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
R1 LARNER SPOTLIGHT: Koide Lab Explores Links Between Blood Pressure Regulating Hormone and Cognitive Decline
Madsen Comments to New York Times on Major Consequences of Ministrokes
R1 LARNER SPOTLIGHT: Morelli Lab Investigates Therapies for Neurodegenerative Disease
Cushman Receives 2025 EPI Mentoring Award from American Heart Association Council on Epidemiology and Prevention
Larner Researchers Share Key Discoveries on Cardiovascular and Brain Health
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Upcoming Events
VCCBH Conference:
Friday, June 13, 2025
Presenter: Mark Nelson, PhD, University Distinguished Professor and Chair of The Department of Pharmacology
Presentation: “Capillaries as multi-modal sensors of brain activity.”
Annual VCCBH Symposium: September 11-12, 2025
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