News and Events

08/25/2026

A Season of Success: Celebrating Trainee Amila Šemić’s Publications, F31 Fellowship and Engagement Award

If you were to ask graduate students what success looks like, you would most likely hear “a first-author publication”, “obtaining a...

08/11/2026

From Socks to Science: Fueling Research Collaboration

What inspires cancer researchers to collaborate?Big questions. Important discoveries. And, apparently, DarnTough socks.UVM Cancer Center challenged...

07/30/2026

Understanding Drivers of Melanoma

If I were to ask you to describe Vermont you might include the words “green mountains”, “maple syrup” and “forests”. What you probably...

07/22/2026

More Like Parasites Than Tumors: Vermont Scientists Discover Transmissible Cancer in Catfish

A team of Vermont researchers has discovered that mysterious black skin lesions afflicting catfish in Lake Memphremagog and other New England and...

07/21/2026

Jason Stumpff, Ph.D., Named Juckett Faculty Scholar at UVM Cancer Center

The University of Vermont Cancer Center (UVMCC) is proud to announce the appointment of Jason Stumpff, Ph.D., as a Juckett Faculty Scholar. This is a...

07/14/2026

New Cancer Drug Shows Promise in Mesothelioma Trial

Mesothelioma is a rare but aggressive cancer, usually caused by exposure to asbestos. Inhaled asbestos fibers become lodged in the lungs, causing...

07/01/2026

Introducing UVM Cancer Center's 2026 Juckett Summer Fellows

The UVM Cancer Center is buzzing this summer as mentors and scholars dive into research. Out of49 applicants, 20 students received $4,000-stipends to...

06/30/2026

Story Listening Workshop Supports Queer and Trans Cancer Patients

A study from the University of Vermont Cancer Center (UVMCC) is highlighting the power of storytelling to strengthen connection and support among...

06/24/2026

Using a Computational Model to Improve Cancer Treatment Delivery

Cancer treatment is often synonymous with harsh side effects including hair loss, extreme fatigue, and neuropathy. These side effects stem from the...

06/21/2026

A Promising Cancer Discovery Moves Closer to the Clinic

Frances Carr, Ph.D., professor of pharmacology at the Larner College of Medicine, spent years studying how thyroid hormones and their receptors...

06/16/2026

Meet Cancer Cell Member Brian Eckenroth, PhD

The UVM Cancer Center Cancer Cellresearch program has many incredible members. Today we are excited to highlight Brian Eckenroth, PhDwho was recently...

06/11/2026

Cancer Center Members Awarded American Cancer Society Research Grants

Two UVM Cancer Center members received Institutional Research Grants from the American Cancer Society for the fiscal year 2027, each in the amount of...

06/10/2026

UVM Cancer Center Hosts 2nd Annual Rural Health and Cancer Conference

The University of Vermont Cancer Center (UVMCC) hosted its second annual Rural Health and Cancer Conference (RHCC) June 2–4, 2026, at Hotel...

06/04/2026

Today’s Clinical Trials Are Tomorrow’s Standard of Care

A video essay about University of Vermont Cancer Center patient Rusty Ashmore and his family tells the story of their cancer journey, from “unusual...

05/12/2026

Meet the New Cancer and Host Interactions Member Haicen Yue, PhD

The UVM Cancer Center Cancer and Host Interactionsresearch program recently welcomed new member, Haicen Yue, PhD.Dr. Yue, an Assistant Professor in...

05/04/2026

New research identifies covalent inhibitors as a potential cancer therapy

Like a growing kid, rapidly growing tumor cells require significant energy, and this rapid growth can come with some unintended side effects. To...

04/29/2026

Bringing care to our rural communities: a new grant will identify key factors to support high quality telehealth care

Roughly 3 million of the nation’s 15 million cancer survivors reside in rural areas, and experience 10% higher cancer mortality compared to their...

04/22/2026

Inspiring Discovery: The Jerome W. Yates, M.D., M.P.H., Rural Cancer Outreach Fund

Discovery has always been at the heart of the University of Vermont Cancer Center. That spirit was inspired early by Jerome W. Yates, M.D.,...

04/17/2026

UVM Cancer Center Welcomes 90 High School Students for Careers in Cancer Program

What does a future in cancer research or medicine actually look like? And how does a student begin to imagine themselves there?On April 14, 90 high...

04/06/2026

Madison Guyette is Awarded the Prestigious Goldwater Scholarship

04/01/2026

UVM Cancer Center Publishes 2025 Annual Report

The UVM Cancer Center’s 2025 Annual Report is here! From continued progress toward NCI re‑designation to expanding research, training, and...

03/21/2026

Caledonian Record Highlights Visit by UVM Cancer Center BioMobile Research Lab to Lyndon Institute

On March 6, the University of Vermont Cancer Center’s new Outreach and Education Van, with its onboard BioMobile Research Lab, visited the Lyndon...

03/19/2026

UVM Cancer Center Hosts Third Annual Scientific Retreat

The UVM Cancer Center’s third annual Scientific Retreat, held March 13, 2026, at UVM’s Dudley Davis Center, convened members and trainees for a...

