The Larner College of Medicine

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@marycushmanmd.bsky.social and Nels Olson, Ph.D., M.P.H. are #UVMLarnerMed researchers who co-authored a new publication in Neurology Journals related to blood tests that could help predict a person's risk for dementia. #dementia #alzheimers @uvmvermont.bsky.social

Game-changer: @uvmlarnermed.bsky.social researchers have developed a new risk calculator that uses common blood tests to better predict stroke risk & guide therapy decisions.
Learn more: https://www.uvm.edu/larnermed/medcommunications/news/new-risk-calculator-can-better-predict-stroke-direct-best

UVM develops new vaccine to prevent dengue, a highly contagious disease The disease is mainly found in warm areas like Brazil, Kenya and Florida, and researchers said the vaccine will greatly reduce the risk of infection.

Big news for those who live in countries with dengue fever thanks to 16 years of studies and clinical trials conducted at the #UVMLarnerMed Vaccine Testing Center at UVM, @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social and the U.S. NIH. www.mynbc5.com/article/univ... #dengue #denguevaccine @uvmvermont.bsky.social

Big news for those who live in countries with dengue fever thanks to 16 years of studies and clinical trials conducted at the #UVMLarnerMed Vaccine Testing Center, @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social and U.S. NIH.

Big news for those who live in countries with dengue fever thanks to 16 years of studies and clinical trials conducted at the #UVMLarnerMed Vaccine Testing Center, @JohnsHopkinsSPH
and @NIH! #dengue #denguefever

Opinion — Jan K. Carney: On National Rural Health Day, why community engagement and trusted voices matter in our changing world Rural and urban areas have different health outcomes, needs and disparities.

Last week for Ntl Rural Health Day, #UVMLarnerMed’s Jan Carney, M.D., M.P.H., M.A.C.P., assoc. dean and professor, explained how community engagement and partnerships contribute to Vermont’s #ruralhealth. go.uvm.edu/carneyrural
@vtdigger.bsky.social @uvmvermont.bsky.social @jankcarney.bsky.social

Rural Health | The University of Vermont Sixty-five percent of Vermont’s population lives in rural areas—the highest percentage in the nation. Local health care providers are essential in delivering care across the state.

In celebration of National Rural Health Day, explore how #UVMLarnerMed serves the health care needs of rural Vermont communities: uvm.edu/larnermed/ru... #ruralhealth #powerofrural @uvmvermont.bsky.social

#UVMLarnerMed research publication alert! #Brainresearch by authors Osama Harraz, Ph.D., and Ahmed Hashad, Ph.D., Department of Pharmacology, Larner College of Medicine, Vermont Center for Cardiovascular and Brain Health.
@uvmvermont.bsky.social @apspublications.bsky.social

The endocrine complications of cystic fibrosis - Nature Reviews Endocrinology Cystic fibrosis is associated with multiple endocrine complications, which are caused by systemic dysfunction of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator protein. In this Review, Moheet...

New publication in Nature Reviews #Endocrinology on #cysticfibrosis! Congratulations faculty member Samantha Steinmetz-Wood, M.D., assistant professor at #UVMLarnerMed and endocrinologist at @uvmhealth.bsky.social :
www.nature.com/articles/s41... @uvmvermont.bsky.social @springernature.com

Last week, #UVMLarnerMed professor of medicine, Christopher Huston, M.D. @uvmhealth.bsky.social infectious disease physician, Chris Huston, M.D., discussed #cryptosporidium treatments with @johnshopkinsmmi.bsky.social. @uvmvermont.bsky.social

YouTube video by Across the Fence 10/23/25 Are you up to Date on Breast Cancer Awareness?

This month, Kara Landry, M.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine at #UVMLarnerMed and Medical Oncologist at #UVMHealth, spoke with Across the Fence about breast cancer risk, detection, prevention, genetic testing, and treatment. View:
youtu.be/Q8QdMoGQCtk #BreastCancerAwareness @uvmvermont.bsky.social

National Academy of Medicine Announces Election of Larner’s Dr. Peter Calabresi as New Member | Office of Medical Communications | The University of Vermont

National Academy of Medicine announces election of Peter A. Calabresi, M.D.—professor and chair, Dept. of Neurological Sciences at #UVMLarnerMed —as a new member, due to his leadership in #MS pathogenesis/therapies: go.uvm.edu/uvmnam @nationalacademies.org @uvmvermont.bsky.social

Ramsey Herrington, M.D., associate professor of emergency medicine, was invested as the inaugural J. Bishop McGill, M.D.’46, Chair of EM last week. Dr. Herrington is also chief physician executive of @uvmhealth.bsky.social, and president/CEO of the UVM Health Medical Group. Story: go.uvm.edu/emchair

Congratulations, Dr. Barry!

