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Category: impact Shawn McDaniel to direct development for Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC , articleA veteran fundraiser, McDaniel will lead philanthropic efforts for biomedical research as well as health sciences and technology at Virginia Tech.
Date: May 27, 2025 - -
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Category: research 2025 Seale Innovation Fund grants fuel health innovation , articleFralin Biomedical Research Institute scientists take on projects targeting heart disease, memory, mental health, brain development, and sugar-sweetened drinks.
Date: Feb 25, 2025 - -
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Category: research Graduate student’s research goal: Improve outcomes for brain cancer patients , articleA Jeanine L. Matte Fellowship will help advance Samantha Howerton’s doctoral research into personalized therapies for glioblastoma.
Date: Jan 29, 2025 - -
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Category: research 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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Category: research Fellowship will help doctoral student explore the neuroscience behind yoga, meditation , articleNishika Raheja wants to better understand the neurochemistry behind mindfulness practices. She will be supported in that work with a Ray A. Gaskins fellowship for students conducting research at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute.
Date: Dec 12, 2024 - -
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Category: research Virginia Tech alumni from Zeta Beta Tau fraternity set up legacy of giving — ahead of schedule , articleMason Wheeler, a doctoral student working at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute, is the first recipient of the fraternity’s endowed fellowship.
Date: Dec 05, 2024 - -
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Category: research Ray A. Gaskins graduate fellowship supports research into childhood epilepsy , articleTranslational biology, medicine, and health doctoral student Mona Safari will gather preliminary data to better understand the cellular basis of treatment-resistant seizure disorders in children.
Date: Nov 21, 2024 - -
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Category: impact In memoriam: Maury Strauss, benefactor and a ‘giant’ in history of Roanoke , articleStrauss, a Virginia businessman and supporter of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC since it opened in 2010, passed away on Monday. He was 99.
Date: Jun 27, 2024 - -
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Category: research James R. Carter Sr. Memorial Awards support Alzheimer’s and dementia research , articleBy studying how mitochondria support neuronal function important for memory formation and how the brain’s blood vessels respond to changes in blood flow and oxygenation, Mikel Cawley and Hanaa Abdelazim hope to advance research into degenerative brain diseases.
Date: Mar 08, 2024 - -
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Category: research From healthy development to cancer treatments, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute scientists aim for impact , articleNew Seale Innovation Fund projects fuel a broad spectrum of research focused on cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, stress, brain development, and more.
Date: Jan 29, 2024 - -
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Category: research It’s the ‘thing in my life that shaped me the most,’ participant says of life-changing therapy , articleAfter experiencing a stroke in utero that caused weakness on the left side of her body, Keya Shapiro found a home at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute’s Neuromotor Research Clinic, which is celebrating 10 years of research into the therapy.
Date: Jan 17, 2024 - -
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Category: impact Fralin Biomedical Research Institute welcomes three new advisory board members , articleThe new members bring experience in health care, policy and industry to bear in advocating for the research institute.
Date: Jan 11, 2024 - -
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Category: research Research into ultra-processed food’s effect on young adults’ eating behavior gets support from Gaskins fellowship , articleEmma Leslie, a translational biology, medicine and health doctoral student, is focusing on people aged 18 to 25 because ultra-processed foods make up the bulk of their diets.
Date: Nov 30, 2023 - -
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Category: research Seeking a better understanding of how genetic mutations lead to developmental disorders , articleA new Fralin Biomedical Research Institute award for postdoctoral scholars will help Chelsea Phillips advance research related to cellular junctions in heart cells.
Date: Nov 16, 2023 - -
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Category: academics Translational biology, medicine, and health student studying focused ultrasound named first recipient of Jeanine L. Matte Fellowship , articleThe gift prioritizes novel approaches to unsolved questions in neuroscience research.
Date: Nov 09, 2023 - -
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Category: research Gaskins fellowship will support doctoral student’s goal of becoming a physician-scientist , articleRenesa Tarannum, who earned a medical degree in Bangladesh, is working on her doctoral research while making progress toward becoming a licensed U.S. physician.
Date: Nov 02, 2023 - -
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Category: research Digging for data: Researcher seeks new therapeutic interventions for progressive, chronic lung disease , articleA new Postdoctoral Excellence Award from the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC will help fuel Samar Antar’s research.
Date: Oct 26, 2023 - -
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Category: research 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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Category: campus experience Mill Mountain Garden Club explores Health Sciences and Technology campus green roof, other conservation measures , articleThe club is keenly interested in environmental conservation, and members wanted to see how the newest building on Virginia Tech’s Health Sciences and Technology campus in Roanoke earned a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Silver certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.
Date: Sep 06, 2023 - -
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Category: impact Virginia Tech benefactor, fitness enthusiast creates health science fellowship at Fralin Biomedical Research Institute , articleRay Gaskins ’64, an accomplished marathon runner, is 81 and still hits the gym three to four hours a day, seven days a week and is deeply interested in the connection between exercise and human health.
Date: Jun 27, 2023 -
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