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University Communications:
'Vermont Genetics Network Advances Biomedical Research'
8-24-2011 | By Joshua E. Brown

Laughing babies, strange bacteria from the bottom of asbestos mines, and schizophrenic rats could be found in the DoubleTree Hotel in South Burlington. Well, really these were just topics in a few of the posters and talks presented during the annual retreat of the Vermont Genetics Network held there on Aug. 17.

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Important Website Highlights:

The Vermont Genetics Network(VGN) is the Vermont IDeA Network for Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE), located at the University of Vermont (UVM), the lead institution for the state. We build biomedical research capacity throughout the state by promoting faculty and student research at our Baccalaureate Partner Institutions (BPIs).  Our BPI Institutions include: Castleton State College, Green Mountain College, Johnson State College, Lyndon State College, Middlebury College, Norwich University and Saint Michael's College. We achieve our goals with research awards and renovations; reaching out to BPIs and other colleges with delivery of curriculum modules for students to have hands-on opportunities to carry out realistic research protocols and use VGN’s facilities; developing Microarray and Proteomics facilities that serve the entire network; providing Bioinformatics services; supporting new faculty and graduate students at the University of Vermont (UVM).The support for the BPI faculty, college and high school students and also science education Outreach efforts help build student interest in biomedical careers and supports the biomedical workforce.

Vermont Map of VGN Sites Lyndon State College Green Mountain College Castleton College Middlebury College Norwich University University of Vermont St Michael's College Johnson State College

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Support of the National Institutes of Health and the National Institute of General Medical Sciences is gratefully acknowledged

Contact information:

Vermont Genetics Network
University of Vermont
120A Marsh Life Science Building
Burlington, VT 05405-0086
(802) 656-4087
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vgn@uvm.edu

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