Birthday Birthday!

A Happy Happy Birthday today to Lisa S. 

Hope you've got some great celebrating planned for the occasion!

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Anonymous Quotes from People Who May Lecture to the UW MSTP

" [the med student] showed up late, with a coffee!"

Cardiovascular Information made Adorable

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When I'm Home for Winter Break in a Small Town Full of People I Went to High School With

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Sampson

The adorable puppy of Kelli P. 

A little blurry because this one is bursting with energy!

Photo Credit: Brittany Y.

Happy Happy Birthday!

A Happy Birthday today to our world traveler Mazdak B.

Hope the day brings you cake!

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Merry Christmas!

The UW MSTP would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas. 

Video brought to you by Youtube. 

Ainsley

It's Christmas Eve, and this pup is ready for the festivities to commence 

(Charlie Brown Christmas tree and all!).  

Hope everyone out there is getting the chance to spend some time 

with family, friends, and furry friends. 

Pictured: Ainsley, dog of Chelsea H. 

Photo Credit: Chelsea H. 

Anonymous Quotes from the UW MSTP

"Would you like to help me open my mollusk?"

Birthday Birthday Birthday!

Our third birthday in a row this month, Happy Birthday today to Arick P.

You may not be the biggest cake person, but the UW MSTP wishes you a day filled with delicious edibles nonetheless. Sushi maybe? 

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Birthday Birthday!

 A Happy Birthday today to Rene R.

Wishing you a day filled with not just any cake, awesome cake!

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Happy Happy Birthday!

A happy Grumpy Cat birthday to our very own Grump Cat Drew S.

Hope your birthday includes some non-grumpy cake times!

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When I Remember that I am Not Actually Dumb and Realize that Instead My Labmate Has Just Been Trying to Make Me Feel Dumb Due to Jealousy and Insecurities that Aren't My Problem

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Gingerbread Decorating Party

This nifty gingerbread dwelling designed by the lovely Ceci W. 

A little gingerbread scientist! (Einstein to be exact.) 

And, according to creator Ted G., "He has a grad student in his pocket!"

Birthday Birthday!

Happy Birthday to Sumit K. today! 

The UW MSTP wishes you a great cake day.

Photo Credit: Brittany Y.

Interview with Us, and We Will Feed You Well!

MSTP December Recruiting dinner party 2013.

Chicken with vegetables, squash curry, white rice, and pad thai. 

Catered by: Sa Bai Thong

Photo Credit: Brittany Young

Lungs!

A pair of cat lungs being inflated by a straw. 

Pretty cool (and way more dynamic than the fixed lungs in anatomy lab). 

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When I Think About what I Need to Accomplish Between Now and My Thesis Defense

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Oliver

The adorable Golden Doodle of our Director, Dr. Huttenlocher. 

Photo Credit: Brittany Y.

Throwback Thursday

Remember when we told you that Jason runs marathons? 

Here he is in the 2005 GW invitational. Impressive!

Photo Credit: Sam O.

Submitted by: Jason C.

Birthday birthday!

A Happy Happy Birthday today to Nick V.

Here are some elaborate and musical birthday wishes from the minions. 

And of course, the UW MSTP wishes you cake. ;] 

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Questions I Don't Anticipate Asking When I Am An Attending PI Some Day

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Happy happy birthday!

Happy birthday today to Ceci W.

Hope you birthday is filled with cats and cakes. And perhaps even cakes shaped like cats. 

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Shoot the Moon

This puzzle has taunted many current students and interviewing recruits alike. 

Safe travels to all who interviewed with us over the past couple days. 

We hope to see you back in 2014 as part of our program! 

Photo Credit: Sumit K.

Patatas Bravas

Taken at: Merchant

Photo Credit: Brittany Y.

Good Luck to All Our Interviewing Recruits Today!

We promise, it won't be at all like this. 

We won't even make you wear a suit! ;]

Video brought to you by Youtube. 

Get Ready for Recruiting!

The second interview weekend of the academic year is upon us! We'll be hosting sixteen recruits over the next couple days, and in addition to talking to researchers around campus (don't worry -- we provide everyone with a living breathing guide to take care of all of that navigating between interviews!) our interview weekends are, in our humble opinion, some of the best around.

This weekend, we're looking forward to taking our recruits to try out some of the eateries on State Street, explore the city a little, watch a UW hockey game or attend a Christmas concert, and even take a tour of a local brewery.

Looking forward to meeting everyone for a weekend of fun. :]

Birthday Birthday!

Happy Birthday to Dr. Burkard, one of our very own UW MSTP Associate Directors. 

(Pictured here on left along with Dr. Mosher, former director of the UW MSTP.)

Photo Credit: Brittany Y.

Gunnar Lou

Brett M.'s pup just after building his first snowman. 

Photo credit: Brett M. 

Sushi Rolls, Nigiri, Crispy Salmon Skin, and Seaweed Salad

Yummmmmmmm.

Taken at: The Journey Sushi & Seafood Buffet

Photo Credit: Brittany Y.

Birthday Birthday!

