September 2025 Issue
Prompt: Names and What They Mean: The Language of Biomedical Science Language shapes the way we see patients, illness, and identity. With the changing of our name to the Naresh K. Vashist College of Medicine, we invite you to explore the power of names in medicine and how they might clarify, obscure, heal, or harm. What do names mean to you?
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Synapse Board Members
Sunitha Konatham Senior Editor-in-Chief Roshini Thiagarajan Editor-in-Chief Sara Montoya Acquisitions Editor Divya Gupta Acquisitions Editor Isaac Montgomery Copy Editor Abigail Bauder Copy Editor Keziah Chow Copy Editor Maha Kirmani Copy Editor Mihai Cipleu Design Editor Nicole Petit Design Editor
Angeline Ajit Copy Editor Miriam Ahmed Copy Editor Rishi Ramesh Managing Editor Paul Oancea Senior Staff Writer Anokhi Kholwadwala Staff Writer Michael Boulis Staff Writer Nabeeha Qazi Social/ Media Manager
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Dr. Karen Wakefield for being our faculty editor and
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The Synapse is sponsored by the Department of Humanities in Medicine at the Texas A&M University College of Medicine.