UCLA-Caltech Medical Scientist Training Program

We’re excited to bring back our 4th Annual Bike Week for Brain Tumor Research supporting this May 4-11 with a group ride & beach day on Sunday May 4th! The funds we raise will help support brain tumor research, patient financial aid, and support communities. Also, the top 2 riders with the most miles that week will win an ABTA swag bag!

Please consider donating/signing up at the link in bio (tinyurl.com/mstp25bikeweek), and see you in May! And help spread the word! 🧠 🚲

🌟 The 2025 UCLA MD-PhD Summer Research Fellowship Program application is open now! 🌟 Are you an undergraduate interested in the MD-PhD track? Want to spend a summer conducting research at UCLA? Start your application now! 🔬🥼🩺

Link in bio for the application!

For more information about the program: https://mstp.healthsciences.ucla.edu/ucla-md-phd-undergraduate-summer-fellowship/

We loved meeting everyone at this year! Our co-director, program manager, and two current MSTP students got to speak with prospective students about the MD-PhD path and why we chose UCLA-Caltech. We hope these conversations helped you along your journey toward becoming a physician scientist.

Special congrats to .ucla for winning chapter of the year!! Go Bruins!! 💙 💛

Out today in Nature Immunology: MEF2C regulates NK cell effector functions through control of lipid metabolism by Li et al! Joey Li is a PhD3 in the O’Sullivan lab. Congratulations!!!

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41590-024-01811-2

Mildred Galvez (MS3) published her work in Cancer Immunology Research, which reports that immune cells can still fight cancer even when the cancer cells lack an important protein recognized by immune cells. See the full press release below. Congratulations Mildred!! 🎊

Study reveals hidden immune defense against cancer Researchers at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have found certain immune cells can still fight cancer even when the cancer cells lack an important protein that the immune system relies on to help track down cancer cells.

🩺 It’s a match! 🩺

Congrats to the MSTP Class of 2024!!!! We are so happy for you all and rooting for you in the next part of your journey.

Fun fact: This year we have THREE graduates from our Social Sciences Track. We also have TWO new parents in this year’s graduating class.