Community

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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  • New $5.4 Million NIH Grant Funds UVM Center for Biomedical Shared Resources ​
    September 21, 2020 by Ed Neuert
    A new $5.47 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to the University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine will support the creation of the UVM Center for Biomedical Shared Resources. The grant will fund completion of the Center's home on the first floor of the new Firestone Medical Research Building, which will be located on the south end of the Larner College of Medicine complex.
  • 2020 Burton E. Sobel Visiting Professor: Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD
    February 15, 2019 by Cardiovascular Research Institute of Vermont
  • 2019 Rising Star Visiting Professor: Viviany Taqueti, MD, MPH
    April 26, 2019 by Cardiovascular Research Institute of Vermont
  • 2019 Norman R. Alpert Visiting Professor: Elizabeth M. McNally, M.D., Ph.D.
    May 13, 2019 by Cardiovascular Research Institute of Vermont
  • 2019 Burton E. Sobel Visiting Professor: Paul M. Ridker, MD
    September 27, 2019 by Cardiovascular Research Institute of Vermont
  • Martin M. LeWinter (MMLW) Young Investigator Award
    January 19, 2022 by Cardiovascular Research Institute of Vermont
    Funding Announcement: The MMLW Funding mechanism is an initiative designed to provide funding for potentially high reward pilot projects proposed by innovative young investigators.
  • Early Career Advisory Committee Awards Funding to Support Trainee Research Projects
    May 1, 2020 by Cardiovascular Research Institute of Vermont
    Through its initiative to support research projects conceived and developed by early career investigators, the ECAC recently funded these research applications.
  • Plante Appointed Bloomfield Professor
    September 16, 2020 by Jennifer Nachbur
    Timothy Plante ’06 M.D.’10, M.H.S., assistant professor of medicine, has been appointed the Martin E. Bloomfield ’56 M.D.’60 and Judith S. Bloomfield ’59 Early Career Professor in Cardiovascular Research at the University of Vermont’s Larner College of Medicine.
  • Larner Team Plays Role in NIH COVID-19 Blood Clotting Treatment Trials
    September 10, 2020 by Jennifer Nachbur
    The University of Vermont (UVM) is participating in a major national research effort to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of varying types of blood thinners to treat adults diagnosed and hospitalized with COVID-19—the disease caused by SARS-CoV-2.
  • WCAX Interviews Lahey about Fall COVID-19 Precautions
    August 23, 2023 by Lucy Gardner Carson
    (AUGUST 23, 2022) As the number of Vermonters hospitalized with COVID-19 begins to trend downward, infectious disease specialist Tim Lahey, M.D., M.M.Sc., professor of medicine, spoke with WCAX-TV Channel 3’s Darren Perron about precautions we still need to keep in mind as fall approaches.
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering’s Brentjens Delivers 5th Annual Stetson Lecture
    September 4, 2020 by Jennifer Nachbur
    Renier Brentjens, M.D., Ph.D., director of cellular therapeutics in the Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, presented the 5th Annual Stetson Lecture in Technological Advances in Medicine via Zoom on September 8. He discussed “CARs and Armored CARs: Improving CAR T Cell Therapy for Cancer.”
  • Carney Receives President's Distinguished University Citizenship & Service Award
    August 25, 2020 by Jennifer Nachbur
    Jan Carney, M.D., M.P.H., professor of medicine, associate dean for public health and health policy, and senior advisor to the dean of the Larner College of Medicine, has been named the 2019–2020 recipient of the President’s Distinguished University Citizenship and Service Award in recognition of her innovative teaching, creative leadership and service to the University of Vermont community.
  • Rosen Appointed Interim Associate Dean for Students
    August 25, 2020 by Ed Neuert
    Lee Rosen, Ph.D., has been appointed interim associate dean for students at the Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont, effective August 3, 2020. He replaces Christa Zehle, M.D., who served as associate dean for students since 2012 and accepted the position of senior associate dean for medical education on March 9, 2020.
  • Peterson Named Inaugural Goldman Professor
    August 14, 2020 by Christina Davenport
    Thomas Peterson, M.D., chair of the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Vermont’s Larner College of Medicine, was invested as the inaugural Morris Goldman ’29 MD’32 Professor of Family Medicine. The ceremony was the first of its kind to be held remotely, via Zoom, on August 13, 2020.
  • Important COVID-19 Update From Dean Page
    August 12, 2020 by Richard L. Page
    As our academic year began this week, it has been deeply satisfying to be on campus and able to greet our new members of the Class of 2024 as they begin their journey toward becoming physicians, and to see many other colleagues who have been just faces on Zoom calls for so many months.
  • Cushman and Nelson Receive COBRE Award for Vermont Center for Cardiovascular and Brain Health
    August 13, 2020 by User Not Found
  • Raszka in Wall Street Journal, CBS6 Albany Stories on COVID-19 and Children
    August 12, 2020 by Jennifer Nachbur
    (AUGUST 10 & 12, 2020) Professor of Pediatrics William Raszka, M.D., was quoted in an August 10 Wall Street Journal article, titled “Latest Research Points to Children Carrying, Transmitting Coronavirus” CBS6 Albany story, titled "Spike in COVID-19 cases in children nationally, a pediatrics professor explains why."
  • Class of 2024 Medical Students Arrive on Campus for Orientation
    August 12, 2020 by Jennifer Nachbur
    The eyes of the Larner College of Medicine’s newest group of future physicians were bright with excitement as they walked through the halls of Given on their first day as medical students on August 10. While Orientation had a different look and feel this year, the poignancy of this moment was no less significant for the Class of 2024.
  • Villanti Substance Use Prevention Studies' Novel Approach Keeps Youth Engaged
    August 11, 2020 by Andrea Villanti
    New findings from a collaborative Vermont study published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research highlight how having a uniquely flexible survey instrument and using incentives can help capture the most relevant data and keep young Vermonters engaged.
  • Sigmon Featured on Fast Company’s Most Creative People in Business List
    August 11, 2020 by Jennifer Nachbur
    University of Vermont Associate Professor of Psychiatry Stacey Sigmon, Ph.D., has been selected by Fast Company for its 11th annual list of the Most Creative People in Business, which honors an influential and diverse group of leaders from a vast range of global industries including tech, design, entertainment, healthcare, media, government, nonprofit, sports, food, and more.