The Larner College of Medicine
@uvmlarnermed.bsky.social
The 7th oldest U.S. medical school, the Larner College of Medicine
at The University of Vermont has a reputation for educating & training superb physicians & scientists. More: uvm.edu/larnermed; Community Management Guidelines: https://go.uvm.edu/igal9
at The University of Vermont has a reputation for educating & training superb physicians & scientists. More: uvm.edu/larnermed; Community Management Guidelines: https://go.uvm.edu/igal9
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Welcome to the official Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine at The University of Vermont @bsky.app!
As the 7th medical school established in the U.S., we are a college within @uvmvermont.bsky.social in the beautiful city of Burlington, VT on Lake Champlain.
www.uvm.edu/larnermed #uvmlarnermed
As the 7th medical school established in the U.S., we are a college within @uvmvermont.bsky.social in the beautiful city of Burlington, VT on Lake Champlain.
www.uvm.edu/larnermed #uvmlarnermed
Last week for Ntl Rural Health Day, #UVMLarnerMed’s Jan Carney, M.D., M.P.H., M.A.C.P., assoc. dean and professor, explained how community engagement and partnerships contribute to Vermont’s #ruralhealth. go.uvm.edu/carneyrural
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Opinion — Jan K. Carney: On National Rural Health Day, why community engagement and trusted voices matter in our changing world
Rural and urban areas have different health outcomes, needs and disparities.
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November 24, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Last week for Ntl Rural Health Day, #UVMLarnerMed’s Jan Carney, M.D., M.P.H., M.A.C.P., assoc. dean and professor, explained how community engagement and partnerships contribute to Vermont’s #ruralhealth. go.uvm.edu/carneyrural
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As featured in Vermont Public, @marycushmanmd.bsky.social and @olsenniels.bsky.social are #UVMLarnerMed researchers who co-authored a new publication in Neurology Journals related to blood tests that could help predict a person's risk for dementia. #dementia #alzheimers @uvmvermont.bsky.social
The blood tests measure tiny amounts of proteins that have leaked from damaged brain cells. These so-called "biomarkers" can show up years before people notice any memory problems.
UVM researchers identify blood tests that could predict dementia risk
Researchers at the University of Vermont have identified new blood tests that could help predict a person's risk for dementia long before they show any symptoms. These tests are not available for pati...
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November 21, 2025 at 7:38 PM
As featured in Vermont Public, @marycushmanmd.bsky.social and @olsenniels.bsky.social are #UVMLarnerMed researchers who co-authored a new publication in Neurology Journals related to blood tests that could help predict a person's risk for dementia. #dementia #alzheimers @uvmvermont.bsky.social
In celebration of National Rural Health Day, explore how #UVMLarnerMed serves the health care needs of rural Vermont communities: uvm.edu/larnermed/ru... #ruralhealth #powerofrural @uvmvermont.bsky.social
Rural Health | The University of Vermont
Sixty-five percent of Vermont’s population lives in rural areas—the highest percentage in the nation. Local health care providers are essential in delivering care across the state.
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November 21, 2025 at 7:31 PM
In celebration of National Rural Health Day, explore how #UVMLarnerMed serves the health care needs of rural Vermont communities: uvm.edu/larnermed/ru... #ruralhealth #powerofrural @uvmvermont.bsky.social
#UVMLarnerMed research publication alert! #Brainresearch by authors Osama Harraz, Ph.D., and Ahmed Hashad, Ph.D., Department of Pharmacology, Larner College of Medicine, Vermont Center for Cardiovascular and Brain Health.
@uvmvermont.bsky.social @apspublications.bsky.social
@uvmvermont.bsky.social @apspublications.bsky.social
Excited to share the latest from our lab (final version, open access):
Brain Capillary Ion Channels: Physiology and Channelopathies
Physiology | @apspublications.bsky.social
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Brain Capillary Ion Channels: Physiology and Channelopathies
Physiology | @apspublications.bsky.social
journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10....
