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Four Larner Faculty Awarded Project Grants by UVM Cancer Center

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Four Larner Faculty Awarded Project Grants by UVM Cancer Center

Awards will accelerate innovative studies with the potential for significant impact, ignite early-stage projects, and lay the foundation for future discoveries

Health & Medicine

January 22, 2026

By Office of Medical Communications

The University of Vermont Cancer Center has announced the recipients of its 2026 pilot and pre-pilot project grants. Pilot project awardees will receive $50,000 to accelerate innovative studies with the potential for significant impact, while pre-pilot recipients will be granted $15,000 to ignite early-stage projects and lay the foundation for future discoveries.

All four of this year’s pilot project grant awardees are faculty members in the Larner College of Medicine:

Chris Anker, M.D., professor of radiology-oncology
Jonathan Boyson, Ph.D., professor of surgery
Nimrat Chatterjee, Ph.D., M.Sc., assistant professor of microbiology & molecular genetics
Ashley Volaric, M.D., assistant professor of pathology & laboratory medicine

Read full story about the 2026 Pilot Award Grantees and their projects

Four Larner Faculty Awarded Project Grants by UVM Cancer Center

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Four Larner Faculty Awarded Project Grants by UVM Cancer Center