennifer Steffen Kimble, M.Ed
June 15-19	Rachelle W. Johnson, Ph.D. Danny Winder, Ph.D.	David Wu, MSTP Student	Megan A. Williams, Ph.D.
June 22-26	Tulo Omokehinde, Ph.D. Student Sam Doonyema, IGP PhD Student	Adrian Cadar, MD Student Ben Osher, MD Student	Kim Petrie, Ph.D.
June 29-July 3	James E. Crowe, Jr., M.D. Alyssa Hasty, Ph.D.	Danny Sack, MSTP student.