Research Seminar: Transmissible Cancer Discovered in Catfish in Vermont’s Lakes

Lake Champlain Sea Grant and the UVM Water Resources Institute are pleased to announce a Fall 2026 Research Seminar Series. This series of five seminars will be held on select Mondays from 12–1 PM throughout the semester, with an approximately 30–40-minute presentation followed by 20-minutes for questions. Each presentation will be recorded and made available on our website after the event.

10/5 (Hybrid: Teams/Davis Center Room 413) - Julie Dragon, Transmissible Cancer Discovered in Catfish in Vermont’s Lakes. Join online here.

Julie Dragon is an Associate Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, and is Director of the Bioinformatics Core in the Larner College of Medicine and Director of the Data Science Core for the Vermont Biomedical Research Network. Her work centers on the use of large genomics data sets to address evolutionary, environmental, and biomedical questions. Dr. Dragon is committed to leveraging genomics data to address many issues impacting our planet and lives. She has a Ph.D. in Plant Biology from UVM, where she studied the evolution of an arctic-subarctic section of marsh sedges with Dr. David Barrington.