Vermont Biomedical Research Network

“A People’s Mental Health Movement: Sawubona and the Rise of Healing Circles”
2023-09-29 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
UVM Department of Psychological Science Department Colloquium
3:00-4:00 PM, In-person John Dewey Hall, Room 314
“A People’s Mental Health Movement: Sawubona and the Rise of Healing Circles”
Dr. Evan Auguste, Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of MA, Boston Ma’at
Psychological Services

"New DNA repair mechanisms revealed from bacterial resistance to genotoxic natural products"
2023-10-03 08:00 - 17:00
UVM Department of Chemistry Seminar
10:05 – 11:00 AM, In-person Innovation E105
“New DNA repair mechanisms revealed from bacterial resistance to genotoxic natural products”
Brandt Eichman
Professor at Vanderbilt University

"Prioritizing Disease Critical Variants, Genes, and Cell Types Using Genetic and Genomic Data"
2023-10-03 15:00 - 16:00
National Cancer Institute Seminar
3:00-4:00 PM – Join online
“Prioritizing Disease Critical Variants, Genes, and Cell Types Using Genetic and Genomic Data”
Kushal Dey, PhD, Assistant Member and Josie Robertson Investigator, Sloan Kettering Institute
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

“The Intersection of Ethics, Law, and Regulations in Challenging Pediatric Cases”
2023-10-04 08:00 - 09:00
UVM Pediatric Grand Rounds
8:00-9:00 AM – Join online (Passcode: [REDACTED] or in person in the Davis Auditorium, UVM campus
“The Intersection of Ethics, Law, and Regulations in Challenging Pediatric Cases”
Caroline Hesko, M.D., M.P.H.
Assistant Professor,
Department of Pediatrics UVM Larner College of Medicine
Pediatric Hematologist/Oncologist, University of Vermont Children’s Hospital
Timothy Lahey, M.D, MMSc,
HEC-C Professor, Department of Medicine,
UVM Larner College of Medicine
Director, Medical Ethics, UVM Medical Center

NIH Director’s Wednesday Afternoon Lecture Series (WALS)
2023-10-04 14:00 - 15:00
2:00-3:00 PM, Join the seminar

“Virus-host interactions in the infectious microenvironment”
2023-10-05 10:00 - 11:30
UVM Translational Global Infectious Disease Research (TGIR) Workshop
10:00-11:30 AM – join online or in-person in HSRF 400, UVM campus
“Virus-host interactions in the infectious microenvironment”
Emily Speranza, Case Western Reserve University CCLCM

“Unraveling the Effects of RNA-Mediated Toxicity on the Human Nervous System: Mechanisms and Therapeutic Interventions”
2023-10-05 13:30 - 14:30
UVM Neurological Sciences Seminar – Faculty Candidate
1:30-2:30 PM – in person HSRF 300, UVM campus
“Unraveling the Effects of RNA-Mediated Toxicity on the Human Nervous System: Mechanisms and Therapeutic Interventions”
Kathryn Morelli, UC President’s Postdoctoral Fellow, Cellular and Molecular Medicine
University of California, San Diego

“Crosstown Traffic: Probing the Intersection of Vesicular Trafficking Pathways in Arabidopsis thaliana”
2023-10-05 16:30 - 17:30
UVM Department of Plant Biology Marvin Memorial Seminar Series
4:30-5:30 PM – join online with Teams link or in person in Jeffords 110, UVM campus
1–“Crosstown Traffic: Probing the Intersection of Vesicular Trafficking Pathways in Arabidopsis thaliana”
Connor Lewis, Plant Biology Doctoral Candidate
2–“Target Capture Sequencing Reveals Hidden Diversity in the Lady Fern (Athyrium filix-femina) Species Complex in the Americas”
Bertrand Black, Plant Biology Doctoral Candidate

“Pathophysiology and Therapeutic Targeting of Reward Circuitry in Adolescent Depression”
2023-10-06 10:30 - 11:45
UVM Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds Seminar
10:30-11:45 AM – Join online Meeting ID: 913 3058 6982, Passcode: [REDACTED] or in person in the David Auditorium, UVM campus
“Pathophysiology and Therapeutic Targeting of Reward Circuitry in Adolescent Depression”
Erika Forbes, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychiatry, Pediatrics, Psychology, and Clinical and Translational Science,
University of Pittsburgh

