Celebrating the UVM Larner College of Medicine Community
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Gary An Invested as Green and Gold Professor |
In a formal ceremony held July 29 at the University of Vermont’s Larner College of Medicine, Professor of Surgery and Vice Chair of Surgical Research Gary An, M.D., was invested as the inaugural holder of the Department of Surgery’s Green and Gold Professorship of Trauma and Critical Care. Appointment to an endowed position is among the highest academic honors UVM can bestow on a faculty member.
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| ’24 Juckett Summer Fellows |
Larner medical student Greta Joos ’27 and second-year cellular, molecular, and biomedical sciences graduate student Maggie Trout have been selected by the University of Vermont Cancer Center for the prestigious Juckett Summer Fellowship. Joos is studying the impact of social determinants of health on access, and Trout is investigating combinatorial drug therapy in diffuse midline glioma.
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Nataniel Lester-Coll, M.D., associate professor of radiation oncology, has been appointed division chief of radiation oncology at the Larner College of Medicine and chair of radiation oncology at the UVM Health Network. He leads a prominent department of cancer care professionals, contributing to the UVM Cancer Center’s goal of achieving National Cancer Institute designation.
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| New Medical Director Named |
The University of Vermont Cancer Center and the UVM Health Network recently announced the appointment of Chris Holmes, M.D., Ph.D., as medical director for cancer clinical programs. Holmes, a professor of medicine at UVM’s Larner College of Medicine, is currently deputy division chief for hematology/oncology at the University of Vermont Cancer Center.
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| “It was at UVM, particularly under the mentorship of Matt Wargo, where I found a passion for understanding host-pathogen (bacterial) interactions.”
—Pauline DiGianivittorio, Graduate Research Assistant, Ph.D. Candidate, Cellular, Molecular, and Biomedical Sciences (CMB)
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ACCOLADES & ACCOMPLISHMENTS
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The Larner College of Medicine was recently recognized for excellence in both primary care and research in the 2024 U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Schools rankings. “Placement in the top tiers for both categories acknowledges our commitment to medical education that provides a balance between excellence in primary care and excellence in research,” said Larner dean Richard L. Page, M.D.
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The U.S. Public Health Service Physician Professional Advisory Committee selected eight Class of 2026 medical students at the Larner College of Medicine—Anika Advant, Connor Barton, Jackson Bressor, Caity DeCara, Akhil George, Briana Leger, Khadija Moussadek, and Regan Staudenraus—to receive a 2024 Excellence in Public Health Award. The students were recognized during a virtual award ceremony on July 24.
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Assistant Professor of Medicine Sherrie Khadanga, M.D., has been awarded her first R01 grant, from the National Institute on Aging for “Optimizing Aerobic Fitness and Functional Response to Exercise in Older Adults.” The project aims to combine high-intensity interval training and high-intensity resistance training to improve peak oxygen uptake and physical function in older patients needing cardiac rehabilitation.
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A collaborative research team co-led by investigators David Jangraw, Ph.D., M.S., and Denise Peters, Ph.D., D.P.T., PT, has been awarded the 2024 Armin Grams Memorial Research Award by the Center on Aging. The project will assess in-home instruments designed to measure mobility, activities of daily living, and speech production in aging rural Vermonters with and without mild cognitive impairment.
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Endocrinologist Jennifer Kelly, D.O., professor of medicine, was recently appointed as the new chief of the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism at the University of Vermont Health Network. Nationally known for her work in bone health and recognized as an exceptional continuous medical education educator, Kelly had served as interim division chief since 2022.
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In anticipation of the Dean’s Celebration of Excellence in Research at Larner in September, nominations for the Dean’s Clinical Research Coordinator Award (for full-time clinical research coordinator staff) and the Dean’s Scientific Research Staff Award (for full-time basic science and translational research staff) are due by Friday, August 2. View this form for details and to nominate.
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Watch or paddle in the 19th annual Lake Champlain Dragon Boat Festival,, a charity event supporting cancer survivors, including Dragonheart Vermont and Osher Integrative Oncology at UVM Cancer Center. Breast Cancer and Sport teams race on August 3 at noon, and Community, Sport, and Breast Cancer teams race on August 4, 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m. at Burlington’s Waterfront Park. Register or donate today!
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Bell, Rebecca K., Skyler A. Lentz, Jeremy C. Patten, Patricia Ruth A. Atchinson, and Matthew A. Roginski. Airway and Ventilator Management in a New Presentation of Idiopathic Subglottic Stenosis: A Case Report. Air Medical Journal (2024). ISSN 1067-991X. doi: 10.1016/j.amj.2024.06.002.
Bensel BM, Previs SB, Bookwalter C, Trybus KM, Walcott S, Warshaw DM. Kinesin-1-transported liposomes prefer to go straight in 3D microtubule intersections by a mechanism shared by other molecular motors. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2024 Jul 16;121(29):e2407330121. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2407330121. Epub 2024 Jul 9. PMID: 38980901; PMCID: PMC11260143.
