Calendar of Events

Upcoming Seminars 

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Past Seminars

NameDateLocationDetails
The NNE-CTR Presents:

Findings and Next Steps For a Study of Pain Control and Post-Operative Opioid Use

Dr. Aurora Quaye, MaineHealth
May 26, 2023

12:00PM-1:00PM
Via Zoom 
The NNE-CTR Presents:

UVM Center on Rural Addiction: Progress During Years 1-3 and Year 4 Goals

Dr. Stacey Sigmon, Director, UVM Center on Rural Addiction; Dr. Mary Lindsey Smith, USM Cutler Institute of Health and Social Policy; Dr. Jeanne Ryer; Director of the New Hampshire Citizens Health Initiative
May 12, 2023

12:00PM-1:00PM
Via Zoom 
The NNE-CTR Presents:

Implementation of the Bright Bodies Program for Childhood Obesity: Helping Kids and Their Families Stay Healthy and Have Fun.

Dr. Abby Fleisch and Alyson Byard, MaineHealth
April 28, 2023

12:00PM-1:00PM
Via ZoomLearn More
The NNE-CTR Presents:

Community Engagement & Outreach in the NNE-CTR

Dr. Jan Carney, CEO Core Lead, UVM; Dr. Liz Jacobs, CEO Core Co-Lead, MH.

 
April 14, 2023

12:00PM-1:00PM
Via ZoomLearn More
The NNE-CTR Presents:

Technologies Available at our NNE-CTR Translational Research Technology Core

Dr. Frances Carr, TRT Core Lead, UVM; Dr. Aaron Brown, TRT Core Co-Lead, MH: Dr. Doug Taatjes, UVM
March 24, 2023

12:00PM-1:00PM
Via Zoom 
The NNE-CTR Presents:

Integrated Medicine for the Prevention, Treatment & Survivorship of Both Acute & Chronic Disease

Dr. Jon Porter, Osher Center for Integrated Medicine, UVM
March 10, 2023

12:00PM-1:00PM
Via Zoom 
The NNE-CTR Presents:

Life Sciences and Medical Research at the Roux Institute

Raimond L.Winslow, Ph.D.

Director, Life Sciences & Medical Research The Roux Institute at Northeastern University

February 10, 2023

 

12:00PM-1:00PM EST

Via Zoom 
The Department of Biochemistry Presents:

Threonyl tRNA Synthetases as Antibiotic Targets and Resistance Mechanisms
 
Dr. Jonathon David Liston, Ph.D.

John Innes Centre; Department of Molecular Microbiology; Norwich, UK

January 27, 2023

12:00PM-1:00PM EST

Via ZoomLearn More

The NNE-CTR Presents:

 

Long-COVID Initiatives

 

 

Cliff Rosen, NNE-CTR, Maine Medical

December 9, 2022

12:00PM-1:00PM EST

Via Zoom 

The Department of Biochemistry Presents:

 

Directly Visualizing the Structural Dynamics and Non-covalent Interactions of Biological Molecules in Living Cells using Optical Microscopy


David Punihaole, Chemistry UVM

November 18, 2022

12:00PM-1:00PM

Given C443 Classroom  

The University of New England Office of Research and Scholarship and MaineHealth Institute for Research Presents:

Causing Patients Harm: The Real-World Consequences of Research Misconduct 

Frank Chessa, Maine Medical Center

November 14, 2022

12:00PM-1:00PM

University of New England Portland Campus

Innovation Hall 201
 

AND
 

Livestream at www.une.edu/live
Click here to learn more

The NNE-CTR Presents:

 

Assessing the Food Security & Health Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Rural New England

 

Meredith Niles, Assoc. Director, Food Systems Research Center, UVM 

November 4, 2022

12:00PM-1:00PM EST
Via Zoom 

The NNE-CTR Presents: 

