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  • Meet a Scientist: Jessica Sheehe, CMB Graduate Student
    University of Vermont Cellular, Molecular and Biomedical Sciences graduate student Jessica Sheehe has come to know all of the quirks of a protein called PKG: She’s responsible for expressing and purifying PKG in the lab and ensuring that the billions of insect cells tricked into producing this protein remain healthy.
  • Poynter Named Director of Cellular, Molecular and Biomedical Sciences Program
    Matthew Poynter, Ph.D., knows that a scientist’s work can influence public policy. In his lab at the University of Vermont College of Medicine, he focuses on the environmental factors that trigger the immune system’s development of asthma.
  • Bernstein and Bates Inducted as 2016-17 University Scholars
    University of Vermont College of Medicine faculty members Ira Bernstein, M.D., and Jason Bates, Ph.D., have been named as two of four University Scholars for 2016-17. Led by the UVM Graduate College, the program recognizes “sustained excellence in research, creative and scholarly activities.”
  • Meet a Scientist: Anja Jokela '16
    Can acupuncture help patients manage their pain and other side effects, like nausea and vomiting, after surgery? Full Story >>
  • Meet a Scientist: Prema Menon, M.D.
    Patients in the intensive care unit who rely on mechanical ventilation for life support are often awake, but unable to verbalize their needs, posing a challenge for the physicians and nurses who care for them. And although health status might be the obvious choice for what’s on their minds, preliminary data has shown that that’s not always the case. Full Story >>