Vermont Biomedical Research Network

NIH Director’s Wednesday Afternoon Lecture Series (WALS)
2023-05-03 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York)
2:00-3:00 PM, Join the seminar
Germline Immortality and Asymmetric Stem Cell Division
Yukiko Yamashita, PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

“A potential impact of collagen glutathionylation on degradation and autophagy in lung fibrosis”
2023-05-03 09:00 - 12:00
UVM Redox Biology and Pathology Program Seminar
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM – Join the seminar , Meeting ID: 959 9166 6098 Passcode: [REDACTED] in-person HSRF 300
“A potential impact of collagen glutathionylation on degradation and autophagy in lung fibrosis”
Hend Abdelhamid, PhD, Post Doc in Janssen-Heininger Lab

“Cancer: Metastasis and Drivers"
2023-05-02 16:00 - 17:30
NIH Demystifying Medicine Series
4:00-5:30 PM, Join the seminar
“Cancer: Metastasis and Drivers“
Kandace Tanner, PhD (NCI)
Jonathan Hernandez, MD (NCI)

“Implications of Ketone Bodies and Bronchial Smooth Muscle in Asthma and the Great Beyond”
2023-05-02 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 Sullivan Classroom, Med Ed 200, UVM
“Implications of Ketone Bodies and Bronchial Smooth Muscle in Asthma and the Great Beyond”
Amanda Fastiggi PhD student in Dr. Matthew Poynter Lab, CMB Program/ Department of Medicine

Dartmouth College Molecular and Systems Biology Research Symposium
2023-05-01 09:00 - 15:00
9:00 AM – 3:00 PM, Kellogg 200 on the Dartmouth campus, lunch will be provided
Register here – registration deadline Monday April 17, 2023
Welcome remarks: Dr. Marnie Halpern
Keynote speaker: Dr. Clifford Tabin, Professor of Genetics, Harvard Medical School
1–Adelaide Tousley (MD Candidate)
TBD
2–Dr. Emma Spikol (Halpern lab)
“Defining connectivity with the habenulo-interpeduncular pathway”
3–Steven Tau (Miller lab)
“Targeting metabolic vulnerabilities of ER+ breast cancer persistence”
4–Dr. Britton Goodale (Leach lab)
“Exploring cellular heterogeneity and effects of arsenic exposure in zebrafish
with single-cell sequencing”
5–Raven Bennett (MD Candidate), 2022 Tenney Fellow
“Characterizing the skin microbiome in dermatomyositis”
6–Kate Salotto (MD Candidate), 2022 Tenney Fellow
“AAV Tropism for Peripheral Nervous System Tissue”

"Visualizing Drug Actions on Dendrites: From Ketamine to Psilocybin"
2023-04-28 14:30 - 15:30
Dartmouth College Biological Sciences Cramer Seminar
2:30-3:30 PM – Join the seminar (Passcode: [REDACTED]
“Visualizing Drug Actions on Dendrites: From Ketamine to Psilocybin”
Alex Kwan, PhD, Associate Professor, Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering
Cornell University

UVM Clinical and Translational Sciences Seminar
2023-04-28 12:00 - 13:00
12:00 PM – Join the seminar
Adam Sprouse-Blum, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Neurological Sciences
University of Vermont

"Implementation of the Bright Bodies Program for Childhood Obesity: Helping Kids and Their Families Stay Healthy and Have Fun"
2023-04-28 12:00 - 13:00
Northern New England Clinical & Translational Research Network Seminar Series
12:00-1:00 PM – Join the seminar
“Implementation of the Bright Bodies Program for Childhood Obesity: Helping Kids and Their Families Stay Healthy and Have Fun”
Abby Fleisch, MD, Pediatrics and Pediatric Endocrinology
Alyson Byard, LCSW, Western Maine Family Health Center
MaineHealth

“A review of psychosocial approaches to the understanding and treatment of psychosis”
2023-04-28 10:30 - 11:45
UVM Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds Seminar
10:30-11:45 AM – Join online Meeting ID: 929 273 94040, (Passcode: [REDACTED]
“A review of psychosocial approaches to the understanding and treatment of psychosis”
Zachary Wunrow, MD, Chief Resident, Department of Psychiatry, University of Vermont

