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Graduate students commit to research despite early challenges , articleStudents in the first cohort of the Molecular and Cellular Biology graduate program are preparing to graduate.
Date: Mar 12, 2024 -
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How a conversation paved the way for one student’s success , articleA transfer student during the pandemic found mentorship, opportunity, and the chance to pay it forward at Virginia Tech.
Date: Feb 20, 2024 -
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Virginia Tech researchers discover that blocking an essential nutrient inhibits malaria parasite growth , articleThe four-year study could lead to a new way to fight malaria, one of the most devastating infectious diseases in the world.
Date: Feb 13, 2024 -
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Virginia Tech researchers awarded nearly $2 million to explore new treatment for Type 2 diabetes and obesity , articleThe interdisciplinary team is working to pioneer innovative therapies by exploring a natural compound’s potential to manage both blood sugar and obesity.
Date: Jan 02, 2024 -
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Department of Chemical Engineering receives $3.5 million award to study impact of adolescent exposure to opioids , articleThe five-year, $3.5 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse will fund the department's pioneering research to understand how adolescent exposure to opioids may contribute to opioid addiction.
Date: Nov 13, 2023 -
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Faculty, staff honored with annual College of Agriculture and Life Sciences awards , articleThe college announced its 2023 award winners at the 28th annual Celebration of Faculty and Staff picnic.
Date: Oct 27, 2023 -
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Anne M. Brown named Data Science Faculty Fellow , articleA member of the Virginia Tech faculty since 2016, Brown has continued to focus her research and teaching in the applied data science domain with an emphasis on biomedical and life sciences.
Date: Oct 20, 2023 -
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Collaborative study focuses on using computer algorithms to find molecular adaptations to improve COVID-19 drugs , articleMoving through all the phases of the study would not have been possible without extensive cross-departmental collaboration.
Date: Oct 18, 2023 -
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Stefan Roberts named head of the Department of Biochemistry , article“I will ensure that we continue to build and expand on our strong record of significant contributions to both research and teaching,” said Roberts, who started in the position earlier in September.
Date: Oct 09, 2023 -
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Undergraduate students SURF into research this summer , articleNine undergraduate students were paired with Fralin Life Sciences Institute-affiliated faculty mentors for the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship program, a 10-week training program designed to give motivated undergraduates full-time research experience that mirrors real-world graduate work.
Date: Sep 13, 2023 -
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GlycoMIP nurtures new research community around glycomaterials , articleAs one of four Materials Innovation Platform programs in the United States, GlycoMIP has been cited more than 169 times in more than 60 research publications and integral to numerous student-focused programs to support future generations of glycomaterials scientists.
Date: Aug 01, 2023 -
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TOUR Scholars visit the National Institutes of Health , articleThe Translational Obesity Undergraduate Research Scholars Program is a research-intensive summer experience that prepares students for graduate and medical education in translational obesity research.
Date: Jul 25, 2023 -
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Virginia Tech awarded grant to study lingering Lyme disease symptoms , articleThe National Institutes of Health awarded a College of Agriculture and Life Sciences researcher $2.7 million to understand how the cell wall of the Lyme disease-causing pathogen makes people sick.
Date: Jul 07, 2023 -
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Impact of Virginia Tech agriculture research highlighted before U.S. House subcommittee , articleAlan Grant, dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, highlighted USDA’s impact on the college, including the Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station and Virginia Cooperative Extension, to the House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
Date: Jun 14, 2023 -
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Q&A: Virginia Tech researchers discover new, more effective candidates for treatment of syphilis , articleNew candidates for the treatment of syphilis have been validated in a laboratory setting with several being more effective than what is currently used to treat the infection.
Date: Jun 01, 2023 -
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Virginia Tech researchers conduct proof-of-concept study on mosquito scent preferences , articleUsing scented soaps, Virginia Tech researchers found that the smell of certain body soaps could make humans more or less attractive to mosquitoes.
Date: May 16, 2023 -
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Looking into the lingering horrors of Lyme disease , articleBrandon Jutras and the Jutras Lab were recently awarded a National Institutes of Health grant for more than $2 million to investigate why symptoms of Lyme disease linger long after the initial infection in some people.
Date: May 10, 2023 -
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College of Agriculture and Life Sciences honors students and faculty at the college’s 2023 commencement ceremony , articleNumerous students and faculty will be honored for their outstanding service, leadership, engagement, personal growth and development, and academics.
Date: May 08, 2023 -
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Class of 2023: Eric Truong found his footing as a first-generation student , articleTruong also received the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Ut Prosim Award, which is presented annually to a graduating senior in the college.
Date: May 05, 2023 -
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Class of 2023: College of Agriculture and Life Sciences celebrates departmental outstanding seniors , articleStudents are honored for their service, leadership, engagement, personal growth and development, and academics.
Date: May 05, 2023
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