Happy Birthday to Brendan F. !

The image pretty much sums up our sentiments; hope your day is filled with cake. :] 

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Madison: A World-Class University Town

And if you don't believe us, just ask BBC Travel, which recently named Madison, WI as one of the top five University Towns in the world. That's right, the world.

Submitted by: Sumit K.

All I Want To Do On The Cold Friday Morning After A Thanksgiving Feast

Unless you're out rounding up Black Friday bargains, in which case more power to you!

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Happy Thanksgiving!

The song may be a year old, but if there's one day of the year to play it that would be today. 

Happy Thanksgiving from the UW MSTP!

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Marley

Meet Marley, puppy of Adam B. 

(Also featuring Adam's wife, Erin, recipient of puppy kisses.)

Photo Credit: Adam B.

Rollin' Safari

The Rollin' Wild Youtube channel has some awesome videos depicting a world in which animals are not only round but kind of bouncy. These short videos make for a strangely soothing study break. 

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When the VA TMS Training that can be Completed "From Any Computer" can Only be Completed from an On-Site VA Computer

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Birthday Birthday!

Wishing a Happy Birthday and an awesome Cake Day to the beautiful Bornali K. 

Photo Credit: Brittany Y. 

The More You Know (about misapplied logos)

Even though these two symbols are apparently mixed up sometimes when used to represent medical practice, the white coats from the UW School of Medicine and Public Health definitely feature the correct Rod of Asclepius!

Giant bowl of veggies

The giant salad served at this year's MSTP retreat! 

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Double Birthdays Today!

  

A Happy Birthday today to the gentlemen pictured above: 

student Michael P. and our Associate Director Dr. S. Reeder. 

In UWMSTP Blog fashion, we wish you both cake! 

Image Credits: molpharm.wisc.edu ; radiology.wisc.edu

Cast Your Vote!

UW MSTP-ers Layla B., Sumit K., and Jason C. participated in UW Madison's 2013 100 Hour Challenge this past weekend, creating a prototype urine test that can detect early-stage fungal meningitis. Pretty cool!

The winners are being chosen by popular vote, and this project is currently running behind a "desk doubling" contraption by about 60 votes (far less impressive, some might say).

So check out their video here and cast your vote!

Undergrads in their Natural Habitat

Main campus at UW Madison is teaming with undergraduate students during the academic year. Sometimes we find that the most entertaining way to interact with them is to just observe and take notes on their particular behaviors as one might in a nature documentary. 

Overheard at the local Steep & Brew coffee shop: 

"I was still tipsy when I went to the library. Things that make me smile. Period."

"We're listing people that are normal. Like not weird. Like not me. I'm weird. I'm a weird person."

"She's the classic girl. I wouldn't call her trendy, I'd call her classic. But, like, normal."

"You, like, can't say that...it's degrading. It's like vomiting--you can say it and that's fine but, like, only if no one hears."

Quotes submitted by Richard M.

A Portrait of Our Fearless Administrator

Photo Credit: Brittany Y.

Spot Dr. Fillingame's Favorite Soda

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Grand Weekend Adventures During Med School

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U of M Alums!

A couple of our program's Minnesotans Mitch B. and Ted G. 

checking out something cool (what, exactly, we may never know). 

Photo Credit: Brittany Y.

Beef Stew

Taken at Merchant

Photo Credit: Brittany Y.

Grad School Barbie!

Introducing Mattel's latest addition to the Barbie line of upstanding role models for children. After all, the holidays are just around the corner.

Submitted by: Chelsea H.

When I Realize I've Been Emailing My Lab Tech Support Requests to the Infectious Disease Course Director for the Past Year

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Deconstructed Tiramisu

Taken at Osteria Papavero

Photo Credit: Brittany Y.

Birthday Birthday!

A Happy Birthday today to David M. 

Hopefully some awesome cake is in a part of the festivities. 

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Rhetorical Question

"Who's got three thumbs and got kicked out of anatomy lab? THIS GUY."

This joke brought to you by Ceci W. 

Birthday Birthday!

Happy Birthday to Yang H. 

May today bring you cake or something with equal or greater deliciousness. 

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Chocolate Mousse

Taken at: Merchant

Photo Credit: Brittany Y.

I Propose that UWMSTP Adopt a Version of this, Perhaps with a Cape and a Halberd?

This seems awesome, and then you realize that it is actually a real thing, 

at which point it becomes even more awesome. 

Submitted by the lovely Chelsea H.

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Photos from Fall

Halloween is over, but that doesn't mean we've run out of October photos!

Here are Erin T. and Mitch B. doing some good old-fashioned pumpkin carving. 

Yes, this is Mitch working on that NIH pumpkin. 

Photo Credits: Sumit K.

Anonymous Quotes from the UWMSTP

*speaker indicates an area on a diagram of the heart*

"This is... some sort of chamber."

House Burrata

Taken at: Osteria Papavero

Photo Credit: Brittany Y.

When Another Grad Student Tries to Steal the Competent Undergrad I've Just Finished Training

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