“Novel Mechanisms Regulating Platelet Production from Megakaryocytes”
2023-04-28 08:00 - 09:00
UVM Department of Medicine Grand Rounds Seminar
8:00-9:00 AM – Join the seminar online (Passcode: [REDACTED] or in person in the Davis Center Auditorium, UVM campus
“Novel Mechanisms Regulating Platelet Production from Megakaryocytes”
Kellie Machlus, PhD, Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School
Principal Investigator, Boston Children’s Hospital, Vascular Biology Program

“Navigating Our Uncertain Social Worlds”
2023-04-27 13:15 - 14:15
Dartmouth College Psychological and Brain Sciences Colloquium
1:15-2:15 PM – Join online or In-person in Filene Auditorium, Moore Hall, Dartmouth College campus
“Navigating Our Uncertain Social Worlds”
Oriel FeldmanHall, Associate Professor, Cognitive, Linguistic, and Psychological Science, Brown University

“Cultivating Leadership in Yourself and Others Through Trust and Kindness"
2023-04-27 12:00 - 13:00
UVM Career Development Seminar
12:00-1:00PM, MedEd 200
“Cultivating Leadership in Yourself and Others Through Trust and Kindness”
Kellie Machlus, PhD, Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical SchoolPrincipal Investigator, Boston Children’s Hospital

"Bioinspired Thermodynamics of Polyelectrolyte Complex Coacervates”
2023-04-27 10:30 - 11:30
Dartmouth College Department of Chemistry Cooloquium
10:30-11:30 AM – Join the colloquium (Passcode: [REDACTED]
“Bioinspired Thermodynamics of Polyelectrolyte Complex Coacervates”
Charles Sing, PhD, Associate Professor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

“Complementary notions of epidemiological importance in contact networks.”
2023-04-27 10:00 - 11:30
UVM Translational Global Infectious Disease Research (TGIR) Workshop
10:00 11:30 AM – Join online, Meeting ID: 96151843017, Passcode: [REDACTED] or in-person in Health Science 400
“Complementary notions of epidemiological importance in contact networks.”
Jean-Gabriel Young, PhD, UVM

“Immune microenvironment of the ovary throughout the estrous cycle”
2023-04-27 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
“Immune microenvironment of the ovary throughout the estrous cycle”
Tia Brodeur, MD, UVM Department of Obstetrics Gynecology

“Wiring Specificity of Neural Circuits”
2023-04-26 14:00 - 15:00
NIH Director’s Wednesday Afternoon Lecture Series (WALS)
2:00-3:00 PM, Join the seminar
“Wiring Specificity of Neural Circuits”
Liqun Luo, PhD, Stanford University School of Medicine

"Translational Studies on Cancer”
2023-04-26 13:00 - 14:00
UVM Department of Pathology Grand Rounds
1:00pm-2:00pm, Join the seminar, Passcode: [REDACTED] MedEd 100
“Translational Studies on Cancer”
Sougat Misra, PhD

“Modeling Metabolic Interactions in Microbial Communities”
2023-04-26 09:15 - 10:30
UVM Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics Seminar
9:15 -10:30 AM – Join the seminar online (Passcode: [REDACTED] or in-person in MedEd 200, UVM campus
“Modeling Metabolic Interactions in Microbial Communities”
David Bernstein, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Biomedical Engineering, UVM

"Green Mountain Molecular Modeling"
2023-04-26 09:00 - 12:00
UVM Redox Biology and Pathology Program Seminar
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM – Join the seminar , Meeting ID: 959 9166 6098 Passcode: [REDACTED] in-person HSRF 300
“Green Mountain Molecular Modeling”

“Impact of an Educational Clinical Video Combined with Helping Babies Breath Training on Acquisition and Retention of Knowledge and Skills Among Ethiopian Midwives”
2023-04-26 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,
“Impact of an Educational Clinical Video Combined with Helping Babies Breath Training on Acquisition and Retention of Knowledge and Skills Among Ethiopian Midwives”
Amara Heard, MD, Clinical Instructor, UVM Larner College of Medicine, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellow, UVM Children’s Hospital

