Vanderbilt MSTP

06/01/2026

Congratulations to Drs. Nada Elsayed, Emily Chu, and Raymond Zhang for successfully defending and completing their PhDs in May!

05/29/2026

Here is the May 2026 edition of the Vanderbilt MSTP Newsletter featuring Commencement, an alumni speaker, mini MSTP, recent defenses, honors and awards, new publications, halftime celebration, engagements, M1 spring break fun, hiking, and more!

# VANDERBILT School of Medicine # April 2026 Newsletter [if mso]> (mailto:[email protected]?subject=Newsletter%20Committee&body=) # 2026 Vanderbilt MSTP Commencement Congratulations to our 2026 Vanderbilt MSTP Graduating Class!! They were honored with numerous awards which can be viewed....

05/28/2026

We have a double header Vanderbilt MSTP Dissertation Defenses today! Join us at 10:00am in 214 Light Hall for Emily Chu's defense and then again at 2:00pm in 202 Light Hall for Raymond Zhang's defense!

05/22/2026

Join us next Thursday, May 28 at 2:00pm in 202 Light Hall or via Zoom for Raymond Zhang's Dissertation Defense! He will present "Investigating the Role of VISTA in Myelodysplastic Syndrome: Myeloid Function, Immune Suppression, and Disease Progression" completed in Dr. Tae Kon Kim's lab through the Cancer Biology Graduate Program!

05/21/2026

Join us next Thursday, May 28 at 10:00am in 214 Light Hall or via Zoom for Emily Chu's Dissertation Defense! She will present "The CD8 T Cell Landscape in Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Insights From Patient Studies and Unconditioned Mouse Models" completed in Dr. Brent Ferrell's lab through the Cancer Biology Graduate Program.

05/20/2026

Huge congratulations to our 18 Vanderbilt MSTP Class of 2026 graduates! We are proud of all you have accomplished thus far and look forward to the amazing things you will do in the future!

05/11/2026

Congratulations to Drs. Drew Kittleson, Chloe Cho, and Kyle Enriquez, and for successfully defending and completing their PhDs in April!

05/07/2026

Here is the April 2026 Vanderbilt MSTP Newsletter featuring the Spring Physician-Scientist Speaker Series, recent and upcoming defenses, recap of the ASCI/AAP/APSA Joint Meeting, MSTP Day at Shade Tree, Honors and Awards, MSTPublications, Cadaver Ball, a wedding, happy hour, and more!

# VANDERBILT School of Medicine # April 2026 Newsletter [if mso]> # MSTP Spring Physician Scientist Speaker Series: Dr. David Clapham # by Yash Pershad (G3) and Thomas Clarity (G2) The MSTP's Spring Physician Scientist Speaker Series recently welcomed Dr. David Clapham, distinguished ion channel bio...

05/07/2026

Join us TODAY at 2:00pm in 1220 MRB III or via Zoom for Nada's Dissertation Defense!

Join us next Thursday, May 7 at 2:00pm in 1220 MRB III for Nada Elsayed's Dissertation Defense! She will present "Single-Cell Profiling of Forebrain Development and Aberrant Signaling in mTORopathies" completed in the lab of Dr. Kevin Ess through the Neuroscience Graduate Program.

04/28/2026

Join us next Thursday, May 7 at 2:00pm in 1220 MRB III for Nada Elsayed's Dissertation Defense! She will present "Single-Cell Profiling of Forebrain Development and Aberrant Signaling in mTORopathies" completed in the lab of Dr. Kevin Ess through the Neuroscience Graduate Program.