Cancer Center Ambassadors

UVM Cancer Center ambassadors are members who collectively represent all aspects of the center. You may find our ambassadors at special events, being interviewed on TV or the radio, and out in the catchment area representing the UVM Cancer Center.

Current Roster

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Christopher Anker, MD

Expertise: cancer clinical trials; radiation oncology; gastrointestinal, lung, and skin cancers

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Brian Cunniff

Brian Cunniff, PhD

Expertise: laboratory cancer research; translation of bench research to clinical trials; mesothelioma

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Nancy Gell

Nancy Gell, MPH, PhD

Expertise: exercise and supportive care for cancer patients; rural cancer disparities

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Kara Landry, MD

Kara Landry, MD

Expertise: cancer genetics; chemotherapy; medical oncology; breast cancer

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Sarah Nowak

Sarah Nowak, PhD

Expertise: healthcare delivery research; cancer screening

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Maija Reblin, PhD

Expertise: cancer caregiver, behavioral intervention, and interpersonal communication research

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David "Bebo" Seward

David "Bebo" Seward, MD, PhD

Expertise: laboratory cancer research; tumor microenvironment; immune system and cancer

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Professor Jason Stumpff

Jason Stumpff, PhD

Expertise: laboratory cancer research

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Alissa Thomas

Alissa Thomas, MD

Expertise: brain cancer; neuro-oncology

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Conor O'Neill

Conor O'Neill, MD

Expertise: surgical oncology, cancer immunotherapy, cellular therapy, clinical trials, experimental therapeutics

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Eli Klemperer, PhD

Expertise: tobacco treatment and policy interventions to reduce cigarette smoking

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Melanie Bui

Melanie Bui, MD, PhD

Expertise: skin cancer, genetics

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For questions about the ambassador program, please contact Kate Strotmeyer, Senior Director of Communications, Community Outreach, and Constituent Relations (Katherine.Strotmeyer@med.uvm.edu).