Restoring Momentum in Cancer Prevention: HPV Initiatives 

Doug Lowy, NIH/NCI

October 28, 2022

12:00PM-1:00PM EST

Via ZoomClick here to learn more

The NNE-CTR Presents:

 

 

COVID-19 & Monkeypox Status in the Northern New England Region

 

 

Mark Levine, Vermont Department of Health Commissioner

September 23, 2022

12:00PM-1:00PM EST

 

Via Zoom
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The NNE-CTR Presents:

 

Aaron Brown, Ph.D., MaineHealth

 

Frances Carr, Ph.D., University of Vermont

 

Douglas Taatjes, Ph.D., University of Vermont

 

Trends in Translational Research Technologies

June 10, 2022

12:00PM-1:00PM EST

Via Zoom 
The NNE-CTR Presents:

 

Adam Atherly, Ph.D., University of Vermont

 

Kathleen Fairfield, MD, MPH, DrPH, MaineHealth

 

 Yvonne Jonk, Ph.D., University of Southern Maine

 

RADx Impacts & Projects in our Communities
June 3, 2022

12:00PM-1:00PM EST
Via Zoom 

Yangguang Ou

 

“Developing Adaptive Chemical Sensing Technologies for Determining the Etiology of Brain and Cardiovascular Disorders.”

 

UVM, Chemistry

May 27, 2022

12:00PM-1:00PM EST

Given C443 Classroom and Zoom 

The NNE-CTR Presents:

 

Charles MacLean, MD, University of Vermont

 

Telehealth Impacts on Primary Care Delivery

May 27, 2022

12:00PM-1:00PM EST

Via ZoomClick here to view

The NNE-CTR Presents:

 

Maureen Boardman, MSRN, FNP-C, FAANP, Dartmouth Co-op PBRN

 

 Matt Dugan, Ph.D., University of Vermont

 

The Transdisciplinary Approach to Effective Health Communication

May 13, 2022

12:00PM-1:00PM

Via ZoomClick here to view

The NNE-CTR Presents:

 

Roy Beckford, PhD, University of Vermont Cooperative Extension

 

 Hannah Carter, PhD, MaineHealth Cooperative Extension

 

A History of Proactive Persistence: Extension's Approach to the COVID-19 Pandemic & New Realities

April 22, 2022

12:00PM-1:00PM EST

Via ZoomClick here to view

Jose Ledo

 

Postdoctoral Scientist

The Rockefeller University and Harvard Medical School

 

Unraveling Neuro-Immune Mechanisms in Alzheimer’s Disease

April 15, 2022

12:00PM-1:00PM EST

Via Zoom 

The NNE-CTR Presents:

 

Laura Blaisdell, MD, MPH, FAAP, MaineHealth

 

 Wendy Davis, MD, Vermont Child Health Improvement Program

 

 

The Impacts of COVID-19 on Child Health Services

April 8, 2022

12:00PM-1:00PM EST

Via ZoomClick here to view

The NNE-CTR Presents:

 

Adriane Burke, MPH, New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services

 

Melanie Feinberg, Maine Department of Health

 

 Sharon Mallory, MPH, Vermont Department of Health

 

Cancer Prevention & Control in Northern New England: Comprehensive Cancer Control

March 25, 2022

12:00PM-1:00PM EST

Via ZoomClick here to view

Sharon Cantor

 

 

University of Massachusetts Medical School

 

 

Redefining BRCAness and Genotoxic Chemotherapy Response

March 18th, 2022

12:00PM-1:00PM
Via Zoom 

Dr. Amy Springer

 

 

"MDH CUREs Community (MCC): A national protein-centric network of educators supporting research experiences in the classroom"

 

 

U Mass Amherst, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

February 18th, 2022

12:00PM-1:00PM

Via Zoom 

Dr. Ariel Alperstein

 

Raman Spectroscopy to Improve Gene Therapy Vehicle Design for CRISPR/Cas9 

 