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November 19, 2025 at 5:46 PM
#UVMLarnerMed research publication alert! #Brainresearch by authors Osama Harraz, Ph.D., and Ahmed Hashad, Ph.D., Department of Pharmacology, Larner College of Medicine, Vermont Center for Cardiovascular and Brain Health.
@uvmvermont.bsky.social @apspublications.bsky.social
@uvmvermont.bsky.social @apspublications.bsky.social
New publication in Nature Reviews #Endocrinology on #cysticfibrosis! Congratulations faculty member Samantha Steinmetz-Wood, M.D., assistant professor at #UVMLarnerMed and endocrinologist at @uvmhealth.bsky.social :
www.nature.com/articles/s41... @uvmvermont.bsky.social @springernature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s41... @uvmvermont.bsky.social @springernature.com
The endocrine complications of cystic fibrosis - Nature Reviews Endocrinology
Cystic fibrosis is associated with multiple endocrine complications, which are caused by systemic dysfunction of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator protein. In this Review, Moheet...
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November 12, 2025 at 6:32 PM
New publication in Nature Reviews #Endocrinology on #cysticfibrosis! Congratulations faculty member Samantha Steinmetz-Wood, M.D., assistant professor at #UVMLarnerMed and endocrinologist at @uvmhealth.bsky.social :
www.nature.com/articles/s41... @uvmvermont.bsky.social @springernature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s41... @uvmvermont.bsky.social @springernature.com
Last week, #UVMLarnerMed professor of medicine, Christopher Huston, M.D. @uvmhealth.bsky.social infectious disease physician, Chris Huston, M.D., discussed #cryptosporidium treatments with @johnshopkinsmmi.bsky.social. @uvmvermont.bsky.social
Looking forward to this week's MMI Thursday Seminar featuring @uvmvermont.bsky.social @uvmlarnermed.bsky.social Professor Chris Huston, MD!
📆 THURS NOV. 6
🕰️ 12:00 p.m.
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📆 THURS NOV. 6
🕰️ 12:00 p.m.
📍 @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social
🏫 Becton Dickinson W1030
November 11, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Last week, #UVMLarnerMed professor of medicine, Christopher Huston, M.D. @uvmhealth.bsky.social infectious disease physician, Chris Huston, M.D., discussed #cryptosporidium treatments with @johnshopkinsmmi.bsky.social. @uvmvermont.bsky.social
This month, Kara Landry, M.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine at #UVMLarnerMed and Medical Oncologist at #UVMHealth, spoke with Across the Fence about breast cancer risk, detection, prevention, genetic testing, and treatment. View:
youtu.be/Q8QdMoGQCtk #BreastCancerAwareness @uvmvermont.bsky.social
youtu.be/Q8QdMoGQCtk #BreastCancerAwareness @uvmvermont.bsky.social
10/23/25 Are you up to Date on Breast Cancer Awareness?
YouTube video by Across the Fence
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October 27, 2025 at 7:38 PM
This month, Kara Landry, M.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine at #UVMLarnerMed and Medical Oncologist at #UVMHealth, spoke with Across the Fence about breast cancer risk, detection, prevention, genetic testing, and treatment. View:
youtu.be/Q8QdMoGQCtk #BreastCancerAwareness @uvmvermont.bsky.social
youtu.be/Q8QdMoGQCtk #BreastCancerAwareness @uvmvermont.bsky.social
National Academy of Medicine announces election of Peter A. Calabresi, M.D.—professor and chair, Dept. of Neurological Sciences at #UVMLarnerMed —as a new member, due to his leadership in #MS pathogenesis/therapies: go.uvm.edu/uvmnam @nationalacademies.org @uvmvermont.bsky.social
National Academy of Medicine Announces Election of Larner’s Dr. Peter Calabresi as New Member | Office of Medical Communications | The University of Vermont
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October 20, 2025 at 8:14 PM
National Academy of Medicine announces election of Peter A. Calabresi, M.D.—professor and chair, Dept. of Neurological Sciences at #UVMLarnerMed —as a new member, due to his leadership in #MS pathogenesis/therapies: go.uvm.edu/uvmnam @nationalacademies.org @uvmvermont.bsky.social
Ramsey Herrington, M.D., associate professor of emergency medicine, was invested as the inaugural J. Bishop McGill, M.D.’46, Chair of EM last week. Dr. Herrington is also chief physician executive of @uvmhealth.bsky.social, and president/CEO of the UVM Health Medical Group. Story: go.uvm.edu/emchair
October 20, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Ramsey Herrington, M.D., associate professor of emergency medicine, was invested as the inaugural J. Bishop McGill, M.D.’46, Chair of EM last week. Dr. Herrington is also chief physician executive of @uvmhealth.bsky.social, and president/CEO of the UVM Health Medical Group. Story: go.uvm.edu/emchair
Congratulations to our Dean’s Celebration in Research Excellence award winners for 2025, including Jeremy Barry, Ph.D., Mid-Career Investigator, Associate Professor of Neurological Sciences at #UVMLarnerMed @jeremybarry.bsky.social @uvmvermont.bsky.social #research #larnerresearch #uvmresearch
Received a Dean’s excellence in research award and I’m pretty chuffed about it. Thanks to friends, family and colleagues who keep me going.
