News and Events

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Newsworthy Successes

UVM Cancer Center Hosts Inaugural Rural Health and Cancer Conference 

UVM Cancer Center Pilot Study to Investigate Vermonter’s High Skin Cancer Risk

New Publication Reveals Gene Expression Changes Upon Loss of the Cancer Implicated Protein Miro1

It's Sun Safety Season: Protect Yourself Against Cancer-causing Sun Exposure

Trainee Spotlight: Thomas Khodadad, UVM Cancer Center ‘Cancer Host and Environment’ Research Program

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05/16/2025

Brian Sprague, PhD, awarded a University Scholars Award

Brian Sprague, PhD, co-leader of the UVM Cancer Center Population Sciences and Cancer Outcomes...

05/15/2025

What’s It Like to Be on a Cancer Clinical Trial? We Asked a Patient. 

Clinical trials at UVMCC offer cancer patients access to groundbreaking medicine—but what’s it...

05/15/2025

New Article in The American Journal of Nursing Distinguishes Between Human Subjects Research and Quality Improvement Projects

In the evolving landscape of healthcare and research, distinguishing between human subjects...

05/15/2025

Q&A with "Master Trialist" Alissa Thomas, M.D.

Neuro-oncologist Alissa Thomas, M.D. understands the importance of clinical trials for advancing...

05/12/2025

A New Expert Review Provides Guidelines for Use of PSMA PET Scans for Prostate Cancer

Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers in men and is often hard to detect once it...

05/02/2025

The Cancer Center’s Outreach and Education Van Launches in Montpelier

At the Vermont State House in Montpelier,UVM Cancer Center (UVMCC) launched its new Outreach and...

04/28/2025

“SciArt”: Can Art Connect Us to Cancer Science?

In academia, science and art departments rarely overlap. But they do share common ground. Both...

04/18/2025

Wrap-up: 2025 Careers in Cancer Day

On April 15, 90 high school students gathered at the Larner College of Medicine’s Medical...

04/04/2025

UVM Cancer Center Announces 2025 Pilot and Pre-Pilot Award Grantees

The UVM Cancer Center has announced the recipients of its 2025 Pilot and Pre-Pilot Project Grants...

04/02/2025

New Publication Raises Awareness for the Advantages and Potential Harms of AI Analyses of Clinical Visits

Driven by the capacity to automate medical record documentation, nearly one billion healthcare...

04/01/2025

Reem Aboushousha, PhD, Receives Parker B. Fellowship to Study the Role of GSTP in Chemotherapy Resistance

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide, with non-small cell lung...

03/28/2025

UVM Cancer Center and UVM Children's Hospital Offer Promising Pediatric Oncology Trial

Few oncology subspecialities practice at the cutting edge of science like pediatric oncology, a...

03/24/2025

Meet the new UVM Cancer Center ‘Cancer Host and Environment’ Member — Kaitlin McCreery, Ph.D.

What brought you to UVM?I grew up in the rural mountain community of Brevard, North Carolina, so...

03/24/2025

Q&A With Chris Anker, M.D., on Colorectal Cancer  

For Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, we talked with radiation oncologist and Cancer Center...

03/05/2025

Rally Against Cancer Winter 2025

Rally Against Cancer games are an annual campaign to raise awareness for cancer research taking...

02/21/2025

Broad panel genetic testing in patients with cancer finds unexpected variants

Broad panel genetic testing in patients with cancer finds 2.8% of variants are unexpectedHereditary...

02/20/2025

Multiple factors impact oxidation-induced mutational landscapes

New study from Roberts lab identifies multiple factors that impact oxidation-induced mutational...

02/20/2025

Klemperer Recognized For Nicotine and Tobacco Research

Elias Klemperer, PhD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Associate Director of the Vermont Center...

01/03/2025

The Vermont Model - A Blood Clot Prevention Program

Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) refers to the occurrence of blood clots in veins, which can lead to...

02/05/2025

Are Supplements Safe? An Integrative Oncology Expert Weighs In.

Turkey tail, green tea, magnesium – these are just a few of the supplements that factor into...

02/05/2025

Skin Checks for South Burlington Firefighters

Vermont has one of the highest rates of melanoma in the nation. The UVM Cancer Center's Community...

02/05/2025

In a New Publication, the Majumdar Lab Shows Vaccine Inflammatory Responses can be Tailored for Specific Therapeutic Purpose

Much like an alarm clock wakes you up in the morning, the components in vaccines wake the immune...

01/31/2025

Meet the new UVM Cancer Center 'Cancer Cell' Member – John Salogiannis, PhD

The UVM Cancer Center Cancer Cell research program recently welcomed new member, John Salogiannis,...

10/10/2024

Innovative Program Aims to Diversify Cancer Center Leadership

Early career faculty rarely get invited to participate in leadership-related activities within a...

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