Events, VCCBH, Larner College of Medicine, University of Vermont

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Clockwise from top left: Mansour Gergi, M.D., Nanette K. Wenger, M.D., Adam Sprouse-Blum, M.D, PhD, Debora Kamin Mukaz, PhD, MS

Conferences & Events

VCCBH Conference Schedule:

Occurs: 3rd Friday of every month

Friday, March 21, 2025
Presenter: Suzanne Judd, Ph.D., MPH, FAHA

Friday, April 18, 2025
Presenter: Adam Straub, PhD

VCCBH Journal Club Schedule:

Occurs: 3rd Tuesday every other month

Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Presenter: Chris Skinner, PhD

Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Presenter: Morelli Lab

Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Presenter: Maria Bravo, PhD

Save the dates!

Annual VCCBH Symposium
June 12th & 13th, 2025

Registration: Upcoming
Final schedule: Pending

Previous Events

VCCBH Conferences (previous dates)

Presenter	Presentation Title (titles that are underlined are linked to a recording of the conference)	Date of Presentation
W. Jonathan Lederer, MD., PhD, University of Maryland School of Medicine	Death by Heart Failure	May 6, 2024
Virginia Howard, PhD, University of Alabama at Birmingham	Place Matters in Stroke	April 17, 2024
Laura Raffield, PhD, UNC School of Medicine	Genomic and Multi-Omic Analysis of Inflammation in Diverse Cohort Studies	April 12, 2024
Leigh-Anne Cioffredi, MD, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine	Prenatal Cannabis Exposure- Identifying Mechanisms of Impact on the Developing Brain	March 15, 2024
Robert Tycko, PhD, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases	Initial and Final Stages of Amyloid-b Self-Assembly Probed by Solid State NMR and Electron Microscopy	February 16, 2024
David J. Coggin-Carr, MD, PhD, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine	Low Frequency Electroacupuncture: A Potential Treatment for Uteroplacental Fetal Growth Restriction	January 19, 2024
Stephen L. Seliger, MD, MS, University of Maryland School of Medicine	Chronic Kidney Disease and Cognitive Impairment - Role of Accelerated Cerebrovascular Disease	December 15, 2023
Hyacinth I. Hyacinth, PhD, MPH, MBBS, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine	Post-GWAS Functional Genomics Analysis of HNF1A Locus to Define Novel Pathogenic Mechanism for Ischemic Stroke	November 10, 2023
William W Pendlebury, MD, University of Vermont & Steele Taylor, MD, University of Vermont	Alzheimer’s Disease: The Old and the New	October 13, 2023
Osama Harraz, PhD, University of Vermont	Vascular Interoception: A Built-in Mechanism for Brain Blood Flow Control	September 15, 2023
Baptiste Lacoste, PhD, The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute	Non-neuronal Determinants of Neuronal Development	May 19, 2023
Tanvi Bhatt, PhD, University of Illinois Chicago	Evidence-Based Balance Training: Slips, Trips and Beyond	March 17, 2023
Emmett E. Whitaker III, MD, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine	Cerebrovascular Function, Disease, and the Quest for the Ideal Anesthetic in Neonates and Infants	February 17, 2023
Nicholas Klug, PhD, University of Vermont	Emerging contractile and electrical properties of CNS capillary pericytes	January 20, 2023
Matthew Caporizzo, PhD, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine	The Molecular Underpinnings of Diastolic Dysfunction	December 16, 2022
Manuel Navedo PhD, F.A.H.A, University of California Davis	Spatiotemporal control of vascular CaV1.2 channels by a single amino acid	October 21, 2022
Eliza Miller, MD, Columbia University, NY	Neuro-Obstetics: Partnering to Prevent Maternal Neurological Morbidity and Mortality	September 9, 2022
Costantino Iadecola, MD, Weill Cornell Medical College	Neurovascular Pathology of Amyloid-Beta and Tau: From Bench to Bedside	May 20, 2022
Iris Jaffe, MD, PhD, Tufts University	Vascular Mineralocorticoid Receptors in Cardiovascular Disease	March 18, 2022
Catherine Lang, PT, PhD, FAPTA, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis	Translation of in-clinic gains to gains in daily life after stroke	February 18, 2022
Neil Zakai, MD, MSc, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine & Peter Durda, PhD, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine	How can the Study Design and Molecular Epidemiology Core help your research?	January 21, 2022

Video Library

Power and Sample Size 101, Neil Zakai & Andrew Sparks
Interactive Case-Based Virtual Workshop with our Study Design and Molecular Epidemiology Core
- Session 1- October 13, 2022
  Session 2- October 25, 2022 Passcode: JJ.GqC1
May 2022 VCCBH Conference Dr. Iadecola
December 2021 Role of the blood-brain barrier and microvascular function in brain injury during preeclampsia and eclampsia Marilyn Cipolla, PhD
November 2021 Infection as a Stroke Risk Factor, Trigger, and Determinant of Outcome Mitchell S. V. Elkind, MD, MS
October 2021 Developing Adaptive Chemical Sensing Technologies for Determining the Etiology of Brain and Cardiovascular Disorders Yangguang Ou, PhD
September 2021 Mini COVID Research Slam Neil Zakai, MD, Mary Cushman, MD, MSc and Andrew Wilcock, PhD
June 2021 Off the Charts: Discussion of Research at the VCCBH and UVM
June 2021 N eurovascular Signaling Pathways in Health and Disease: Mechanistic Insights and Therapeutic Opportunities Visiting Professor, Teresa Sanchez, PhD
June 2021 Welcoming Ceremonies & PD Presentations VCCBH Symposium
June 2021 Vascular Cognitive Impairment and Dementia: White Matter Pathology and Cardiovascular Therapy Keynote Speaker Edith Hamel, PhD
June 2021 Heed Their Rising Voices—a Cognitive Approach Keynote Speaker Warren Lockette, MD

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