Faculty Research | Biomedical and Health Sciences | The University of Vermont(title)

The Department of Biomedical and Health Sciences plays an important role in ongoing immunology, autoimmunity, cardiovascular disease, epigenetics, and cancer research.

Our alliance with the University of Vermont Health Network ensures that patients benefit from the breakthrough discoveries of scientific research and clinical trials.

Areas of Expertise

Paula Deming, Ph.D., MT (ASCP)

Associate Professor of Biomedical and Health Sciences • Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Research • Endowed Professor of Health Sciences

Cell signaling, growth control pathways, molecular pathology, cancer biology

Eyal Amiel, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Medical Laboratory Science • Chair of the Department of Biomedical and Health Sciences

Dendritic cell biology, immune cell metabolism, cell signaling networks.

Seth Frietze, Ph.D.

Dr. Ronald W. Pero International Research Green and Gold Professor • Assistant Professor, Medical Laboratory Science

Regulation of gene expression, chromatin structure and epigenetics, transcriptomics of vertebrate development and evolution, metagenomics and molecular diagnostics

Dimitry Krementsov, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Medical Laboratory Science

Immunology, microbiology, genetics, microbiome, autoimmune disease, virology

Bikki Tran Smith, Ph.D., M.A.

Assistant Professor

Health services research, health and place, racial and ethnic health disparities, health policy, homelessness.

Kelsey Gleason, Sc.D., M.S.

Assistant Professor

Global health, humanitarian crises, climate change, forced and climate-related displacement, refugee studies.