October 16, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Congratulations to our Dean’s Celebration in Research Excellence award winners for 2025, including Jeremy Barry, Ph.D., Mid-Career Investigator, Associate Professor of Neurological Sciences at #UVMLarnerMed @jeremybarry.bsky.social @uvmvermont.bsky.social #research #larnerresearch #uvmresearch
Last Friday's #UVMLarnerMed Class of 2029 White Coat Ceremony—full of joy, proud smiles, and unforgettable energy! View all photos from the day: go.uvm.edu/wc2025 (Photos: David Seaver)
@uvmvermont.bsky.social #whitecoat #UVMFutureDocs
@uvmvermont.bsky.social #whitecoat #UVMFutureDocs
October 13, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Last Friday's #UVMLarnerMed Class of 2029 White Coat Ceremony—full of joy, proud smiles, and unforgettable energy! View all photos from the day: go.uvm.edu/wc2025 (Photos: David Seaver)
@uvmvermont.bsky.social #whitecoat #UVMFutureDocs
@uvmvermont.bsky.social #whitecoat #UVMFutureDocs
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Congratulations to @uvmlarnermed.bsky.social medical student, Sarah Krumholz, for winning the Outstanding Research Publication award for her study in REGARDS investigating risk of hypertension by sRAGE level! Very well deserved!
Her paper: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40708351/
Her paper: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40708351/
September 25, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Congratulations to @uvmlarnermed.bsky.social medical student, Sarah Krumholz, for winning the Outstanding Research Publication award for her study in REGARDS investigating risk of hypertension by sRAGE level! Very well deserved!
Her paper: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40708351/
Her paper: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40708351/
Introducing the“My Why” campaign... We invite all #UVMLarnerMed researchers to share the motivations driving their work so we can shine a light on the essential role of research and funding in advancing medicine. Share your 'why' at: go.uvm.edu/mywhy
#MyWhy #research @uvmvermont.bsky.social
#MyWhy #research @uvmvermont.bsky.social
September 30, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Introducing the“My Why” campaign... We invite all #UVMLarnerMed researchers to share the motivations driving their work so we can shine a light on the essential role of research and funding in advancing medicine. Share your 'why' at: go.uvm.edu/mywhy
#MyWhy #research @uvmvermont.bsky.social
#MyWhy #research @uvmvermont.bsky.social
Last week at the Dean’s Celebration of Excellence in Research, the annual #UVMLarnerMed Research Rally showcased inspiring research by faculty scientists. Learn more about #larnerresearch at go.uvm.edu/lcomresearch #medicalresearch #research
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September 29, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Last week at the Dean’s Celebration of Excellence in Research, the annual #UVMLarnerMed Research Rally showcased inspiring research by faculty scientists. Learn more about #larnerresearch at go.uvm.edu/lcomresearch #medicalresearch #research
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Celebrating yesterday's big announcement ... #UVMLarnerMed Class of 2017 Alum Imelda Muller, M.D. named #NASA astronaut candidate! Details: go.uvm.edu/astronaut 👩🚀🚀🛰️🪐🩺 #space #astronaut #larneralum @hopkinsmedicine.bsky.social
Congrats to Dr. Imelda Muller, M.D., UVM College of Medicine alum, on being named one of NASA’s 10 new astronaut candidates. She’ll spend the next two years preparing for spaceflight. More: https://www.uvm.edu/uvmnews/news/uvm-medical-alum-named-nasa-astronaut-candidate
UVM Medical Alum Named NASA Astronaut Candidate | UVM News | The University of Vermont
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September 23, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Celebrating yesterday's big announcement ... #UVMLarnerMed Class of 2017 Alum Imelda Muller, M.D. named #NASA astronaut candidate! Details: go.uvm.edu/astronaut 👩🚀🚀🛰️🪐🩺 #space #astronaut #larneralum @hopkinsmedicine.bsky.social
Join us for the #UVMLarnerMed Dean’s Celebration of Excellence in Research from September 22 – 26, 2025.
