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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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  • Round 3 Pilot Project Awardees (Spring 2019)
    July 9, 2020 by User Not Found
    After careful peer review of Round 3 applications submitted in Spring of 2019, we announced the five Northern New England Clinical & Translational Research Network pilot project award winners.
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    July 9, 2020 by Jennifer Nachbur
    (JULY 9, 2020) Kelsey Gleason, Sc.D., assistant professor in the public health program, was quoted in an article in VTDigger, titled "Following warnings, crowded scenes and few masks at Burlington’s bars."
  • Wojewoda Quoted in Healthline Article on COVID-19 Testing
    July 9, 2020 by Jennifer Nachbur
    (JULY 9, 2020) Christina Wojewoda, M.D., associate professor of pathology and laboratory medicine and vice chair of the College of American Pathologists’ microbiology committee, is quoted in an article in Healthline, titled "How Accurate Are COVID-19 Diagnostic and Antibody Tests?"
  • Round 2 Pilot Project Awardees (Spring 2018)
    July 7, 2020 by User Not Found
    After careful peer review of 29 applications submitted in April 2018, we announced the five Round 2 Northern New England Clinical & Translational Research Network pilot project award winners.
  • King Named Associate Dean for Continuing Medical and Interprofessional Education
    July 1, 2020 by Ed Neuert
    John King, M.D., M.P.H., professor and vice chair for academics and regional development in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Vermont’s Larner College of Medicine, has been appointed associate dean for continuing medical and interprofessional education (CMIE) at the institution.
  • Gallant Ends 14 Years as Associate Dean for Admissions, Feldman Assumes Interim Role
    July 1, 2020 by Ed Neuert
    Christa Zehle, M.D., senior associate dean for medical education at the Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont, has announced the appointment of Nathalie Feldman, M.D., as interim associate dean for admissions, effective July 1, 2020. Feldman replaces retiring Associate Dean for Admissions Janice Gallant, M.D., while a search is underway for a permanent replacement.
  • An & Colleagues Use Computer Modeling to Help Researchers Battle COVID-19
    June 29, 2020 by Jennifer Nachbur
    In late March, Professor of Surgery Gary An, M.D., and Assistant Professor of Surgery R. Chase Cockrell, Ph.D., joined an international coalition of virologists, pharmacologists, and mathematicians to help build a computer model of SARS-CoV-2 tissue that simulates the changing behavior of the virus once it enters the body.
  • Sadigh Comments on Ebola Outbreak in Healio.com Article
    June 25, 2020 by Jennifer Nachbur
    (JUNE 25, 2020) Majid Sadigh, M.D., associate professor of medicine and director of the Global Program at the Larner College of Medicine and Nuvance Health Connecticut campus, is quoted in a Healio.com article, titled "Who declares end of the second largest Ebola outbreak in history."
  • VTC Helps with COVID-19 Testing
    June 24, 2020 by Marian Miller
  • Kirkpatrick Quoted in Two ABC News Stories on COVID-19 Vaccine & Antibodies
    June 24, 2020 by Jennifer Nachbur
    (JUNE 19 & 24, 2020) Beth Kirkpatrick, M.D., chair of microbiology and molecular genetics and director of the Vaccine Testing Center, was quoted in two ABCNews.com stories - one on a potential COVID-19 vaccine and the other on the durability of COVID-19 antibodies.
  • Getting Used to Our “New Normal”
    June 19, 2020 by Nicole Twohig
    UVM Vermont Center on Behavior & Health faculty members Allison N. Kurti, Ph.D., and Stephen Higgins, Ph.D., discuss how to manage the natural urge to socialize, how to understand our reactions and feelings, and how to establish new, healthy routines to help us cope with our “new normal” and help keep our communities safe.
  • VCBH Fellow Joins the University of Nebraska Medical Center and Munroe-Meyer Institute
    June 19, 2020 by Nicole Twohig
    Catalina Rey, Ph.D., a postdoctoral fellow, will join the University of Nebraska Medical Center and Munroe-Meyer Institute as an assistant professor.
  • VCBH Fellow Selected as Instructor at the University of Illinois-Springfield
    June 19, 2020 by Nicole Twohig
    Hypatia (Tia) Bolívar, Ph.D., a TCORS postdoctoral fellow, will join the University of Illinois-Springfield as a psychology instructor.
  • VCBH Fellow Selected for the 2020 American Psychological Association Division 28 Outstanding Dissertation Award
    June 19, 2020 by Nicole Twohig
    Elias Klemperer, PhD was selected as a co-winner of the 2020 Outstanding Dissertation Award by the American Psychological Association’s (APA) Division 28.
  • Preventive Medicine Sixth Special Issue, November 2019
    November 30, 2019 by Nicole Twohig
    Select researchers that participated in the 2018 Vermont Center on Behavior and Health 6th Annual Conference were invited to contribute to the Special Issue based on their exemplary scholarship and research on opioids, tobacco, and treatment adherence.
  • VCBH Faculty Selected Among Thousands to Present Research on Children's Brain Function
    June 1, 2019 by Nicole Twohig
    Bader Chaarani, PhD, was selected to present at the 2019 Organization for Human Brain Mapping international meeting in Rome, Italy.
  • Medical Student Conde Comments on DACA Ruling in WCAX-TV & NBC5 Stories
    June 19, 2020 by Jennifer Nachbur
    (JUNE 19, 2020) Class of 2021 medical student and DACA recipient Juan Conde, Ph.D., was interviewed by two local television news stations regarding the Supreme Court's June 18 rejection of the Trump administration's attempt to terminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
  • Neurology Today Article Features Wilcock Study
    June 18, 2020 by Jennifer Nachbur
    (JUNE 18, 2020) A recent JAMA Neurology study authored by Andrew Wilcock, Ph.D., assistant professor of family medicine and member of the Center for Health Services Research, was the focus of a Neurology Today article, titled "Rural Stroke Patients Are Getting More Neurology Consults, but Mortality Outcomes Have Not Improved Over Time."
  • Cushman Featured in Medscape Q&A on Thrombosis in COVID-19
    June 18, 2020 by Jennifer Nachbur
    (JUNE 18, 2020) Professor of Medicine Mary Cushman, M.D., M.Sc., was featured in a Medscape "Bob Harrington Show" Q&A video, titled "Thrombosis in COVID-19: What We Know and How to Treat."
  • Vermont Integrative Genetics Resource Celebrates Milestones, Grant Support
    June 18, 2020 by Jennifer Nachbur
    Despite the many challenges academic institutions have faced in 2020, the Vermont Integrative Genetics Resource (VIGR) shared core facility at the University of Vermont Cancer Center and Larner College of Medicine has achieved strong funding support and achieved some significant milestones over the past six months.