Vermont Biomedical Research Network

Data Carpentry: Introductory Genomics Workshop
2026-05-27 09:00 - 2026-05-28 16:30 (America/New_York)
Data Carpentry: Introductory Genomics Workshop
Wednesday May 27 – Thursday May 28, 2026 – two full days
In-person only (UVM campus) | 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Maximum is 25 participants – Faculty and their student researchers are welcome!
Registration link

Genomics workshop description:
The Genomics Carpentries workshop teaches data management and analysis for genomics research, including best practices for organization of bioinformatics projects and data, use of command-line utilities, use of command-line tools to analyze sequence quality and perform variant calling and connecting to and using cloud computing. The 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. This workshop is designed to be taught over two full days of instruction. Register for the workshop using this registration link. If you have questions or would like additional information email hdriscol@norwich.edu.

Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE) Workshop
2026-06-02 09:00 - 17:00 | Norwich University, Milano Ballroom, 612 S Main St, Northfield, VT, 05663, United States
Workshop leaders: Lawrence Blumer, Ph.D. (Morehouse College) and Christopher Beck, Ph.D (Emory University)
Registration link

CURE workshop description:
CUREs are high impact learning-teaching activities in which students conduct authentic science investigations in the context of a lecture or laboratory course. Participants in this workshop will begin developing a CURE activity that they will implement at their home institution and potentially conduct education research on their CURE implementation. We invite faculty to join us as a team of 1 or more. Working with a partner from your institution is not required, but can be helpful for planning how to address institutional specific barriers and after the workshop when participants are implementing the plans they made at the workshop. The new CURE activity may be in any area of STEM and at least one of the faculty on your team should be directly involved in developing and teaching the new CURE. Participants in this interactive workshop will be guided by the workshop facilitators (Drs. Christopher Beck, Emory University, and Lawrence Blumer, Morehouse College) to create a step-by-step plan to develop and implement a CURE activity. Participants will leave with a concrete plan for moving forward with implementation. Register for the workshop using this registration link. If you have questions about the workshop, please email hdriscol@norwich.edu.

2nd Northern New England Microbiome Symposium at the University of Maine
2026-06-11 - 2026-06-12 | 160 College Ave, Orono, ME 04473, 160 College Ave, Orono, ME, 04473, United States
Buchanan Alumni House, 160 College Ave, Orono, ME 04473 (Free visitor parking on-site)
Registration is open and free!

On June 11, 2026, there will be a full day of presentations and posters. On June 12, 2026, a data analysis workshop will be held in the morning. The full agenda is here, including speaker info, vendor info, and accommodation recommendations in Orono.

Learn about microbial communities in the environment, agriculture, aquaculture, health, pathogen surveillance, computational approaches, bioengineering, and more!
Share your work as a talk or at the student poster competition!
Network with colleagues from across New England!
Plan your next project with university research facilities or industry vendors for sequencing, microscopy, biochemistry, computation, and more!

Questions about this event? Email vbrn@uvm.edu.

Introductory Software Carpentries Workshop: Unix, Git & R for Reproducible Data Analysis
2026-06-23 - 2026-06-24
In-person only (UVM campus) | 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Maximum is 25 participants
Registration and workshop website coming soon

Workshop Description:
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 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. 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 RStudio and strategies for getting help. This workshop is appropriate for learners with no previous programming experience. If you have questions or would like additional information, email hdriscol@norwich.edu.

VBRN Faculty Retreat 2026
2026-07-22 09:00 - 15:30 | UVM Davis Center, 590 Main Street, Burlington, VT, 05405, United States
Please note that if you were VBRN funded this year (2025-2026) or will be funded next year (2026-2027), your attendance at this event is mandatory.
Register for this event here
Location: Dudley H. Davis Center, 4th floor, Silver Maple Ballroom on the UVM campus (590 Main St. Burlington, VT 05405)

Tentative Program

9:00 – 9:30 AM

Registration and coffee

9:30 – 10:00 AM

Welcome remarks from VBRN Director, Dr. Chris Francklyn, and program announcements

10:00 – 11:30 AM

VBRN Research Spotlight I: Oral presentations

11:30 AM -12:00 PM

VBRN Research Spotlight II: Poster presentations (even + odd sessions 30 min)

12:00 – 12:15 PM

Remarks from Dr. Kirk Dombrowski, UVM Vice President for Research

12:00 – 1:00 PM

Networking lunch

1:00 – 2:00 PM

Discovering Night Science (Dr. Oliver Bogler)

2:00 – 3:00 PM

Navigating the publishing landscape (Dr. Gary Ward, UVM)

3:00 – 3:30 PM

Retreat review/comments and wrap-up