View more details about the week’s schedule at go.uvm.edu/research25 @uvmvermont.bsky.social
View more details about the week’s schedule at go.uvm.edu/research25 @uvmvermont.bsky.social
Excellence in Research | The University of Vermont
The Dean's Celebration of Excellence in Research is an annual event highlighting the research being conducted by junior faculty, senior faculty, postdoctoral trainees, and graduate students at the Uni...
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September 17, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Join us for the #UVMLarnerMed Dean’s Celebration of Excellence in Research from September 22 – 26, 2025.
View more details about the week’s schedule at go.uvm.edu/research25 @uvmvermont.bsky.social
View more details about the week’s schedule at go.uvm.edu/research25 @uvmvermont.bsky.social
📢New #MultipleSclerosis study led by #UVMLarnerMed interim chair and professor of neurological sciences, Andrew Solomon, M.D., entitled "Global Barriers to the Diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis" published in the journal @Neurology: www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/... @uvmvermont.bsky.social #neurology
Global Barriers to the Diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis | Neurology
Background and ObjectivesRecent data suggest increasing global prevalence of multiple sclerosis (MS). Early
diagnosis of MS reduces the burden of disability-adjusted life years and associated
health c...
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September 16, 2025 at 6:08 PM
📢New #MultipleSclerosis study led by #UVMLarnerMed interim chair and professor of neurological sciences, Andrew Solomon, M.D., entitled "Global Barriers to the Diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis" published in the journal @Neurology: www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/... @uvmvermont.bsky.social #neurology
Today, UVM President Marlene Tromp announced that the University of Vermont has named Richard L. Page, M.D., Dean of the Larner College of Medicine, as its inaugural Chief Medical Affairs Officer. Read more: go.uvm.edu/medaffairs
@uvmvermont.bsky.social photo: Andy Duback
@uvmvermont.bsky.social photo: Andy Duback
University of Vermont Names Dr. Richard L. Page as Chief Medical Affairs Officer | Office of Medical Communications | The University of Vermont
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September 12, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Today, UVM President Marlene Tromp announced that the University of Vermont has named Richard L. Page, M.D., Dean of the Larner College of Medicine, as its inaugural Chief Medical Affairs Officer. Read more: go.uvm.edu/medaffairs
@uvmvermont.bsky.social photo: Andy Duback
@uvmvermont.bsky.social photo: Andy Duback
Joshua M. Sharfstein, M.D. welcomed #pediatricians Heidi Schumacher, M.D., Assoc. Professor at #UVMLarnerMed and Dr. Deanne Haag to the Public Health On Call podcast about work on school attendance, a public health priority. @uvmvermont.bsky.social
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Public Health On Call Podcast | Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Evidence and experts to help you understand today’s public health news—and what it means for tomorrow.
