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:
E-24 Incoming Class
2024 Entering Class
2022 MSTP Entering Class
The 2022 entering class during their stethoscope ceremony in front of Portage Bay
2024 MS4 Graduation
Directors and recent graduates gather on the terrace
MSTP Retreat Poster Session
Students at the MSTP summer retreat participate in a poster session
2024 MSTP Olympics Winners
Team 1 poses for their Olympic win
Q&A with the Directors
MSTP directors hold a Q&A at the annual retreat
White Coat Ceremony
2022 class receiving their white coats
2023 MSTP Retreat - Pack Forest
Students gather for annual retreat
2023 White Coat Ceremony
2023 class on their white coat day
2023 Cohort on their white coat day
2023 Class in front of the big W.
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, and Sleeping Lady Resort.
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.
2024-25 MSTP Dinner Meeting Dates & Presenter Information
September 12, 2024
Student Speaker:
Rechel Geiger, (E-19)
Malik Lab
Molecular & Cellular Biology Graduate Program
“Evolving MxA Super-Restrictors of Orthomyxoviruses”
Faculty Speaker:
Aaron Ring, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Translational Science and Therapeutics Division, Fred Hutch
“Decoding the autoantibody reactome”
October 10, 2024
Student Speaker:
Oliver Newsom, (E-18)
Sullivan Lab
Molecular & Cellular Biology Graduate Program
“The push for a chemically defined culture media: Understanding how serum supports cell proliferation”
Faculty Speaker:
David MacPherson, PhD
Human Biology and Public Health Sciences Divisions, FHCC
“Driver genes and therapeutic vulnerabilities in small cell lung cancer”
November 21, 2024
Student Speaker:
Alex Willcox, (E-19)
Overbaugh Lab
Molecular & Cellular Biology Graduate Program
“Characterizing genes that contribute to type I interferon restriction of Zika virus“
Faculty Speaker:
Sita Kugel, PhD
Associate Professor, Human Biology Division, FHCC
“Targeting lineage plasticity in cancer”
January 9, 2025
Student Speaker:
Jeremiah Sims, PhD (E-19)
Baker Lab
Molecular & Cellular Biology Graduate Program
“Principles of Therapeutic Protein Design”
January 23, 2025
Student Speaker:
Miguel I. Paredes, PhD, MPH (E-19)
Bedford Lab
Epidemiology Graduate Program
“Deciphering global mpox spread through genomic epidemiology”
February 6, 2025
Student Speaker:
Naveen Jasti, (E-19)
King Lab
Molecular Engineering Graduate Program
“Structure based stabilization of native-like antigens with deep learning”
April 24, 2025
Student Speaker:
Thomas Pulliam, PhD (E-16)
Nghiem Lab
Molecular & Cellular Biology Graduate Program
“Immunotherapy response and resistance in Merkel cell carcinoma”
Quarterly Directors’ Suppers
1st and 2nd year students have informal suppers with our directors to discuss lab choices, coursework, and any other issues. Students will have met individually with directors between these supper meetings.