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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 -
Video ItemVirginia Tech researcher’s 3D model of brain tumor environment could aid personalized treatment , video
Jennifer Munson and her research team’s model of the glioblastoma tumor microenvironment could help with understanding why the cancer is so resistant to treatment and so often returns after surgery.
Date: Nov 29, 2022 -
Article ItemVeterinary college launches revolutionary cancer studies, seeks expanded teaching hospital , article
The Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine has garnered national attention with the launch of a center specializing in the treatment and study of cancer in companion animals, M. Daniel Givens, dean of the college, told the Board of Visitors at its November meeting.
Date: Nov 21, 2022 -
Article ItemAnimal Cancer Care and Research Center exceeds expectations in its first two years , article
The center recently celebrated two years since its opening in Roanoke beside Virginia Tech’s Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC.
Date: Nov 18, 2022 -
Article ItemVirginia Tech researchers discover how bacteria make pancreatic cancer cells grow and move , article
Pancreatic cancer is the third-leading cause of cancer-related death in the United States. Several characteristics make the disease difficult to treat, including its ability to suppress the immune system and its complex location and structure, which complicate surgery and chemotherapy delivery.
Date: Oct 18, 2022 -
Article ItemVirginia Tech team receives $2 million grant to use bubbles to destroy deadly tumors , article
Pancreatic cancer has the highest mortality rate of the major cancers, and only 10 percent of patients live longer than five years after diagnosis. Treatment options can be limited, but an interdisciplinary team led by Irving Coy Allen, associate professor of inflammatory diseases at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, might change that.
Date: Oct 17, 2022 -
Article ItemNew cancer biologist targets ‘Achilles heel’ in deadly brain cancers , article
Cancer biologist Kathleen Mulvaney joins the faculty of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC on Oct. 1. Her lab will be in Washington, D.C., on the Children’s National Research & Innovation Campus as part of a partnership between Virginia Tech and Children’s National.
Date: Sep 27, 2022 -
Article ItemNew study may inform chemotherapy approaches for breast cancer , article
In a first-of-its-kind finding, Virginia Tech researchers have found platinum-based chemotherapy drugs may activate a breast cancer patient’s lymphatic system and affect how tumor cells spread. But the drugs might be made more effective if the changes to the lymphatic system can be blocked or even reversed by an additional therapy.
Date: Aug 08, 2022 -
Article ItemVirginia Tech researcher’s 3D model of brain tumor environment could aid personalized treatment , article
Scientists have developed a novel 3D tissue-engineered model of the glioblastoma tumor microenvironment that can be used to learn why the tumors return and what treatments will be most effective at eradicating them – right down to a patient-specific level.
Date: Aug 02, 2022 -
Article ItemSo long, Roanoke; get ready, Denmark, for the 2024 Precision Neuroscience conference , article
Researchers, clinicians, and students from four countries recently worked side-by-side for three days in Roanoke, sharing ideas to help the nearly 1 billion people worldwide coping with brain disorders.
Date: Jun 28, 2022 -
Article ItemScholar award helps doctoral student advance cancer treatment while enhancing representation , article
Sabrina Campelo, a doctoral student in the Virginia Tech-Wake Forest University School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences program, will continue her innovative work in translational cancer research with the help of the nonprofit Philanthropic Educational Organization Scholar Award for the 2022-23 academic year.
Date: Jun 02, 2022 -
Video ItemBarath Udayasurya, Taking a Closer Look at Cancer Research , video
Barath Udayasurya, a 2022 PhD graduate in Biomedical Engineering is part of the Verbridge Lab. His cancer research focuses on the presence of bacteria in the tumor microbiome, and how it impacts patient progression. Barath credits collaboration across departments as a key to his success at Virginia Tech and views collaboration as a necessary component of improving healthcare.
Date: May 17, 2022 -
Video ItemRelay for Life Returns to Virginia Tech's Campus , video
The nation's largest collegiate Relay for Life event made its return to Virginia Tech's campus for the first time since 2019. Relay For Life at Virginia Tech is a community-wide, campus-based movement dedicated to eliminating cancer by living out the University's motto, "Ut Prosim" (That I May Serve) as the organization strives to raise money and awareness for the American Cancer Society.
Date: Apr 25, 2022 -
Article ItemCancer Research Alliance forges new collaborations, strengthens research programs at inaugural retreat , article
More than 100 cancer researchers from across Virginia Tech recently met at the first Cancer Research Alliance retreat hosted by the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC.
Date: Apr 04, 2022 -
Article ItemWhen mitochondria lose their might , article
School of Neuroscience Assistant Professor Alicia Pickrell will use a $1.9 million U.S. National Institutes of Health grant to study how dysfunctional mitochondria lead to neurodegenerative diseases, congenital heart disease, strokes, and cancer.
Date: Mar 29, 2022
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