“Out of Africa: Genomic and Environmental Determinants of Global Health”
2023-04-25 16:00 - 17:30
NIH Demystifying Medicine Series
4:00-5:30 PM, Join the seminar
“Out of Africa: Genomic and Environmental Determinants of Global Health”
Charles Rotimi, PhD, (NHGRI)
Clement Adebamowo, BM, ChB, ScD, FWACS, FACS, University of Maryland

“Environmentally Induced Structural Transitions in PrP Coupled to Phase Separation as Revealed by NMR”
2023-04-25 15:00 - 16:00
Dartmouth College Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology Seminar Series
3:00-4:00 PM – Join online (Passcode: [REDACTED] or in-person, Chilcott Auditorium, Vail Building
“Environmentally Induced Structural Transitions in PrP Coupled to Phase Separation as Revealed by NMR”
Kurt Zilm, PhD, Professor of Chemistry, Yale University

“β-Cardiac Myosin Mutations in Dilated Cardiomyopathy”
2023-04-25 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 Sullivan Classroom, Med Ed 200, UVM
“β-Cardiac Myosin Mutations in Dilated Cardiomyopathy”
Sebastian Duno Miranda
Advisor: David M. Warshaw, PhD
CMB Program/Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics

"Molecular Dynamics Simulations"
2023-04-25 09:00 - 12:00
UVM Redox Biology and Pathology Seminar
9:00-12:pm, HSRF 300,
“Molecular Dynamics Simulations”
Desmond, Gromacs Amber

"Single Gene Contributors to Early Ovarian Aging"
2023-04-25 07:30 - 08:30
UVM Obstetrics and Gynecology Grand Rounds
7:30-8:30 AM – Join the seminar
“Single Gene Contributors to Early Ovarian Aging”
Carleigh Nesbit, DO, Clinical Instructor, Ob/Gyn, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, UVM LCOM / UVMMC

“Neural Mechanisms of Conscious Visual Perception“
2023-04-24 14:30 - 15:30
Dartmouth Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences – Innovators in Cognitive Neuroscience Seminar Series
2:30-3:30 PM – Join the Seminar
“Neural Mechanisms of Conscious Visual Perception“
Dr. Biyu He, Assistant Professor, Departments of Neurology, Neuroscience & Physiology, NYU Langone Medical Center

UVM Department of Family Medicine Grand Rounds
2023-04-24 08:00 - 09:00
8:00 – 9:00 am, Join the seminar, Meeting ID: 941 8945 2885 online or in-person, Davis Auditorium
“TBA”
Ruth McGovern, MD, Family Medicine Resident, Department of Family Medicine, UVM Larner College of Medicine

“Preventing Parkinson’s”
2023-04-21 12:00 - 13:00
UVM Department of Neurological Sciences Grand Rounds Seminar
12:00-1:00 PM – Join the seminar
2nd Annual Ashok Gupta Memorial Lecture in Parkinsonian Disorders
“Preventing Parkinson’s”
Michael A. Schwarzschild, MD, PhD, Professor of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

“What is a Cell Phone? Theories for Pediatric Psychiatry”
2023-04-21 10:30 - 11:45
UVM Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds Seminar
10:30-11:45 AM – Join online Meeting ID: 929 273 94040, (Passcode: [REDACTED]
“What is a Cell Phone? Theories for Pediatric Psychiatry”
Tyler Fanning, MD, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellow, Department of Psychiatry, UVM

“Conserving Springs and Streams in Oregon's High Desert”
2023-04-20 16:15 - 17:15
UVM Department of Plant Biology Marvin Memorial Seminar Series
4:15-5:15 PM Jeffords 110 or join online with Teams link
“Conserving Springs and Streams in Oregon’s High Desert”
Hayley Kolding, UVM Plant Biology Graduate Student

‘Forest Health in the Ossipee and Waterboro Pine Barrens: Preparing for the Arrival of the Southern Pine Beetle’
Sonya Kaufman, UVM Plant Biology Graduate Student
