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Innovation at a crossroads: Virginia Tech scientist calls for balance between research integrity and commercialization , articleAs federal policymakers weigh potential changes to how biomedical research is funded and regulated in the United States, Robert Gourdie of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC highlights the importance of preserving the nation’s ability to turn discovery into life saving therapies.
Date: Feb 05, 2026 - -
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Improving cardiac treatments and ‘patient quality of life’ , articleWith support from a Ray A. Gaskins graduate fellowship, Md Ruhul Amin is exploring the therapeutic potential of milk-derived exosomes in treating heart attacks and tissue damage.
Date: Feb 03, 2026 - -
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Aiming focused ultrasound at Alzheimer’s disease , articleA fellowship will help support Yunruo “Trista” Ni’s graduate research at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC as she investigates how low-intensity focused ultrasound can modify brain circuits to treat memory disorders.
Date: Feb 02, 2026 - -
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Physician-turned-tech executive to discuss AI in medicine , articlePhysician and former health executive Vivian Lee will deliver the next Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 5 at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute in Roanoke.
Date: Jan 29, 2026 - -
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From Ghana to glioblastoma: Solving problems with science , articleA Ray A. Gaskins graduate fellowship will support translational biology, medicine, and health doctoral candidate Caleb Mensah in investigating new cancer treatments.
Date: Jan 20, 2026 - -
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What estrogen really does and what happens without it , articleNational Academy of Sciences member Holly Ingraham will explain how studying female physiology beyond reproduction is reshaping understanding of metabolism, brain signaling, and disease risk at the next Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture..
Date: Jan 15, 2026 - -
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'Big Science, Small Pod' podcast: What makes seizures start? , articleNeurobiologist Matthew Weston explains what happens in the brain during seizures and how his lab is researching their genetic roots to help develop new treatments for children.
Date: Jan 13, 2026 - -
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Cancer prevention: Can future-focused thinking help smokers quit? , articleJeff Stein of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute has been awarded a new grant that will allow his lab to test a low-cost intervention to help people, particularly those in rural areas, stop smoking.
Date: Jan 06, 2026 - -
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Graduate students turn biomedical research into business ideas , articleFirst-year translational biology, medicine, and health graduate students presented during the annual Health Sciences and Technology Hokie Pitch competition.
Date: Dec 19, 2025 - -
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Neurons within the brain localize genetic messages using simple rules, study finds , articleA new eNeuro study from the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute reveals how neurons organize genetic messages that support learning and memory — and what that means for medical conditions.
Date: Dec 15, 2025 - -
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Zeta Beta Tau alumni gift fuels brain cancer research , articleNicole DeFoor, a graduate student working at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, is examining glioma cell lines with a goal of stopping brain tumor invasion.
Date: Dec 11, 2025 - -
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Next-generation neuroscience studies the infant brain in motion , articleThe Human Magnetometry Laboratory at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC is developing magnetoencephalography techniques to study brain activity during natural social interactions between parents and their babies.
Date: Dec 08, 2025 - -
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National Cancer Institute grants support study of fluid flow in deadly brain tumors , articleJennifer Munson will use the National Institutes of Health awards to build a novel map of fluid flow in the whole brain and use focused ultrasound to study the effectiveness of drug delivery to glioblastoma tumors.
Date: Dec 01, 2025 - -
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Putting rural health front and center in research , articleBrittany Howell is being recognized for her efforts to ensure mothers and infants from rural Virginia are represented in child development studies.
Date: Nov 20, 2025 - -
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All you can eat: Ultra-processed foods affect young adults differently , articleIn a new study, 18- to 21-year-olds put on to a diet high in ultra-processed foods were more likely to overeat — even when full.
Date: Nov 19, 2025 - -
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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.
Date: Nov 18, 2025 - -
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Why coronary arteries struggle to heal after surgery , articleA new Virginia Tech study by Scott Johnstone of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC identified a target for new therapies to improve recovery and reduce complications after stent procedures and bypass surgeries.
Date: Nov 14, 2025 - -
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Virginia Tech, Children’s National preview pediatric innovation at Emerging Tech Conference , articleLeaders from Children’s National Hospital and the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC outlined plans to expand their growing collaboration to accelerate pediatric innovations from the research lab to clinical care during the Roanoke-Blacksburg Technology Council’s Emerging Tech conference.
Date: Nov 14, 2025 - -
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Three faculty members recognized with 2025 Jacob A. Lutz III Award for Eminent Scholars , articleWalid Saad, Joseph Eska, and Robert Gourdie, whose work spans wireless communications to Celtic linguistics to cardiac biology, were honored during the university's annual research awards ceremony, Celebrating Scholarly Excellence.
Date: Nov 11, 2025 - -
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Weightlifting beats running for blood sugar control, researchers find , articleVirginia Tech scientists at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute show that resistance training outperforms endurance exercise in improving insulin sensitivity in obesity and Type 2 diabetes models.
Date: Nov 05, 2025 - -
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Brain pathway may fuel both aggression, self-harm , articleA new study by Virginia Tech Assistant Professor Sora Shin shows that two behaviors — aggression and self-harm — can arise from a shared biological mechanism in how the brain processes pain, particularly in individuals exposed to early-life trauma.
Date: Nov 05, 2025 - -
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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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Virginia Tech scientist to present insights in real-time human brain chemistry at Penn’s Flexner Lecture , articleRead Montague of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC will share how his group’s pioneering technology measures the release of dopamine, serotonin, and other neurochemicals in the living human brain.
Date: Oct 27, 2025 - -
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The hidden currents of the brain , articleTo biomedical engineer Jennifer Munson, the liquid movements within the brain hold powerful clues about how disease takes hold — and how healing might begin.
Date: Oct 21, 2025 - -
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‘How drunk do you feel?’: Ozempic, Wegovy may help reduce alcohol use , articleFralin Biomedical Research Institute researchers found that after a cocktail, study participants taking medications for diabetes and weight loss saw delayed effects from alcohol.
Date: Oct 15, 2025 -
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