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Article ItemVirginia Tech faculty inducted as Biomedical Engineering Society fellows , article
Fellows are nominated by their peers and selected by a panel based on their professional achievements and contributions to the biomedical engineering community.
Date: Dec 06, 2023 -
Article ItemOral cancer clinical trial offers hope to dogs and their owners , article
Bambi, a border collie, is enrolled in a clinical trial at the Animal Cancer Care and Research Center in Roanoke. In the clinical trial, veterinary radiation oncologist Ilektra Athanasiadi aims to evaluate the safety and feasibility of treating oral cancers with a device that delivers chemotherapy directly to the tumor.
Date: Nov 14, 2023 -
Article ItemPioneering histotripsy device receives FDA clearance to treat liver cancer , article
The cutting-edge medical device and its technology were developed in part by Kendall and Laura Hendrick Junior Faculty Fellow Eli Vlaisavljevich.
Date: Nov 13, 2023 -
Article ItemNew cancer drug shows promise in targeting genetic weakness in tumors, Virginia Tech expert says , article
In an invited review article in Cancer Discovery, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, Kathleen Mulvaney, assistant professor with the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, talks about the potential of a new drug that has shown early promise in clinical trials for solid tumors by killing cancer cells that lack specific genes.
Date: Nov 01, 2023 -
Article ItemVirginia Tech and Weizmann Institute of Science tackle cell migration on fibers , article
Amrinder Nain has established international research partnerships for unique investigations in cellular movement. As his team looks at the coiling movement of cells, he continues to champion globally connected labs.
Date: Oct 11, 2023 -
Article ItemFralin Biomedical Research Institute researchers take on public health challenge of hepatitis C , article
The institute’s Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory will lead efforts to provide genomic sequencing to help decrease spread of the virus that can cause liver damage.
Date: Oct 09, 2023 -
Article ItemHenrietta Lacks statues unveiled where her legacy thrives , article
Mirroring this week’s statue dedication ceremony at Lacks Plaza in Roanoke, small-scale statues of the woman whose ‘immortal’ cells changed the world of medical research were dedicated at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, and Carilion Clinic.
Date: Oct 05, 2023 -
Article ItemCarla Finkielstein named Roger H. Moore and Mojdeh Khatam-Moore Dean’s Faculty Fellow , article
A member of the Virginia Tech faculty since 2005, Finkielstein currently serves as the associate director of research of the Academy of Integrated Science in the College of Science and as interim co-director of the Virginia Tech Cancer Research Alliance.
Date: Sep 29, 2023 -
Video ItemLandmark $50 million gift to dramatically expand health sciences research at Virginia Tech , video
The Richmond, Virginia-based Red Gates Foundation recently 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. https://news.vt.edu/articles/2023/09/fbri-gift.html
Date: Sep 12, 2023 -
Article ItemLandmark $50 million gift to dramatically expand health sciences research at Virginia Tech , article
The 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 -
Article ItemVirginia Tech outlines ambitious strategy to spearhead cancer research and elevate university's global standing , article
The 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 -
Article ItemHelen the cane corso helps humans and animals through osteosarcoma clinical trial , article
Helen is an 8½-year old gentle giant who’s fighting osteosarcoma and, through participation in a clinical trial through the Animal Cancer Care and Research Center, is helping develop a new cancer treatment.
Date: Aug 01, 2023 -
Article ItemNain lab partners with researchers in Japan and Israel to put cancer cells on a tightrope , article
An international research group led by Virginia Tech Professor Amrinder Nain and Professor Shiro Suetsugu of the Nara Institute of Science and Technology has uncovered new findings that explain how cancer cells adhere to their environment.
Date: Jun 22, 2023 -
Video Item2023 Virginia Tech Cancer Research Alliance Retreat , video
Aligning Researchers with Resources The second annual Virginia Tech Cancer Research Alliance Retreat was held May 24 and 25 on the Children's National Research and Innovation Campus in Washington, D.C. Alliance members shared their research, forged new collaborations, and learned from speakers spanning veterinary and human oncology and biomedical cancer research.
Date: Jun 08, 2023 -
Article ItemJoining forces: Virginia Tech Cancer Research Alliance scientists to share ideas, innovations , article
For its second annual retreat, the Virginia Tech Cancer Research Alliance is broadening its reach and opportunities for collaboration and innovation. The 2023 event will take place May 24 and May 25 in Washington, D.C., at the Children’s National Research and Innovation Campus.
Date: May 23, 2023 -
Video ItemCancer researchers team up against deadliest brain tumors in children , video
Experts from Children's National, Virginia Tech, and Columbia University join forces to explore new tactics to fight lethal childhood brain cancer.
Date: May 19, 2023 -
Article ItemCancer researchers team up against deadliest brain tumors in children , article
Virginia 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 -
Video Item2023 Relay for Life at Virginia Tech raises over $200,000 , video
This year's event raised a total of $245,832. Virginia Tech is the largest collegiate Relay for Life event in the nation and has raised millions of dollars in support for the American Cancer Society.
Date: Apr 10, 2023 -
Article ItemClinical trials unite veterinary oncologists with pet owners to help unravel cancer mysteries , article
The Animal Cancer Care and Research Clinic (ACCRC) is increasing its clinical trials as it seeks to develop better treatments for several types of cancer. Clinical trials are essential for modern medicine, enabling research and development of new therapies, drugs, and techniques to fight diseases. But these advances can only happen with the support of pet owners and their participating pets.
Date: Mar 31, 2023 -
Article ItemPhysicists model cell migration to learn how cancer cells navigate tissue , article
In a study published by Biophysical Journal, scientists Wenya Shu and Nadir Kaplan explored mesenchymal migration through cell simulations and mathematical modeling.
Date: Jan 03, 2023
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