02/26/2026

Skin Deep—Tracing the DNA Clues Behind Skin Cancer

UVM Health dermatologist and Larner Associate Professor Melanie Bui, M.D., Ph.D., spends a lot of time looking at precancerous and cancerous growths...

02/17/2026

Why Qualitative Research Matters: Q&A With Elise Tarbi, PhD, AGPCNP-BC

Elise Tarbi, PhD, AGPCNP-BC, recently co-authored a Lancet Oncology article titled “The power of words: evaluating the role of qualitative methods...

02/17/2026

UVM Cancer Center’s Rural Cancer Care Initiatives

In a recent opinion piece in VTDigger, Randall Holcombe, M.D., M.B.A., professor of medicine, chief of the Division of Hematology/Oncology, and...

01/22/2026

Four Larner Faculty Awarded Project Grants by UVM Cancer Center

The University of Vermont Cancer Center has announced the recipients of its 2026 pilot and pre-pilot project grants. Pilot project awardees will...

01/21/2026

Rally Against Cancer Winter 2026

“Rally Against Cancer” is an annual campaign to raise awareness for cancer research taking place at the UVM Cancer Center and to recognize the...

01/16/2026

Brian Cunniff, Ph.D., Named Inaugural Juckett Faculty Scholar at the UVM Cancer Center

The University of Vermont Cancer Center (UVMCC) is proud to announce the appointment of Brian Cunniff, Ph.D., as the inaugural Juckett Faculty...

01/14/2026

Sylvie Doublié, Ph.D., Invested as Inaugural Green and Gold Professor in Microbiology and Molecular Genetics

Structural biologist and biochemist Sylvie Doublié, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics and a member of the...

01/08/2026

Can Less Treatment Still Cure HPV+ Cancer?

Among the human papilloma virus (HPV)–related cancers on the rise is oropharyngeal cancer, a kind of throat cancer that typically begins in the...

01/08/2026

UVM Cancer Center Researchers Awarded American Cancer Society Discovery Boost Grant

The University of Vermont Cancer Center (UVMCC) is proud to share that Frances Carr, PhD, has received a prestigious Discovery Boost Grant from the...

01/07/2026

Meet Your New Oncologists

We’re excited to introduce three outstanding physicians who have recently joined the University of Vermont Cancer Center. Each brings unique...

12/16/2025

UVM Cancer Center Announces 2026 Pilot and Award Grantees

The UVM Cancer Center is proud to announce the recipients of its 2026 Pilot and Pre-Pilot Project Grants—philanthropy-driven funding opportunities...

11/25/2025

Honoring Vermont’s Caregivers: The Unseen Backbone of Cancer Care

November is National Family Caregivers Month, a time to recognize individuals who provide essential support to those facing health challenges. In...

11/24/2025

VT Digger Op-Ed by Randall Holcombe, MD, MBA: The Vermont cancer care model, a rural cancer care revolution

This commentary is by Randall Holcombe, M.D., M.B.A., of Burlington. He is the associate dean for cancer programs at the University of Vermont’s...

11/18/2025

UVMCC Launches Emerging Leaders Corps

The UVM Cancer Center (UVMCC) is excited to announce the Emerging Leaders Corp (ELC)—a new initiative designed to support and elevate early-career...

11/17/2025

Hospitals Across the Region Host Lung Screening Events

Clinicians across Vermont and northern New York hope to expand lung cancer screening efforts this year, with a focus on screening more patients at...

10/22/2025

Graduate Trainee, Maggie Trout, Receives ChadTough Defeat DIPG 2025 Pre-Doctoral Fellowship

UVM Cancer Center pre-doctoral candidate, Maggie Trout, was recently awarded a Pre-Doctoral Fellowship from ChadTough Defeat DIPG. The fellowship is...

10/20/2025

New Publication Reveals Mechanical Forces Drive Stem Cell Differentiation

Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs)—adult cells reprogrammed to behave like embryonic stem cells—hold tremendous promise for personalized...

10/17/2025

Meet Tom Ahern, PhD, MPH: One of the UVMCC’s Breast Cancer Researchers

In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we are excited to introduce you to one of the University of Vermont Cancer Center’s outstanding breast...

10/14/2025

Meet the New Cancer Host and Environment Member Jeremy Logue, PhD

The UVM Cancer Center Cancer Host and Environmentresearch program recently welcomed new member, Jeremy Logue, PhD.Dr. Logue, an Associate Professor...

10/13/2025

New Grant Enables Researchers to Explore the Impact of Remotely Delivered Exercise Programs for Cancer Patients

World Trade Center (WTC) rescue and recovery workers (Responders) have a 6-14% higher incidence of cancer than background rates due to exposure to a...

09/29/2025

The Power of Collaboration – Novel Model System to Study Lung Cancer Cachexia

Despite most patients with lung cancer experiencing significant weight loss (cancer cachexia), which is associated with worse mortality outcomes,...

09/22/2025

UVM Cancer Center’s 28th Annual Women’s Health and Cancer Conference Showcases ‘The Leading Edge of Cancer Care’

More than 600 registrants joined in person and online to explore innovations in oncology, patient advocacy, and survivorship.