Science Advocacy
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This Month in Science and Medicine History – May 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… Read MoreMay. 28, 2025
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2025 AAP/ASCI/APSA Joint Meeting
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,… Read MoreMay. 27, 2025
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This Week in Science and Medicine History – April 2025
by Leigh Ann Gardner, MSTP Senior Grants Manager Pierre-Fidèle Bretonneau by Gustave Moreau. Image from Wikimedia Commons (public domain). 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,… Read MoreApr. 28, 2025
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Physician Scientist Seminar Series – Dr. Stuart Orkin
By Neil Chada (G3) and Yash Pershad (G2) Director Dr. Chris Williams and Dr. Stuart Orkin with APSA reps Yash Pershad (G2) and Neil Chada (G3). 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… Read MoreApr. 28, 2025
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This Month in Science and Medicine History – December 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… Read MoreDec. 30, 2024
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High School Mentorship Program
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… Read MoreDec. 27, 2022
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Mini MSTP
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… Read MoreMay. 31, 2022