The Vermont Center for Cardiovascular and Brain Health (VCCBH) is an NIH funded Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) that provides a platform to build sustainable research programs built on the exceptional potential of early career faculty. We study the vital health problems facing society.
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This year we awarded funding to two new Research Project Leaders and two $180,000 FIRE Grants. Faculty garnered $14 million in new grants since 2020, and are publishing in major journals like Nature Communications and Diabetes Care.
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VCCBH News
Cushman Interviewed by Washington Post about the Surprising Way Breast Cancer Screenings Could Reveal Heart Disease
Cushman Discusses Lack of Awareness in Yahoo Article on Prevalence and Deadliness of Heart Disease for Women
Mary Cushman, M.D.’89, M.Sc., Elected President of International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis for 2028–2030
ScienceDaily Highlights Harraz Research on Restoring Brain Blood Flow in Dementia
R1 Larner Spotlight: New Heart Health Research Under Way at UVM
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Upcoming Events
VCCBH Symposium:
June 11-12, 2026
9:00am at The Dudley H. Davis Center
Monthly Conference:
Friday, April 17, 2026 at 9:00am in HSRF 400
Presenter: Denise Peters, PT, D.P.T., PhD
Journal Club:
Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 9:00am in HSRF 400
Presenter: Andres Cordova Sanchez, MD
Explore Our Cores
The VCCBH hosts the Molecular Epidemiology and Biostatistics Core and the Customized Physiology and Imaging Core. Together, they have supported over 100 UVM researchers across 90+ projects, leading to 40+ peer-reviewed articles.
Molecular Epidemiology and Biostatistics Core Customized Physiology and Imaging Core