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September 3, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Joshua M. Sharfstein, M.D. welcomed #pediatricians Heidi Schumacher, M.D., Assoc. Professor at #UVMLarnerMed and Dr. Deanne Haag to the Public Health On Call podcast about work on school attendance, a public health priority. @uvmvermont.bsky.social
@johnshopkinssph.bsky.social
🎧:go.uvm.edu/schools
@johnshopkinssph.bsky.social
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#UVMLarnerMed Alums... Registration is open for the 2025 Larner College of Medicine Reunion Oct 10-12! Campus will be alive with activities & alums in classes ending in ’0 and ’5 are especially encouraged to join us. Register: go.uvm.edu/medreunion
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#lcomreunion
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August 29, 2025 at 4:51 PM
#UVMLarnerMed Alums... Registration is open for the 2025 Larner College of Medicine Reunion Oct 10-12! Campus will be alive with activities & alums in classes ending in ’0 and ’5 are especially encouraged to join us. Register: go.uvm.edu/medreunion
@uvmvermont.bsky.social
#lcomreunion
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#lcomreunion
Commentary published by Shane Nelson, Ph.D., faculty scientist in the Warshaw Lab at #UVMLarnerMed, Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics doi.org/10.1085/jgp.... @uvmvermont.bsky.social #physiology #myosin
Resolving zone-specific regulation of cardiac myosin | Journal of General Physiology | Rockefeller University Press
Pilagov and colleagues explore role of MyBP-C in regulation of the myosin SRX state in cardiac muscle.
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August 29, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Commentary published by Shane Nelson, Ph.D., faculty scientist in the Warshaw Lab at #UVMLarnerMed, Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics doi.org/10.1085/jgp.... @uvmvermont.bsky.social #physiology #myosin
Tune in today, Friday, 1 pm, for a discussion on @wdevradio.bsky.social with Lewis First, M.D. on how UVM Children’s Hospital created “a hospital without walls.” Listen live: player.listenlive.co/67961 @uvmvermont.bsky.social
August 29, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Tune in today, Friday, 1 pm, for a discussion on @wdevradio.bsky.social with Lewis First, M.D. on how UVM Children’s Hospital created “a hospital without walls.” Listen live: player.listenlive.co/67961 @uvmvermont.bsky.social
Faculty Publication alert📣! Congratulations Alissa Thomas, M.D., #UVMLarnerMed assistant professor, department of neurology, and neuro-oncologist at UVM Medical Center on new study in @BioMedCentral: go.uvm.edu/rurality
@uvmvermont.bsky.social #ruralmedicine #ruralhealth
@uvmvermont.bsky.social #ruralmedicine #ruralhealth
Rurality Does Not Impact Outcomes of Glioblastoma Patients Diagnosed at UVMMC | UVM Cancer Center | The University of Vermont
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August 25, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Faculty Publication alert📣! Congratulations Alissa Thomas, M.D., #UVMLarnerMed assistant professor, department of neurology, and neuro-oncologist at UVM Medical Center on new study in @BioMedCentral: go.uvm.edu/rurality
@uvmvermont.bsky.social #ruralmedicine #ruralhealth
@uvmvermont.bsky.social #ruralmedicine #ruralhealth
Celebrating cooperation for acceleration of breakthroughs in #cancercare. #UVMLarnerMed 's Brian Cunniff, Ph.D., asst. professor, pathology & laboratory medicine, UVM Cancer Center member, was appointed as Honorary Visiting Fellow at U of Leicester, UK, to continue research. @uvmvermont.bsky.social
August 22, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Celebrating cooperation for acceleration of breakthroughs in #cancercare. #UVMLarnerMed 's Brian Cunniff, Ph.D., asst. professor, pathology & laboratory medicine, UVM Cancer Center member, was appointed as Honorary Visiting Fellow at U of Leicester, UK, to continue research. @uvmvermont.bsky.social
The UVM Cancer Center Summer Research Fellowship poster session kicked off this morning, with @uvmvermont.bsky.social undergrads, graduate, and #UVMLarnerMed students showcasing research conducted with UVMCC members. #cancerresearch
August 21, 2025 at 4:31 PM
The UVM Cancer Center Summer Research Fellowship poster session kicked off this morning, with @uvmvermont.bsky.social undergrads, graduate, and #UVMLarnerMed students showcasing research conducted with UVMCC members. #cancerresearch