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A graduate program for future biomedical research leaders , articleThis fall’s entering class is one of the largest for the Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health Graduate Program, which is also expanding from Roanoke to the greater Washington, D.C., area.
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How to build a vaccine , articleAn immunologist who co-designed a COVID-19 vaccine administered to millions worldwide will deliver the next Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC in Roanoke.
Date: Oct 30, 2025 -
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High school student takes on pediatric cancer , articleThrough the Focused Ultrasound Foundation’s Global Internship Program, Mason Liu is tackling pediatric cancer research in the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute’s D.C. labs.
Date: Oct 01, 2025 -
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Multi-institutional researchers offer first look at early data on childhood brain development , articleResearchers from across the nation, including Virginia Tech scientists, have made the first release of data from the nation’s largest long-term study of early brain and child development.
Date: Sep 24, 2025 -
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Exercise lowers disease risk. This researcher wants to understand how , articleRyan Montalvo, a postdoctoral researcher at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, will use a grant from the American College of Sports Medicine to explore how cellular adaptations during exercise help combat disease.
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Could a creatine boost help the brain? Virginia Tech scientists test new ultrasound therapy , articleResearchers at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute are exploring whether focused ultrasound can help children with creatine deficiency overcome learning and speech delays.
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Neuroscientist explores ways to reduce seizures in children , articleMatthew Weston, associate professor at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, has received support from Actio Biosciences to study an experimental treatment that could reduce seizures caused by a childhood epilepsy disorder.
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Virginia Tech student named Goldwater Scholar , articleRising senior Lacey Ngo has been awarded a 2025 Goldwater Scholarship, a federal merit award for undergraduate science, mathematics, and engineering students.
Date: Jun 02, 2025 -
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Exploring a rare genetic disorder that almost exclusively affects girls , articleA geneticist who uncovered the cause of Rett syndrome will share how her discovery continues to fuel brain-development research at the next Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC.
Date: Apr 25, 2025 -
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What if we could take the guesswork out of mental health treatment? , articlePhysician-scientist Jordan Smoller will share advances in precision psychiatry in a public lecture at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute.
Date: Apr 04, 2025 -
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From child brain development research to Capitol Hill advocacy , articleGraduate student Blakely Lockhart has been named an Early Career Policy Ambassador by the Society for Neuroscience, the world’s largest organization of brain and nervous system researchers.
Date: Apr 03, 2025 -
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Virginia Tech researcher earns fellowship to explore how obesity increases the risk for heart disease , articleMark Renton, a postdoctoral associate with the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, will use the American Heart Association fellowship to investigate how the pannexin-1 protein regulates blood flow in an obesity-induced heart condition.
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Go behind the scenes of brain research at the 12th annual Brain School , articleScientists will present their research through an interactive expo and panel discussion on focused ultrasound when the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC opens its doors for Brain School on March 10.
Date: Mar 05, 2025 -
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Health crisis: Nearly half of all gun deaths are suicides , articleEmergency physician and injury prevention researcher Marian Betz will deliver the next Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC.
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Incoming graduate students tackle health challenges , articleThe innovative Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health Graduate Program continues its tradition of multidisciplinary research.
Date: Feb 28, 2025 -
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Rising health costs may seem dismal, but this economist says there’s hope , articleVivian Ho, an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine, will visit the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC to deliver the first Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture of 2025.
Date: Feb 18, 2025 -
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Fellowship helps doctoral student get to the heart of cardiac disease , articleAbigail Doku will use a Ray A. Gaskins graduate fellowship to continue her doctoral research into heart failure, the world’s leading cause of death, at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC.
Date: Jan 02, 2025 -
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At Hokie Pitch, graduate students present business plans for biomedical innovations , articleTranslational biology, medicine, and health graduate students gathered for a "Shark Tank"-style event, pitching research-driven commercialization ideas to solve health problems.
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Roanoke initiative shapes next generation of health science researchers , articleThis fall, a third cohort of Virginia Tech undergraduate students began the Integrated Health Sciences and Research experience.
Date: Dec 05, 2024 -
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Leading oncologist to share how understanding DNA helps diagnose and treat cancer , articlePhysician-scientist Luis Diaz Jr., a member of the National Academy of Medicine, will deliver the next Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC on Thursday, Nov. 21.
Date: Nov 15, 2024 -
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What humans can learn from animals that age better than we do , articleVera Gorbunova will share groundbreaking research on the biological mechanisms of aging at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC’s next Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture.
Date: Oct 07, 2024 -
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Summer students share findings at Fralin Biomedical Research Institute symposium , articleDuring the programs at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute, high school and university undergraduate students tackle research questions in the biomedical and health sciences.
Date: Sep 26, 2024 -
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Scientist awarded National Institutes of Health grant to examine cancer-related enzyme , articleKathleen Mulvaney, assistant professor with the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute’s Cancer Research Center — D.C., will investigate the basic biology of PRMT5, an enzyme that can be found in 15 percent of human cancers.
Date: Sep 10, 2024 -
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Fralin Biomedical Research Institute to host talks by nationally renowned AI, cancer, addiction experts , articleSeveral renowned scientists, including members of the U.S. National Academies of Medicine, Science, and Engineering, will talk about the research making headlines at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute during the 2024-25 academic year.
Date: Aug 28, 2024
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