Dr. Lourdes Estrada, Associate Professor of Biochemistry, serves as Associate Director of the Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP). Dr. Estrada was raised in Puerto Rico, received her PhD in Pharmacology from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, and completed her postdoctoral training in pediatric genetics at the University of Michigan. In 2004, Dr. Estrada joined the Vanderbilt Department of Cancer Biology to serve as Scientific and Education Officer for a multidisciplinary team of scientists in the NCI-funded Center for Cancer Systems Biology at Vanderbilt (CCSB@V). As a medical school educator, Dr. Estrada serves as Co-Director of the Immersion Phase, a 2-year post-clerkship medical school phase of Curriculum 2.0. Dr. Estrada is the Director-Elect for the Vanderbilt Academy for Excellence in Education and will assume the Director’s role in 2022. Nationally, Dr. Estrada was elected to serve in the Association of Biochemistry Educators Board and is the current Secretary. Dr. Estrada’s dedication to innovations in graduate and medical school education is evident in her leadership roles at the local and national level.