Life in the MSTP
Life in the MSTP – December 2024
May. 2, 2025— Another successful MSTP Winter Chili Party! The wellness committee had crockpots of never ending chili and a table full of snacks to fuel students as they study and work. Our Lunches with Leaders series continued this month with Dean Donald Brady, Senior Associate Dean for Health Sciences Education, and Dr. Bill Cooper,...
MSTPets
Jan. 30, 2024—Nada Elsayed (G2) knitted Sarah Reed (G3) a hat featuring her pup Noodle! Millie (Fur-baby to John Shelley G4) was unsure of all the snow this month
Life in the MSTP – January 2024
Jan. 30, 2024—Dr. Lourdes Estrada (MSTP Associate Director), her husband Larry, and their sweet pup Sadie just finished logging for their log cabin. Next comes peeling and stacking! John Shelley (G4) had a neighborhood block party thanks to our winter storm! Congratulations to Stephanie Cajigas (G4) and Christopher Gabriel who got married over the holidays! Congratulations...
Life in the MSTP – December 2023
Dec. 18, 2023— The annual MSTP Winter Chili Party hosted by the MSTP Wellness Committee was another big success! Full of chili, a giant charcuterie board, bluegrass music, and white elephant present exchanges, everyone had a great time! Thank you to Kimmy Bress (G2), Kevin Zhang (G1), Bryn Sierra (MSTP Program Manager), and the rest of the...
Life in the MSTP – November 2023
Nov. 29, 2023—Congratulations to Allie Lake (G3) and Bernie Mulvey who recently got married with many MSTP classmates in attendance! MSTP students ran into alum Dr. Ayesha Muhammad (class of 2023) at the American Society of Human Genetics Conference this year in Washington DC. MSTP students at the annual Cancer Biology Program Retreat. Current MSTP students Sarah Reed (G3)...
We’re all #MSTPstars!
Oct. 31, 2023—#MSTPstar features a selection of some of amazing things we do in our real lives: finding new/enjoying old study spots, making time to purchase food so our bodies have calories, remembering where we parked our car, etc. Submit your #MSTPstar here. Stephanie Cajigas (G4), in the halloween spirit, crocheted a super cute Frankenstein and cauldron!
Life in the MSTP – February 2023
Feb. 27, 2023— Connor Beebout (M4) and his wife Alex (postdoc) welcomed their new son Aaron into the world on January 28! Zachary Ewell (M1), played Toccata and Fugue in D minor, often referred to as “Dorian,” by Johann Sebastian Bach, on the organ for the BRET 2022 Winter Showcase. Recently the M1 and M4...
Life in the MSTP – January 2023
Jan. 31, 2023—The G4 class made bao and watched House of the Dragon together! Edwards-Goodpasture hosted a Tie Dye Party for their recent College Advisory Board (CAB) Day at MSTP seminar! To kickoff MSTP Seminar for the year, the MSTP Wellness Committee hosted a “Create & Reflect” day where everyone potted plants and reflected on the growth...
MSTPets
Dec. 27, 2022—Emilie Fisher’s (G3) pups, Ori and CC, showing off their holiday sweaters. Featuring Elf Emilie crocheted by the talented Nada Elsayed (G1)!
Life in the MSTP – December 2022
Dec. 27, 2022—Nowrin Chowdhury (G4), Camille Wang (G4), Andrew Boal (G4), Leon Cai (G4), and other friends attended the pulmonary holiday party, held at the TN State Museum. \ Some members of the G3 class attended a holiday pop up! Members of our MSTP Wellness committee hosted a holiday party for everyone in the program and their families...