University of Minnesota

November 4, 2021

10:05am-11:00am
via Zoom 

NNE-CTR & UVM Cancer Center 

present:

Ann Geiger

Division of Cancer Control and Populatioon Sciences,

National Cancer Institute

April 16, 2021

12-1pm

via Zoom 

NNE-CTR & UVM Cancer Center 

present:

John Olson, Chief,

State Office of Rural Health & Primary Care, Vermont Department of Health

Alisa Druzba, MA, Administrator, Rural Health & Primary Care Section,

NH Division of Public Health Services

Nicole Breton, Director, Rural Health & Primary Care, Maine Department of Health and Human Services

March 26, 2021

12-1pm

via ZoomChallenges of Health and Healthcare in Rural Northern New England

NNE-CTR & UVM Cancer Center 

present:

Ryan S. McGinnis, Ph.D.

Asst. Professor, Electrical and Biomedical Engineering

Asst. Director,

Biomedical Engineering Program

Director, M-Sense Research Group

University of Vermont

February 12, 2021

12-1pm

via ZoomUVM Center for Biomedical Innovation and Developing Technologies for Remote Healthcare Delivery

NNE-CTR & UVM Cancer Center 

present:

 

Douglas Lowy, M.D.

Principal Deputy Director,

National Cancer Institute

January 15, 2021

12:00pm-1:00pm

via Zoom

"Recent and Future Advances in Reducing HPV-associated Cancers by Vaccination and Screening"

NNE-CTR & UVM Cancer Center 

present:

 

Mark Levine, M.D.

Commissioner of Health,

Vermont Department of Health

 

December 7, 2020

12:00pm-1:00pm

 

via Zoom"The Application (and Misapplication) of Science, Epidemiologic Data, Public Health Practices, and Health Policy During the COVID-19 Pandemic"
UVM Cancer Center & NNE-CTR present:

Doug Taajtes, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of Vermont

*POSTPONED;

DATE TBD*

 

 

April 10, 2020
12:00pm - 1:00pm

HSRF 400To be determined
UVM Cancer Center & NNE-CTR presents:

Katherine Motyl, Ph.D.
Faculty Scientist I
Maine Medical Center Research Institute

*POSTPONED;

DATE TBD*

 

March 13, 2020
12:00pm - 1:00pm

HSRF 400To be determined

Lindsay Repka, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Departments of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Middlebury College

January 24, 2020
12:00pm - 1:00pm
HSRF 400"Developing photoredox crosslinking for target identification using a lanthipeptide model system"

Seth Frietze, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Biomedical and Health Sciences & Department of Biochemistry, 

University of Vermont

January 17, 2020
12:00pm - 1:00pm
HSRF 300"Epigenomic analysis of human disease"

UVM Cancer Center & NNE-CTR present:

Eric Seiser, Ph.D.
Sr. Field Application Scientist
QIAGEN

January 10, 2020
10:00am - 1:30pm
HSRF 400

Ingenuity Pathway Analysis (IPA) Training Workshop &

QUIAGEN Digital Insights Lunch & Learn

UVM Cancer Center & NNE-CTR present: 

Nikoletta Sidiropoulos, M.D.

Director Molecular Pathology, Associate Professor, Division of Clinical Pathology, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, LCOM University of Vermont

December 13, 2019 

12:00pm-1:00pm

HSRF 400

"Pharmacogenomics: Implementation and the Value Proposition"

Roy Planalp, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Department of Chemistry, 

University of New Hampshire

November 22, 2019
12:15pm - 1:15pm
HSRF 400

"Biometal chelation and sensing: ironing out issues at the subcellular level"

UVM Cancer Center & NNE-CTR present:

        Jonathan Gordon, Ph.D.            Assistant Professor, 

Department of Biochemistry, LCOM University of Vermont

November 8, 2019
12:00pm - 1:00pm

HSRF 400 

"The Role of Tumor-associated Mesenchymal Cells in Breast Cancer Progression and Intervention"