"Developmental Plasticity and Health: The Importance of Good Beginnings"
2023-10-06 16:00 - 17:00
UVM Department of Psychological Science Department Colloquium
4:00-5:00 PM, In-person John Dewey Hall, Room 314, UVM campus
“Developmental Plasticity and Health: The Importance of Good Beginnings”
Zaneta Thayer, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology
Dartmouth College

“Whole Health Transformation in the Veterans Administration"
2023-10-09 08:00 - 09:00
UVM Department of Family Medicine Grand Rounds Laura Mann Integrative Healthcare Lecture
8:00 – 9:00 am, Join the seminar, Meeting ID: 941 8945 2885
online or in-person, Davis Auditorium
“Whole Health Transformation in the Veterans Administration”
Benjamin Kligler, MD, MPH
Executive Director of the Office of Patient-Centered Care & Cultural Transformation
Veterans Administration

“Resilience in a warming world: Lessons from ants and flies”
2023-10-09 12:00 - 13:00
UVM Department of Biology Seminar Series
Online 12:00-1:00 PM – Teams link, or in person, Terrill 108
“Resilience in a warming world: Lessons from ants and flies”
Sara Helms Cahan, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Biology & Associate Vice President for Research
University of Vermont

“CRISPR Therapeutics: A new class of medicines for the hemoglobinopathies”
2023-10-10 07:30 - 08:30
UVM Obstetrics and Gynecology Grand Rounds
7:30-8:30 AM – Join the seminar online
“CRISPR Therapeutics: A new class of medicines for the hemoglobinopathies”
Kyle Cromer, PhD
Assistant Professor, Surgery, Division of Pediatric Surgery
University of California, San Francisco

"Engineering Immunity: Building from Molecules to Therapies"
2023-10-10 08:00 - 17:00
Dartmouth College 2023 Symposium for the Life Sciences
8:00 AM-5:00 PM – Register now (Continental breakfast and lunch will be provided)
In person in the Ookpik Auditorium, Life Science Center, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth campus, Hanover, NH
“Engineering Immunity: Building from Molecules to Therapies”
Six speakers

“Investigating Mechanisms for Spatial and Temporal Control of Kinesin Motors”
2023-10-10 11:30 - 12:30
UVM Cellular and Molecular Biology (CMB) Seminar Series
11:30 AM-12:30 PM – Join online or in person in the Davis Auditorium, UVM
“Investigating Mechanisms for Spatial and Temporal Control of Kinesin Motors”
Sarah-Catherine Paschall, Doctoral candidate, Dr. Jason Stumpff’s Lab, Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics
University of Vermont

“The Next Pediatric Vital Sign? School Attendance and the Link to Health”
2023-10-11 08:00 - 09:00
UVM Pediatric Grand Rounds
8:00-9:00 AM – Join online (Passcode: [REDACTED] or in person in the Davis Auditorium, UVM campus
“The Next Pediatric Vital Sign? School Attendance and the Link to Health”
Heidi Schumacher, M.D., FAAP, Assistant Professor, Departments of Pediatrics
Vermont Child Health Improvement Program (VCHIP), UVM Larner College of Medicine
Primary Care Pediatrician, UVM Children’s Hospital

"The impact of Miro1-mediated mitochondrial positioning on subcellular signaling"
2023-10-11 11:00 - 12:00
UVM Redox Biology and Pathology Program Seminar
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM – Join the seminar online , Meeting ID: 959 9166 6098, Passcode: [REDACTED] or in-person in HSRF 300, UVM campus
“The impact of Miro1-mediated mitochondrial positioning on subcellular signaling”
Nathaniel Shannon, CMB doctoral candidate, Cunniff Lab, Larner College of Medicine
University of Vermont

"To Oklahoma and Beyond: How to turn my preliminary data into an R01”
2023-10-12 09:00 - 10:00
UVM Vermont Center for Immunology and Infectious Disease (VCIID) Research-in-Progress Meeting
9:00-10:00 AM – Join the meeting or in-person in HSRF 300, UVM campus
“To Oklahoma and Beyond: How to turn my preliminary data into an R01”
Robyn Kent PhD, Postdoc, Ward lab, Larner College of Medicine
University of Vermont