Congratulations to our Dean’s Celebration in Research Excellence award winners for 2025, including Jeremy Barry, Ph.D., Mid-Career Investigator, Associate Professor of Neurological Sciences at #UVMLarnerMed @jeremybarry.bsky.social @uvmvermont.bsky.social #research #larnerresearch #uvmresearch

Last Friday's #UVMLarnerMed Class of 2029 White Coat Ceremony—full of joy, proud smiles, and unforgettable energy! View all photos from the day: go.uvm.edu/wc2025 (Photos: David Seaver)
@uvmvermont.bsky.social #whitecoat #UVMFutureDocs

Congratulations to @uvmlarnermed.bsky.social medical student, Sarah Krumholz, for winning the Outstanding Research Publication award for her study in REGARDS investigating risk of hypertension by sRAGE level! Very well deserved!

Her paper: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40708351/

Congratulations, Whitney!

Introducing the“My Why” campaign... We invite all #UVMLarnerMed researchers to share the motivations driving their work so we can shine a light on the essential role of research and funding in advancing medicine. Share your 'why' at: go.uvm.edu/mywhy
#MyWhy #research @uvmvermont.bsky.social

Last week at the Dean’s Celebration of Excellence in Research, the annual #UVMLarnerMed Research Rally showcased inspiring research by faculty scientists. Learn more about #larnerresearch at go.uvm.edu/lcomresearch #medicalresearch #research
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@osamaharraz.bsky.social

Celebrating yesterday's big announcement ... #UVMLarnerMed Class of 2017 Alum Imelda Muller, M.D. named #NASA astronaut candidate! Details: go.uvm.edu/astronaut 👩‍🚀🚀🛰️🪐🩺 #space #astronaut #larneralum @hopkinsmedicine.bsky.social

Excellence in Research | The University of Vermont The Dean's Celebration of Excellence in Research is an annual event highlighting the research being conducted by junior faculty, senior faculty, postdoctoral trainees, and graduate students at the Uni...

Join us for the #UVMLarnerMed Dean’s Celebration of Excellence in Research from September 22 – 26, 2025.
View more details about the week’s schedule at go.uvm.edu/research25 @uvmvermont.bsky.social

Global Barriers to the Diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis | Neurology Background and ObjectivesRecent data suggest increasing global prevalence of multiple sclerosis (MS). Early diagnosis of MS reduces the burden of disability-adjusted life years and associated health c...

📢New #MultipleSclerosis study led by #UVMLarnerMed interim chair and professor of neurological sciences, Andrew Solomon, M.D., entitled "Global Barriers to the Diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis" published in the journal @Neurology: www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/... @uvmvermont.bsky.social #neurology

University of Vermont Names Dr. Richard L. Page as Chief Medical Affairs Officer | Office of Medical Communications | The University of Vermont

Today, UVM President Marlene Tromp announced that the University of Vermont has named Richard L. Page, M.D., Dean of the Larner College of Medicine, as its inaugural Chief Medical Affairs Officer. Read more: go.uvm.edu/medaffairs
@uvmvermont.bsky.social photo: Andy Duback

Public Health On Call Podcast | Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Evidence and experts to help you understand today’s public health news—and what it means for tomorrow.

Joshua M. Sharfstein, M.D. welcomed #pediatricians Heidi Schumacher, M.D., Assoc. Professor at #UVMLarnerMed and Dr. Deanne Haag to the Public Health On Call podcast about work on school attendance, a public health priority. @uvmvermont.bsky.social
@johnshopkinssph.bsky.social
🎧:go.uvm.edu/schools

#UVMLarnerMed Alums... Registration is open for the 2025 Larner College of Medicine Reunion Oct 10-12! Campus will be alive with activities & alums in classes ending in ’0 and ’5 are especially encouraged to join us. Register: go.uvm.edu/medreunion
@uvmvermont.bsky.social
#lcomreunion

Commentary published by Shane Nelson, Ph.D., faculty scientist in the Warshaw Lab at #UVMLarnerMed, Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics doi.org/10.1085/jgp.... @uvmvermont.bsky.social #physiology #myosin

Headshot of Dr. Lewis First with text “Listen on WDEV”

Tune in today, Friday, 1 pm, for a discussion on @wdevradio.bsky.social with Lewis First, M.D. on how UVM Children’s Hospital created “a hospital without walls.” Listen live: player.listenlive.co/67961 @uvmvermont.bsky.social

Rurality Does Not Impact Outcomes of Glioblastoma Patients Diagnosed at UVMMC | UVM Cancer Center | The University of Vermont Login to your UVM Dashboard

Faculty Publication alert📣! Congratulations Alissa Thomas, M.D., #UVMLarnerMed assistant professor, department of neurology, and neuro-oncologist at UVM Medical Center on new study in @BioMedCentral: go.uvm.edu/rurality
@uvmvermont.bsky.social #ruralmedicine #ruralhealth

Celebrating cooperation for acceleration of breakthroughs in #cancercare. #UVMLarnerMed 's Brian Cunniff, Ph.D., asst. professor, pathology & laboratory medicine, UVM Cancer Center member, was appointed as Honorary Visiting Fellow at U of Leicester, UK, to continue research. @uvmvermont.bsky.social