Program Activities
UW MSTP students frequently meet formally and informally to share ideas and enjoy life outside of school. Some of the MSTP-sponsored events are:
2026 Match Day
Residency Match Day with Directors
2025 MSTP Retreat
Olympic Games Winning Team
Q&A with the Directors
MSTP directors hold a Q&A at the annual retreat
Vertical Mentorship Event
Gathering across cohorts at Stoup Brewery
2026 MSTP Mariners Game
Students from across cohorts come together to watch the M's!
2026 MSTP Retreat at Marymoor Park
Students gathered for annual retreat at Marymoor park
MSTP Retreat
MSTP students and their families meet at one of the many state parks in Washington State for a summer retreat. We welcome incoming students and share science and fellowship. Recent locations have included Semiahmoo Resort, Fort Ebey State Park, Twanoh State Park, Magnuson Park, Lake Sammamish, and Pack Forest.
Weekly Journal Club & Monthly Dinner Meetings
These meetings focus on new journal articles and on the research of MSTP students and faculty mentors. The journal club is organized by and for students. The monthly dinners are open to MSTP students and faculty. All involve supper.
2026-27 MSTP Dinner Meeting Dates & Presenter Information
September 10, 2026
Student Speaker:
Jenny Nathans (E-20)
Shendure Lab
Genome Sciences Graduate Program
October 8, 2026
Student Speaker:
Vyom Raval (E-20)
Rieke Lab
Neuroscience Graduate Program
Student Speaker:
Riku Yasutomi (E-21)
Cole Trapnell & Cecilia Moens Lab
Genome Sciences Graduate Program
“Developmental mechanisms underlying the functional diversification ofcranial motor neurons”
November 12, 2026
Student Speaker:
Hank Cheng (E-21)
Stergachis Lab
Genome Sciences Graduate Program
“Long-read transcriptome analysis using IsoRanker for identifyingpathogenic variants in Mendelian conditions”
Student Speaker:
Caleb Carr (E-20)
Bloom Lab
Genome Sciences Graduate Program
January 7, 2027
Student Speaker:
Lucy Li (E-20)
Hamerman Lab
Molecular & Cellular Biology Graduate Program
January 21, 2027
Student Speaker:
Andrew Mullen (E-19)
Trapnell Lab
Computer Science and Engineering Graduate Program
February 4, 2027
Student Speaker:
Alex Doan (E-21)
MacPherson Lab
Molecular & Cellular Biology Graduate Program
April 1, 2027
Speaker: TBD