UVM Translational Global Infectious Disease Research (TGIR) Workshop
2023-10-12 10:00 - 11:30
10:00-11:30 AM – in-person in HSRF 400, UVM campus
“TBD”
David Bernstein, UVM

“Desire, Pleasure, and Addiction in the Brain”
2023-10-12 13:15 - 14:15
Dartmouth College Psychological and Brain Sciences Colloquium
1:15-2:15 PM – In-person in Filene Auditorium, Moore Hall B03, Dartmouth College campus
“Desire, Pleasure, and Addiction in the Brain”
Kent Berridge, PhD, James Olds Distinguished University Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience
University of Michigan

"The 25x5 Initiative to Reduce Clinical Documentation Burden"
2023-10-13 08:00 - 09:00
UVM Department of Medicine Grand Rounds Seminar
8:00-9:00 AM – Join the seminar online (Passcode: [REDACTED] Meeting ID: 878 850 0732)
“The 25×5 Initiative to Reduce Clinical Documentation Burden”
Trent Rosenbloom, M.D., MPH, FACMI, FAMIA, FAAP
Professor in Biomedical Informatics, Clinical Nursing,
Pediatrics, and Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of
Medicine (SOM) and Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC)
Director, My Health at Vanderbilt, VUMC
Vice Chair of Faculty Affairs, Department of Biomedical Informatics, VUMC
Director, Clinical Effectiveness Research, Vanderbilt Health Affiliate Network
Associate Director, Medical Innovators Development Program, Vanderbilt University SOM

“E-Cigarettes and Smoking Cessation: A New Twist on a Familiar Question”
2023-10-13 10:30 - 23:45
UVM Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds Seminar
10:30-11:45 AM – Join online Meeting ID: 913 3058 6982, Passcode: [REDACTED] or in person in the David Auditorium, UVM campus
“E-Cigarettes and Smoking Cessation: A New Twist on a Familiar Question”
Matthew Carpenter, PhD, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina

Introductory Software Carpentries Workshop: Unix & R for Reproducible Data Analysis - Workshop #1
2024-03-14 - 2024-03-15
Thursday March 14 – Friday March 15, 2024 –> in person only
9:00 AM – 4:30 PM each day
University of Vermont campus here
Register for the in-person workshop
Maximum is 25 participants
What You’ll Learn:
Coding essentials: Learners will gain confidence in using the Unix shell and command-line to navigate their file structure and work with files on their computer, culminating in writing custom scripts to automate repetitive analyses that will save you time.
Data manipulation, analysis, and visualization in R: Learners will work with tabular data and other core data structures, use conditionals and loops, write custom functions, and learn to create publication-quality graphics to communicate your research findings effectively. This workshop also introduces learners to RStudio and strategies for getting help.
Two Software Carpentries instructors and helpers will be available to address your questions throughout the each workshop.
Who Should Attend:
Researchers from various fields with limited experience in command line computing
Why Attend:
Increase the efficiency and accuracy of data analysis
Improve the reproducibility of your research
Take your first steps in analyzing big data
Enhance your ability to collaborate with programmers and data scientists
Cost:
The workshop is free for participants
Requirements:
No prior coding experience is required
Bring a laptop that can load required software (Mac or PC)
Contact Information:
For inquiries or additional information, please contact Heather Driscoll (hdriscol@norwich.edu)
Register today to reserve a spot in one of the workshops!
VBRN Data Science Core

CBSR Research Technologies Seminar Series - Mass Spectrometry: Proteomics Workflow for Low Input and Single-cell Samples
2024-05-08 12:00 - 13:00 | Larner College of Medicine Medical Education Building, 89 Beaumont Ave, Burlington, VT, 05405, United States
Join us Wednesday, May 8th from Noon-1pm. In-person, HSRF 200 (lunch served) or via Zoom, https://uvmcom.zoom.us/j/93484542701?from=addon for this seminar.