Cioffredi LA, Garner B, Maxwell JR, Merhar S, Peralta-Carcelen M, Scott LS, Sisodia M, DeMauro SB; HBCD Physical Health Working Group. Infant and early childhood physical health assessments in the HEALthy Brain and Child Development (HBCD) Study. Dev Cogn Neurosci. 2024 Jul 14;69:101414. doi: 10.1016/j.dcn.2024.101414. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39032415.
Druso JE, MacPherson MB, Chia SB, Elko E, Aboushousha R, Seward DJ, Abdelhamid H, Erickson C, Corteselli E, Tarte M, Peng Z, Bernier D, Zito E, Shoulders MD, Thannickal VJ, Huang S, van der Vliet A, Anathy V, Janssen- Heininger YMW. ER Oxidative Stress Promotes Glutathione-Dependent Oxidation of Collagen-1A1 and Promotes Lung Fibroblast Activation. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2024 Jul 23. doi: 10.1165/rcmb.2023-0379OC. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39042020.
Edwards EM, Ehret DEY, Cohen H, Zayack D, Soll RF, Horbar JD. Quality Improvement Interventions to Prevent Intraventricular Hemorrhage: A Systematic Review. Pediatrics. 2024 Jul 10:e2023064431. doi: 10.1542/peds.2023-064431. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38982935.
Gaalema DE, Khadanga S, Savage PD, Yant B, Katz BR, DeSarno M, Ades PA. Improving Cardiac Rehabilitation Adherence in Patients With Lower Socioeconomic Status: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Intern Med. 2024 Jul 22:e243338. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.3338. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39037811; PMCID: PMC11264079.
Hadler R, India L, Bader AM, Farber ON, Fritz ML, Johnston FM, Massarweh NN, Pathak R, Sacks SH, Schwarze ML, Streid J, Rosa WE, Aslakson RA. Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know Before Their Patient Undergoes Surgery? J Palliat Med. 2024 Jul 15. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2024.0222. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39008413.
Leahy BF, Edwards EM, Ehret DEY, Soll RF, Yeager SB, Flyer JN. Transcatheter and Surgical Ductus Arteriosus Closure in Very Low Birth Weight Infants: 2018-2022. Pediatrics. 2024 Jul 15:e2024065905. doi: 10.1542/peds.2024-065905. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39005106.
Lee JM, Ichikawa L, Kerlikowske K, Buist DSM, Lee CI, Sprague BL, Henderson LM, Onega T, Wernli KJ, Lowry KP, Stout NK, Tosteson ANA, Miglioretti DL. Relative timing of mammography and MRI for breast cancer screening: Impact on performance evaluation. J Am Coll Radiol. 2024 Jul 3:S1546-1440(24)00597-0. doi: 10.1016/j.jacr.2024.06.020. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38969253.
Pulcini CD, Lamberson M, Collins SC, Axtmayer C, Mathon CJ, Della Grotta K, Bisanzo M, Fleisher C, Marsac ML. Measurement of Patient-Level Outcomes After Implementation of Trauma-Informed Care Training in the Emergency Department: A Pilot Study. J Emerg Nurs. 2024 Jul 16:S0099-1767(24)00168-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jen.2024.06.008. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39023475.
Sancho M, Klug NR, Harraz OF, Hill-Eubanks D, Nelson MT. Distinct potassium channel types in brain capillary pericytes. Biophys J. 2024 Jul 16;123(14):2110-2121. doi: 10.1016/j.bpj.2024.03.004. Epub 2024 Mar 5. PMID: 38444160.
Sarathy A, Benson J, Nguyen K, Amato S, Sajisevi M, Ostby ET. Pediatric head and neck trauma in the United States: Trends, risk factors and outcomes using the National Trauma Data Bank. Laryngoscope Investig Otolaryngol. 2024 Jul 4;9(4):e1301. doi: 10.1002/lio2.1301. PMID: 38974603; PMCID: PMC11222705.
Schlein S, Park A, Sethi S. Animal Bites and Attacks. Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2024 Aug;42(3):639-652. doi: 10.1016/j.emc.2024.02.019. Epub 2024 Mar 15. PMID: 38925779.
Stoutenburg E, Sherman S, Bravo M, Howard V, Mukaz DK, Cushman M, Zakai NA, Judd S, Plante TB. Factor VIII and Incident Hypertension in Black and White Adults: The REasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) Cohort. Am J Hypertens. 2024 Jul 15;37(8):580-587. doi: 10.1093/ajh/hpae046. PMID: 38642910.
Whitledge JD, Soto P, Glowacki KM, Calello DP, Fox ER, Mazer-Amirshahi M. Trends in Shortages of Lead Chelators From 2001 to 2022. J Pediatr Pharmacol Ther. 2024 Jun;29(3):306-315. doi: 10.5863/1551-6776-29.3.306. Epub 2024 Jun 10. PMID: 38863853; PMCID: PMC11163907.
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