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New Virginia Tech cancer researcher seeks to understand and predict deadly tumor metastasis , articleShenglin Mei, the newest principal investigator of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute Cancer Research Center in Washington, D.C., applies computational biology, genetics, and immunology to study cancer’s spread away from the primary tumor.
Date: Dec 17, 2024 -
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Leading oncologist to share how understanding DNA helps diagnose and treat cancer , articlePhysician-scientist Luis Diaz Jr., a member of the National Academy of Medicine, will deliver the next Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC on Thursday, Nov. 21.
Date: Nov 15, 2024 -
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Virginia Tech, Children’s National Hospital, and industry experts explore the impact of AI on health care , articleWhile exploring the potential of artificial intelligence, old fashioned networking and human relationships held the floor.
Date: Sep 24, 2024 -
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Scientist awarded National Institutes of Health grant to examine cancer-related enzyme , articleKathleen Mulvaney, assistant professor with the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute’s Cancer Research Center — D.C., will investigate the basic biology of PRMT5, an enzyme that can be found in 15 percent of human cancers.
Date: Sep 10, 2024 -
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Physician-scientist to spearhead focused ultrasound research for pediatric brain tumors at Virginia Tech , articleCheng-Chia "Fred" Wu joins forces with Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC and Children’s National Brain Tumor Institute to help children with cancer.
Date: Jul 31, 2024 -
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Federal leaders take center stage at Engineering Cancer Solutions mini-symposium , articleThree federal leaders – one each from the White House, the National Cancer Institute, and the Food and Drug Administration – mixed with Virginia Tech students, early career researchers, and leadership at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute Cancer Research Center in Washington, D.C.
Date: Jul 12, 2024 -
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Testing for residual cancer cells before blood cell transplant therapy is important and practical, new study finds , articlePatients in remission after battling blood cancer are likely to have better outcomes if no trace of the cancer is detectable before the patients receive donor blood cells. The finding in JAMA Oncology emphasizes the importance of testing for lingering cancer cells in the body after people receive apparently successful chemotherapy treatment.
Date: May 02, 2024 -
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Virginia Tech professor to be inducted into prestigious American Society for Clinical Investigation , articleChristopher Hourigan, director of the Cancer Research Center – D.C., has been inducted into the American Society for Clinical Investigation, a historic membership for a faculty member of Virginia Tech.
Date: Apr 04, 2024 -
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Eminent cancer physician-scientist joins Virginia Tech to lead research in Washington, D.C. , articleA National Institutes of Health senior investigator who studies and treats blood cancer, Christopher Hourigan is joining Virginia Tech to lead cancer research at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute in Washington, D.C.
Date: Apr 01, 2024 -
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Rare Disease Day brings worldwide attention to more than 7,000 rare diseases , articleVirginia Tech research into rare diseases — those that individually affect 200,000 or fewer but collectively touch 1 in 10 people in the U.S. — provides hope in identifying, treating, and supporting patients.
Date: Feb 28, 2024 -
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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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2023 marks a year of firsts for Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health Graduate Program , articleThe interdisciplinary program saw its first student assigned full-time to a Fralin Biomedical Research Institute lab in Washington, D.C., its first students from Nepal and Ghana in an internationally diverse incoming cohort, and its first student to be awarded a prestigious grant for future physician-scientists.
Date: Dec 15, 2023 -
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New cancer drug shows promise in targeting genetic weakness in tumors, Virginia Tech expert says , articleIn 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 -
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Common challenge, different strategies: Virginia Tech Cancer Research Alliance gathers broad mix of researchers and clinicians , articleThe second annual Virginia Tech Cancer Research Alliance retreat, hosted this year on the Children’s National Research & Innovation Campus, brought together scientists and physicians on the leading edge of developing innovative therapy types, fresh biological targets, and new technologies to take on cancer.
Date: Jun 21, 2023 -
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‘We have a very rich resource here’ , articleScientist Jia-Ray Yu and collaborators tackle pediatric brain cancer in Fralin Biomedical Research Institute’s growing presence in the greater Washington, D.C., metro area.
Date: Jun 20, 2023 -
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Philanthropy supports pilot projects to take on health challenges such as heart disease, diabetes, cancer, stress, and chronic pain , articleGiving Day contributions to the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC have double the impact, unlocking $20,000 to the Seale Innovation Fund to accelerate innovation
Date: Feb 15, 2023 -
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New cancer biologist targets ‘Achilles heel’ in deadly brain cancers , articleCancer 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 -
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Rare disease research gives families hope, ‘vital’ to advancing medicine , articleRare diseases afflict 300 million people worldwide. Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC researchers are bridging a gap in scientific knowledge by studying some of the diseases that together add up to a formidable public health challenge. Feb. 28 marks the 14th international Rare Disease Day.
Date: Feb 28, 2022 -
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Cancer biologist to join Fralin Biomedical Research Institute faculty, launch research lab in Washington, D.C. , articleJia-Ray Yu will be the first Virginia Tech faculty member to move into the university’s new research facilities on the Children’s National Research & Innovation Campus. Yu will be a member of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, and an assistant professor in the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine starting Sept. 1.
Date: Jul 02, 2021