2024 Events
Research Excellence at Larner
Every year we celebrate the dedicated research conducted by faculty and students at the Larner College of Medicine. Below is a listing of past awards and award winners.
Dean's Excellence in Research Awards 2024
Outstanding Research Publication Award Recipients
Medical Student
Brittney Palermo, “Interleukin-6, diabetes, and metabolic syndrome in a biracial cohort: the reasons for geographic and racial differences in stroke cohort.”
Graduate Student
Mingu Kang, Ph.D., “The focal adhesion protein Talin is a mechanically gated A-kinase anchoring protein.”
Post-Doc
Brandon Bensel, Ph.D., "Kinesin-1-transported liposomes prefer to go straight in 3D microtubule intersections by a mechanism shared by other molecular motors"
Resident
Brianna Leahy, M.D., "Transcatheter and surgical ductus arteriosus closure in very low birth weight infants: 2018–2022"
Larner College of Medicine Staff Award Recipients
Clinical Research Coordinator
Rebecca Cole, Research Project Assistant, Department of Psychiatry
Research Scientist
Kirsten Tracy, Ph.D., Research Scientist, Vermont Cancer Center
Larner College of Medicine Faculty Award Recipients
UVM Health Network Junior Researcher of the Year
Leslie Young, M.D., Associate Professor of Pediatrics
UVM Health Network Senior Researcher of the Year
Ira Bernstein, M.D., Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences
Clinical Trials Research Award
Matthew Kinsey, M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine
Research Mentor
Jason Stumpff, Ph.D., Professor of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics
Rising Star New Investigator
Elias Klemperer, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Mid-Career Investigator
Masha Ivanova, Ph.D., Associate Professor Psychiatry
Research Laureate
Daniel Weiss, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Medicine