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  • Cardiovascular Genetic Research Expert Marian Delivers CVRI Visiting Professor Lecture
    July 21, 2016 by Jennifer Nachbur
    The Cardiovascular Research Institute of Vermont hosted a lecture by CVRI Visiting Professor Ali J. Marian, M.D., titled “’Ariadne Auf Naxos’ and the Riddle of Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy,” at 12 p.m. on Monday, April 25, 2016 in the Sullivan Classroom in the University of Vermont College of Medicine's Larner Medical Education Center.
  • Marden’s Scholarly Project Provides Adolescent Primer on Gender Identity, Puberty and Relationships
    July 21, 2016 by Erin Post
    The hallmarks of adolescence – mood swings, confusing physical changes, and shifting social norms – can sometimes lead to alienation or even bullying for some kids. In a culture that tends to identify people as either ‘male’ or ‘female,’ this transitional time can be even more difficult for young people who have questions about their gender identity.
  • Toth’s NCI Grant Will Test Muscle-rebuilding Strategy in Breast Cancer Patients
    July 21, 2016 by Carolyn Shapiro
    He’s not a personal trainer, but University of Vermont Associate Professor of Medicine Michael Toth, Ph.D., has an idea for counteracting the muscle loss that commonly occurs in cancer patients. What causes this loss in muscle loss – or atrophy – with cancer and its treatment is still not known, but Toth believes that the reduction in physical activity during cancer treatment may be an important factor.
  • Bernstein and Bates Inducted as 2016-17 University Scholars
    July 21, 2016 by Jennifer Nachbur
    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.”
  • Lung Center Faculty Present at Vermont's First LUNG FORCE Expo April 27
    July 21, 2016 by Jennifer Nachbur
    Thousands of people in Vermont suffer from lung diseases. On April 27, 2016, nearly 100 people attended the inaugural LUNG FORCE Expo - a new one-day educational event designed to provide healthcare professionals and lung disease patients and their caregivers with information about the latest trends, research and treatment for lung disease.

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