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The Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine at the University of Vermont has a remarkable community that provides ample opportunities to connect with fellow graduate students, postdocs, staff, and faculty. Offerings include workshops, conferences, events and seminars to bring together the perspectives of our diverse specialties. It is important to share your voice and feel heard as well as get involved with our Larner Community. 

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  • Seminar Series: Spatial Mapping with 10x Genomics, May 7 RECORDED
    April 26, 2021 by User Not Found
    ​Assessing gene expression with morphological context is critical to our understanding of biology and the progression of disease. Learn how Visium Spatial Solutions from 10x Genomics are enabling researchers to map the whole transcriptome with morphological context. Learn how Visium Spatial Solutions can enable uncovering novel insights into normal development, disease pathology, and clinical translational research.
  • Kirkpatrick Named 2021-22 University Scholar
    April 19, 2021 by Jennifer Nachbur
    The University of Vermont Graduate College has announced that Beth Kirkpatrick, M.D., professor and chair of microbiology and molecular genetics, has been named one or three 2021-2022 University Scholars. The University Scholars program recognizes distinguished UVM faculty members for sustained excellence in research, scholarship, and creative arts.
  • 2020 NNECOS Research Grant Awarded to Dr. Adrianzen & Dr. Zakai
    April 16, 2021 by User Not Found
  • Stowe Weekend of Hope
    April 16, 2021 by User Not Found
  • WCAX-TV Interviews Dickerson about Long-Term Effect of Pandemic on Kids
    April 15, 2021 by Jennifer Nachbur
    (APRIL 15, 2021) Assistant Professor of Psychiatry Jeremiah Dickerson, M.D., was interviewed by local Burlington, Vt. CBS affiliate WCAX-TV for a story, titled "Should parents worry about pandemic’s long-term effects on kids?"
  • Reopening Schools Safely: A Q & A with Two Pediatric Infectious Disease Experts
    April 13, 2021 by Erin Post
    In the summer of 2020, a commentary in Pediatrics by William Raszka, M.D., and Ben Lee, M.D., led to a flurry of interest around the globe. The duo of pediatric infectious disease experts found that “children are not significant drivers of the COVID-19 pandemic” based on an analysis of early studies from Switzerland, China, France and Australia. They wrote: “On the basis of these data, SARS-CoV-2 transmission in schools may be less important in community transmission than initially feared.”
  • Cushman Comments on Blood Clot Risk & Vaccination Status in Business Insider
    April 13, 2021 by Jennifer Nachbur
    (APRIL 13, 2021) Mary Cushman, M.D., M.Sc., professor of medicine and co-principal investigator of the Vermont Center on Cardiovascular and Brain Health, commented on the risk of blood clots in young women in relation to COVID-19 vaccination status in a Business Insider article, titled "Why younger women have a higher risk of blood clots, whether or not they're vaccinated."
  • Holcombe Named UVM Cancer Center Director & Hematology/Oncology Division Chief
    April 12, 2021 by Ed Neuert
    Randall F. Holcombe, M.D., M.B.A., has been appointed director of the UVM Cancer Center (UVMCC) and chief of the Division of Hematology and Oncology in the Department of Medicine. Holcombe will officially begin his tenure August 1, 2021.
  • TGIR Research Slam Highlights Progress One Year into Pandemic
    April 7, 2021 by Jennifer Nachbur
    On March 18, 2021, researchers from across UVM came together via Zoom for the second edition of the Translational Global Infectious Diseases Research Center's COVID-19 research slam, titled “UVM Tackles COVID-19: Research Progress and Perspectives One Year into the Pandemic.”
  • UVM Cancer Center Awarded $9 Million Grant to Investigate Epigenetics of Breast Cancer
    April 6, 2021 by Jeff Wakefield
  • Rettew Featured in Yahoo!Life Article on Parenting
    April 6, 2021 by Jennifer Nachbur
    (APRIL 6, 2021) David Rettew, M.D., associate professor of psychiatry and pediatrics, discusses parenting and the strategies shared in his book on "Parenting Made Complicated: What Science Really Knows About the Greatest Debates of Early Childhood" in a Yahoo!Life article, titled "Want to Be a Better Parent? Consider Temperament."
  • Sprague & Colleagues Examine Mammography Screening Rates in U.S. during Pandemic
    April 5, 2021 by Sarah Keblin
    A new study in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute authored by Brian Sprague, Ph.D., and colleagues provides an analysis of mammography screening rates during the first five months of the global COVID-19 pandemic. Results show a strong rebound in breast cancer screening rates, but also uncover a cumulative deficit, as well as disparities by race, that researchers say require additional attention to understand and address.
  • Biden-Harris Administration Announce Drug Policy Priorities Including Focus on Contingency Management and Reimbursement
    April 5, 2021 by Nicole Twohig
    On April 1st, the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) announced the Biden-Harris Administration’s drug policy priorities (PDF) for year one. Priority one is an expansion of access to evidence-based treatment, which includes identifying and addressing “policy barriers related to contingency management interventions (motivational incentives) for stimulant use disorder” as well as exploring “reimbursement for motivational incentives and digital treatment for addiction, especially stimulant use disorder.”
  • Nowak and Seward Invested as Inaugural Huber Early Career Green and Gold Professors
    March 31, 2021 by Christina Davenport
    Sarah Nowak, Ph.D., and David Seward, M.D., Ph.D., were invested as the inaugural holders of a Huber Early Career Green and Gold Professorship of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine during a virtual ceremony March 30. UVM Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Emerita Sally Huber, Ph.D., established two separate Green and Gold professorships, one in honor of each of her parents, that will provide crucial funding to promising assistant professors who are likely to develop into successful, independent basic scientists or physician-scientists.
  • National Study Examines Mammography Screening Rates in the U.S. During the COVID-19 Pandemic
    March 31, 2021 by Sarah Keblin
  • College Shows Strength in Primary and Rural Care Education in 2022 U.S. News Rankings
    March 30, 2021 by Jennifer Nachbur
    The Larner College of Medicine was ranked 24th for medical education in primary care and 13th for training in rural care in the 2022 U.S. News and World Report Best Graduate Schools rankings, released March 30, 2021.
  • Tandoh Appointed to Senior Advisor Role
    March 30, 2021 by Jennifer Nachbur
    University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine Associate Professor of Surgery and Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Margaret Tandoh, M.D., has been named to the Senior Advisory Group of Dean Richard L. Page, M.D.
  • Seminar Series: Cancer Care in Rural America, April 16 RECORDED
    March 26, 2021 by User Not Found
    This presentation provided a broad perspective on current challenges in providing high quality cancer care in rural settings, barriers to generating evidence to address those challenges, and efforts the National Cancer Institute has undertaken to both improve care and generate evidence.
  • Rubin Honored for 46 Years of Service at College of Medicine
    March 24, 2021 by Jennifer Nachbur
    Faculty, staff, students, alumni, friends, and family gathered virtually March 12 to celebrate Alan Rubin, M.D., associate professor of medicine and psychiatry, whose 46-year-long career at the University of Vermont has touched thousands of lives. Serving as a clinician, teacher, and mentor over the past nearly five decades, Rubin developed an extensive following through the deep connections he forged with his patients, students, and colleagues.
  • UVM Master of Public Health Program Earns National Accreditation
    March 24, 2021 by Jennifer Nachbur
    The University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine is proud to announce that its Master of Public Health Program has earned national accreditation from the Council on Education for Public Health, the independent agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to accredit schools of public health and public health programs.