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Fralin Biomedical Research Institute spinoff company partnering with UVA Health to improve screening for opioid use disorder , articleBEAM Diagnostics Inc., a behavioral health company that sprung from research from Virginia Tech’s Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, has been awarded a $1.84 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to commercialize its technology to improve assessment of opioid use disorder in outpatient medical clinics.
Date: Sep 19, 2023 -
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Landmark $50 million gift to dramatically expand health sciences research at Virginia Tech , articleThe Richmond-based Red Gates Foundation committed $50 million to the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC to accelerate health sciences research at Virginia Tech. The gift is among the largest ever made to the university.
Date: Sep 12, 2023 -
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Virginia Tech outlines ambitious strategy to spearhead cancer research and elevate university's global standing , articleThe university is mustering its scientists and engineers behind a new strategy to help families who are struggling with cancer, a disease that occurs in almost 2 million people and claims more than 600,000 lives annually in the United States.
Date: Aug 29, 2023 -
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Children's National Hospital, Virginia Tech unite to advance AI for pediatric health , articleScientists shared their progress in building digital twins to predict surgical outcomes, enhancing visualization to increase the precision of delicate interventions, establishing data command centers to anticipate risks for fragile patients, and more.
Date: Jul 07, 2023 -
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Cancer researchers team up against deadliest brain tumors in children , articleVirginia Tech Cancer Research Alliance innovators with the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute and the College of Engineering have joined a Children’s National Hospital-led effort to treat deadly brain tumors with ultrahigh frequency sound waves.
Date: May 19, 2023 -
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Scientists discover brain circuit underlying spontaneous synchronized movement of individuals in groups , articleIndividual fish in schools scatter in unison when a predator is in their midst. Precisely coordinated group movements and immobility during threats have long been observed in insects and mammals. Now, for the first time, a brain pathway has been discovered that enables individual animals to rapidly coordinate a unified response with no rehearsal required.
Date: May 15, 2023 -
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Researchers associate early life stress with pro-inflammatory processes later in life during pregnancy , articleWomen who experienced high stress during childhood and adolescence may be preset for inflammation during pregnancy, according to Sharon Landesman Ramey of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC.
Date: Mar 28, 2023 -
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Virginia Tech leaders explore issues of trust in science during high profile Research!America panel discussion , articleThe National Academy of Sciences panel, moderated by Donna Shalala, a former U.S. secretary of health and human services and member of the U.S. House of Representatives, featured leaders of research, academia, and industry including Fralin Biomedical Research Institute Executive Director Michael Friedlander and health care executive Heywood Fralin.
Date: Mar 17, 2023 -
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Robert Gourdie named senior member of the National Academy of Inventors , articleFor the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC professor, thinking about important questions leads to innovations that can improve lives.
Date: Feb 14, 2023 -
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Biomedical innovations take stage during 'Shark Tank’-style pitch competition , articleStudents dig deep into innovation during 2022 Health Sciences and Technology Hokie Pitch at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC.
Date: Dec 20, 2022 -
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Center for Inclusion opens for students in Roanoke , articleThe Fralin Biomedical and Research Institute at VTC, the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, and the Office of the Vice President for Health Sciences and Technology cut a ceremonial ribbon Aug. 18 to open their new Center for Inclusion. In the spirit of InclusiveVT, the center is designed as an inviting and inclusive space where individuals can celebrate diversity and learn from one another.
Date: Aug 30, 2022 -
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Leading addiction expert: proposed FDA nicotine rule likely to help more people quit smoking , article“Nicotine is the driving force of addictive quality of cigarettes," said Warren Bickel, a Virginia Tech professor of psychology and director of the Addiction Recovery Research Center of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC. "Reduction of nicotine will render cigarettes less rewarding, which may help people quit smoking or cause them to use a less harmful forms of nicotine.”
Date: Jun 23, 2022 -
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New data revealed about the origin of the circulatory system during development , articleResearchers are closer to understanding the earliest beginnings of the circulatory system during embryonic development. The discovery could lead to ways to repair damage in the human body after a stroke or heart attack.
Date: May 17, 2022 -
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Surprising discovery about nature of CASK gene disorders may influence potential treatments , articleFralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC scientists determine CASK gene disorder is defined by damage to neurons, not the developmental course of the disease.
Date: Feb 18, 2022 -
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How we view the future may hold key to recovery from alcohol use disorder , articleIn a study in Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research, Virginia Tech researchers at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC suggest that modifying the time perspective of people with alcohol use disorder may improve their recoveries.
Date: Jan 27, 2022 -
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Biomedical innovations take center stage during 'Shark Tank'-style pitch competition on HS&T campus , articleThe competition involved students from the Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health graduate program, who selected intellectual property, worked with real-world business mentors, and created an entrepreneurial plan to develop and commercialize biomedical discoveries.
Date: Dec 13, 2021 -
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Researchers improve method to map brain cell connectivity in zebrafish , articleThe advance could improve understanding of how the human brain functions.
Date: Oct 28, 2021 -
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TBMH doctoral student crowned first-ever Miss Virginia Volunteer , articleBreana Turner, a first-year student in the Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health Graduate Program at Virginia Tech, was recently awarded the title, earning a $10,000 scholarship.
Date: Aug 24, 2021 -
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Fralin Biomedical Research Institute scientists tie improved learning processes to reduced symptoms of depression , articleVirginia Tech scientists have identified neural learning processes to be associated with symptoms of depression and linked improvements in these processes to improved symptoms in research participants being treated for depression.
Date: Jul 28, 2021 -
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Biomedical, business, engineering teams set to dive into shark-tank style competition , articleWith a focus on health sciences and technology, the HS&T Hokie Pitch will involve 30 students who have worked with real-world mentors, selected intellectual property, and created an entrepreneurial plan to develop and commercialize biomedical discoveries.
Date: Dec 05, 2019 -
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Children’s National Hospital, Virginia Tech announce partnership for new Children’s National Research & Innovation Campus , articleThe campus is an expansion of Children’s National that is located on a nearly 12-acre portion of the former Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., and is set to open its first phase in December 2020.
Date: Nov 14, 2019 -
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