Dr. Hong Wu's MSTP Lecture Series Seminar is CANCELED due to Medical Emergency

We will be rescheduling Dr. Hong Wu's seminar to next year's lecture series.

2008 MSTP Residency Match Results: Congrats to Kwan and Sindy

Congratulations to Kwan and Sindy for matching. Kwan will be attending Johns Hopkins University for Neurology and Sindy will be attending UCLA for Radiology!

Congratulations to Kirk Pak (MSTP 5)

Kirk Pak was awarded an NIH, Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA Predoctoral M.D./Ph.D. Individual Fellowship (F30), NIDDK, F30 DK081289, 04/01/08-03/31/13. Congratulations Kirk.

MSTP Lecture Series for Dr. Shannon Turley Rescheduled

The February 11th lecture by Dr. Shannon Turley has been rescheduled for April 11th.

2007-2008 MSTP Lecture Series Speakers Announced

We are delighted to announce this year's MSTP Lecture Series Speakers. They are Andrew Fire (Stanford), Philip Cole (Johns Hopkins), Sheldon Greenfield (UC Irvine), Michael Bishop (UCSF), Shannon Turley (Harvard Medical School), Harvey Cohen (Stanford), Hong Wu (UCLA), and Carol Greider.

Welcome to our incoming class of MSTP students

The MSTP family would like to welcome Jasmin Dao (UC San Diego), Alexander Lin (U. Nebraska), Julia Mattson (U. Washington), Ryan Quigley (UC Berkeley), William Winter (Tulane), and Sharine Wittkoopp (Bryn Mawr).

Congratulations Dr. Josh Swamidass for your successful PhD Defense.

Josh successfully graduated with his doctorate degree and will return to the clinic to complete his last two years of medical school

Josh Swamidass Defense

Josh Swamidass will be defending his thesis entitled "Chemical Databases, Data Structures and Algorithms." Come out to support him. It will be on June 1st at 1PM at ICS2 144. Good Luck!

Congratulations to Dr. Ali Razmara and Dr. Tritia Yamasaki

Both successfully defended their PhD thesis and will move onto the clinics in June. Congratulations on this important milestone!

Dr. Karen Matsukuma matches into Stanford Pathology Residency

Congratulations to our Karen Matsukuma who successfully matched into the Pathology Residency Program at Stanford University.

Introducing "Synergy" : The UCI MSTP Newsletter

The First Edition of UC Irvine MSTP's "Synergy" is now available for download. The newsletter's goal is to provide a comprehensive resource for current students, faculty, alumni, and prospective MSTP applicants. Please provide your feedback!

2006-2007 Medical Scientist Lecture Series Speakers

The schedule of speakers this year is very impressive. Look under the "events" tab and under "lecture series" to download a list of this academic year's speakers.

MSTP Student Awarded the Department of Defense Breast Cancer Predoctoral Traineeship

Congratulations to Randy Wei (MSTP 4). He was awarded $90,000 for 3 years by the DOD Breast Cancer Predoctoral Traineeship for his breast cancer research under the mentorship of Dr. Wen-Hwa Lee in the Department of Biological Chemistry.

UCI MSTP Welcomes Our New 1st Year MSTP Colleagues

Welcome to Janice Chang, Timothy Minh, Haik Mkhikian, Courtney Reynolds, Wesley Ryan, Michelle Soriano, Alvaro Galvis.

Congratulations to our 2006-2007 MSTP Committee Members

View the new 2006-2007 MSTP Committee Members under "Current Students" portion of the website.

Wishing Dr. Tan a Speedy Recovery

UCI MSTP wants to wish our MSTP Clinical advisor, Dr. Tan, a speedy recovery on the path to recovering from a skiing accident.

Lunch and Dinner with MSTP Lecture Series Speaker

Contact Tritia if you are interested in meeting Dr. Tsai for lunch or dinner. This is a great opportunity to talk to a world renowned scientist in a smaller setting.

MSTP Lecture Series Speakers

We have an amazing group of distinguished and internationally recognized scientists speaking this academic year. Go visit the lecture series page under the events tab to find out more

Welcome Applicants

UCI MSTP welcome all applicants to the UCI MSTP. Please feel free to contact our current students to get more information on our program.

LAB ROTATION REPORTS

Remember to check you email from Dr. Goldin on how to fill out the laboratory rotation report. You will need it when you prepare for your Advancement after your first year in graduate school.

Party for Graduating Students

Come to Palo Verde New Community Centre on June 2nd from 6-9PM. Congratulations to Syam, Jose, and Anna.

SCHEDULE ADVISOR MEETING

Please schedule your meeting with the MSTP advisors before June!

CONGRATS TO JOSE, SHYAM, AND ANNA

Once again, UCI MSTP participants matched in very competitive residency programs. Jose matched at Cedar-Sinai for Radiology, Shyam matched at Washington University in St. Louis for Radiation Oncology, and Anna at University of Washington for Psychology. Congrats!

GOODLUCK YAMA, ANNA, AND JOSE ON MATCH DAY

We all support you!

MSTP APPLICANT INTERVIEW DINNER

Look in your e-mails for the direction's to the MSTP APPLICANT Interview Dinner at 7PM on 3/13/05

NEW ROUND OF MSTP INTERVIEWS

E-mail Chris if you want to interview an MSTP applicant.

Retreat Photos ONLINE!

Check out the MSTP Retreat Photos posted online. Go to Events >> Annual MSTP Retreat

STUDENT PUBLICATIONS ONLINE

Student Publications are currently being entered into the Publications Database. Please be patient as this process will take a very long time.

Download 2005 UCI MSTP RETREAT PROGRAM GUIDE

Go to http://mstp.uci.edu/retreat2005/retreatprogram.php to download the 2005 UCI MSTP Retreat Program Guide.

Welcome MSTP Applicants

We welcome all MSTP Interviewees on February 1st. Good luck on your interviews.

Alumni Information is Now Posted Online

All UCI alumni information is now online. Please look under the alumni tap.

Good Luck Yama on your Dissertation Defense

GOOD LUCK!

MSTP Powerpoint Presentation Files Due Jan 31

All MSTP students must submit a powerpoint presentation for the MSTP 2005 Retreat.

Happy Holidays

MSTP UCI wishes everyone a very happy holiday.

Second Round of MSTP Interviews on Dec. 6

Welcome to our 2nd group of UCI MSTP Applicants.

New Photos Uploaded

New MSTP Photos are now available under "Current Students" tab.

MSTP Site Still Under Construction

The "bells and whistles" (extras) of the MSTP site are still under construction. However, the main parts of the site are in operation.

First MSTP Interviews on Nov. 8

Welcome to our first group of MSTP interviewees. We hope you have a great interview day.

Dinner with MSTP Interviewees

All MSTP students are invited to meet and dine with MSTP interviewees in the E-building at 6PM