Science Advocacy
This Month in Science and Medicine History – May 2025
May. 28, 2025—In May, we celebrate the contributions and achievements of Asian American and Pacific Islanders for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month as well as the contributions and achievements of Jewish Americans with Jewish American Heritage Month. Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month began as a 10-day celebration in 1977, and you can learn...
2025 AAP/ASCI/APSA Joint Meeting
May. 27, 2025—By Yash Pershad (G2) This April, several Vanderbilt MSTP students attended the 2025 AAP/ASCI/APSA Joint Meeting at the Swissôtel Chicago, joining physician-scientists from across the country for a weekend of cutting-edge science and career development. The conference opened with a compelling conversation featuring Dr. Peggy Hamburg, former FDA Commissioner, followed by a keynote from Dr....
Physician Scientist Seminar Series – Dr. Stuart Orkin
Apr. 28, 2025—By Neil Chada (G3) and Yash Pershad (G2) On March 27, 2025, the Vanderbilt MSTP had the honor of hosting Dr. Stuart Orkin for the Spring 2025 Physician-Scientist Speaker Series (PSSS) as part of the VUMC Discovery Lecture Series. Dr. Orkin is the David G. Nathan Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School and...
This Week in Science and Medicine History – April 2025
Apr. 28, 2025—by Leigh Ann Gardner, MSTP Senior Grants Manager Week 1 (April 3): Doctor and epidemiologist Pierre-Fidèle Bretonneau, a pioneer of modern medicine, was born on April 3, 1778, in Saint-Georges-sur-Cher. The son of a surgeon, he began his medical studies in Paris at the age of 17; however, these studies were interrupted by ill health...
This Month in Science and Medicine History – December 2024
Dec. 30, 2024—by Leigh Ann Gardner (MSTP Senior Grants Manager) December 1: Physician, politician, and anthropologist Te Rangi Hīroa or Te Rangihīroa (also known as Sir Peter Henry Buck) died in Honolulu, Hawaii on December 1, 1951. Born in c. 1877 in New Zealand with Māori descent on his maternal side of the family, he was raised...
High School Mentorship Program
Dec. 27, 2022—by Yasminye Pettway (G3) The Vanderbilt MSTP High School Mentoring Program was founded in 2020 by Thao Le (G5). The program’s mission is to provide high school students from underrepresented backgrounds with exposure to careers in medicine and biomedical research as well as opportunities for mentorship that will affirm their potential for success. This academic...
Mini MSTP
May. 31, 2022—By Drew Kittleson (M2) Mini-MSTP made its triumphant return to wholly in-person programming for the first time since 2019! On May 6, the MSTP Outreach Committee invited middle school children from across Dickson County schools to participate in our annual event highlighting the experiences of physician-scientists. Over 60 children attended and participated in stations dedicated...
On Pride Month
Jun. 29, 2021—by Camille Wang (G3) Fifty-two years ago, on the morning of June 28, police officers raided Stonewall Inn, manhandling patrons and arresting and violating people dressed in drag. Fed up with the harassment and discrimination, patrons and onlookers began a full-blown riot involving hundreds of people for days. This became known as the Stonewall Riots...
Want to make an impact? The MSTP High School Mentoring Program is recruiting!
Jun. 29, 2021—By Thao Le (G4) This summer marks one year since the start of the Vanderbilt MSTP High School Mentoring Program, which aims to provide high school students from underprivileged backgrounds with exposure to careers in medicine and biomedical research as well as opportunities for mentorship that will affirm their potential for success. Piloted during a...
MSTP x COVID-19 Vaccine
Mar. 30, 2021—In addition to receiving the COVID-19 vaccine (featuring Bryn Sierra (Program Manager, bottom left) and Kyle Enriquez (M1, bottom right)), some MSTP students (Danny Sack (G3) , Lizzie Hale (G4), Kelsey McNew (G4), Maggie Axelrod (G4), Emilie Fisher (G1), and Sarah Reed (M2)) have started volunteering their time to vaccinate the public! Click here to read...