Introductory Software Carpentries Workshop: Unix & R for Reproducible Data Analysis - Workshop #2
2024-05-28 - 2024-05-31
Tuesday May 28 – Friday May 31, 2024 –> online only
8:30 AM -12:30 PM each day
Zoom
Register for the online workshop
Maximum is 25 participants
What You’ll Learn:
Coding essentials: Learners will gain confidence in using the Unix shell and command-line to navigate their file structure and work with files on their computer, culminating in writing custom scripts to automate repetitive analyses that will save you time.
Data manipulation, analysis, and visualization in R: Learners will work with tabular data and other core data structures, use conditionals and loops, write custom functions, and learn to create publication-quality graphics to communicate your research findings effectively. This workshop also introduces learners to RStudio and strategies for getting help.
Two Software Carpentries instructors and helpers will be available to address your questions throughout the each workshop.
Who Should Attend:
Researchers from various fields with limited experience in command line computing
Why Attend:
Increase the efficiency and accuracy of data analysis
Improve the reproducibility of your research
Take your first steps in analyzing big data
Enhance your ability to collaborate with programmers and data scientists
Cost:
The workshop is free for participants
Requirements:
No prior coding experience is required
Bring a laptop that can load required software (Mac or PC)
Contact Information:
For inquiries or additional information, please contact Heather Driscoll (hdriscol@norwich.edu)
Register today to reserve a spot in one of the workshops!
VBRN Data Science Core

The Metagenomics Workshop Incubator Carpentry
2025-01-07 - 2025-01-08
Workshop info:The Metagenomics Workshop Incubator CarpentryTuesday January 7- Wednesday January 8, 2025 –> in person only 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM each dayUniversity of Vermont campusRegister for the in-person workshop Maximum is 25 participants
What You’ll Learn:Project Organization and Management Learn how to structure your metadata, organize and document your metagenomics data and bioinformatics workflow, and access data on the NCBI sequence read archive (SRA) database.
Introduction to the Command Line Learn to navigate your file system, create, copy, move, and remove files and directories, and automate repetitive tasks using scripts and wildcards.
Introduction to R Use R studio to manage several data types and structures.
Data Processing and Visualization for Metagenomics Use command-line tools to perform quality control, metagenomic assembly, metagenomic binning, taxonomic assignment, and diversity exploration.
Who Should Attend:PUI researchers from various fields with interest in metagenomics research
Why Attend:Increase the efficiency and accuracy of data analysisImprove the reproducibility of your researchTake your first steps in analyzing big dataEnhance your ability to collaborate with programmers and data scientists
Cost:The workshop is free for participants
Requirements:No prior coding experience is requiredBring a laptop that can load required software (Mac or PC)
Contact Information:For inquiries or additional information, please contact Heather Driscoll (hdriscol@norwich.edu
VBRN and UVM Data Science Core Team

Genomics Data Carpentry
2025-03-17 - 2025-03-18
Monday March 17 – Tuesday March 18, 2025, from 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM both days
Registration is open!
Workshop website

This online-only workshop is intended for people working with high-throughput sequencing data and focuses on helping them upgrade their workflow from relying on spreadsheets and GUI platforms to using command-line tools and accessing remote computing power. Learners will be introduced to core Bash commands and will learn to write custom Bash scripts to automate an analysis pipeline. They will be introduced to some commonly used command-line bioinformatics tools and file formats. This workshop does not cover individual methods for working with RNA-seq, ChIP-seq, or other specialized datasets, but instead focuses on core principles for efficient and reproducible research with sequencing data.

Plotting and Programming with Python
2025-05-29 - 2025-05-30
Thursday May 29 – Friday May 30, 2025 – two full days
8:30 AM – 5:00 PM

Registration is open!

In this workshop, learners will gain confidence in using the command-line to navigate their file structure and work with files on their computer, write custom Bash scripts to automate repetitive analyses, learn the core concepts of version control and be able to implement a simple Git workflow for tracking their own work. Additionally, this workshop will cover Python programming basics, focusing on working with core data structures including tabular data, using conditionals and loops, writing custom functions, and creating customized plots. JupyterLab and strategies for getting help will also be introduced. This workshop is appropriate for learners with no previous programming experience.
