Graduate Alumni
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Bretton P. Nabit – 2024 May Student Spotlight
Pharmacology graduate, Bretton P. Nabit, defended his dissertation “Deciphering the Role of mGlu8 in Thalamocortical Circuitry: Insights from Conditional Knockout Strategies” on May 6! Congratulations Bretton!… Read MoreMay. 9, 2024
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A Chat With Alumnus Mateo Andres Perezrodriguez, MA ’11, Economics
Alumnus Mateo Andres Perezrodriguez, MA ’11, Economics Isaac Reeser, Assistant Director, Development and Alumni Relations, spoke with Alumnus Mateo Andres Perezrodriguez, MA ’11, Economics this spring. In this story, you will learn about Mateo’s journey to Vanderbilt and how his experiences in the commodore community have influenced his… Read MoreApr. 8, 2024
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Teresa Torres: 2024 February Student Spotlight
Teresa Torres, Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Pathology Torres is a member of the Vanderbilt Institute of Infection, Immunology, and Inflammation Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) committee and is actively involved in the Nashville community. She volunteers with Best Buddies, an international organization that promotes… Read MoreFeb. 12, 2024
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Migel Cuj: 2024 February Student Spotlight
Migel Cuj, Ph.D. student in Anthropology Cuj was awarded third place in the 2024 Peter K. New Student Research Competition for his paper, Beyond Physical Metrics: a Cultural Approach of the Biomedical Categories of Child Growth Standard. He will receive this award at the 84th Annual Meeting… Read MoreFeb. 12, 2024
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Jenny Tran: 2024 January Student Spotlight
Jenny Tran Graduate Student, Biochemistry Jenny Tran is a first-year graduate student in the Department of Biochemistry. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from the University of Georgia (UGA) in 2018. Her previous research includes peptide self-assembly at Emory University and NMR sparse labeling… Read MoreJan. 5, 2024
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Mellissa Meisels: 2024 January Student Spotlight
Mellissa Meisels, American Politics, Political Methodology Melissa has accepted a job at Yale University. In Fall 2024, she will be a post-doctoral fellow at the Center for the Study of American Politics, and in Fall 2025, she will start a tenure-track job in the Political Science Department. She… Read MoreJan. 5, 2024
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Chris Wilkerson: 2023 November Student Spotlight
The Graduate School recognizes graduate students who have demonstrated exceptional dedication and hard work in their scholarly pursuits, research, and community involvement. We would like to recognize the following student: Chris Wilkerson, a 67-year-old graduate student in Vanderbilt Graduate School’s MLAS program, is set to release his second book based… Read MoreNov. 17, 2023
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Allie Reichert: 2023 November Student Spotlight
The Graduate School recognizes graduate students who have demonstrated exceptional dedication and hard work in their scholarly pursuits, research, and community involvement. We would like to recognize the following student: Allie Reichert, a third-year Ph.D. student in the Anthropology department, gave a talk at the Vanderbilt Owen Business School about… Read MoreNov. 15, 2023
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Graduate School Names Endowed Scholarship Recipients for Spring 2023 School Year
The Graduate School provides students with endowed awards established by generous donors to recognize exceptional scholarship. There are eleven such awards available to students from various disciplines. These awards have different criteria, number of recipients, and award amounts. The Vanderbilt Graduate School has acknowledged exceptional research by Ph.D. candidates throughout… Read MoreNov. 2, 2023
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Lacy-Fischer Interdisciplinary Research Grants 2023 Recipients Announced
The Lacy-Fischer Interdisciplinary Research Grants were established to encourage graduate student-led research collaborations among students and faculty across campus. The goal of these grants is to enable interdisciplinary research teams working across at least two disciplines to seed the collection of preliminary data, add substantively to a project or area… Read MoreNov. 2, 2023