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Results for: Cancer Research Center — Roanoke
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National Cancer Institute grants support study of fluid flow in deadly brain tumors , articleJennifer Munson will use the National Institutes of Health awards to build a novel map of fluid flow in the whole brain and use focused ultrasound to study the effectiveness of drug delivery to glioblastoma tumors.
Date: Dec 01, 2025 - -
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The hidden currents of the brain , articleTo biomedical engineer Jennifer Munson, the liquid movements within the brain hold powerful clues about how disease takes hold — and how healing might begin.
Date: Oct 21, 2025 - -
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Unraveling the secrets of ‘chemo brain’ , articleA new study by Jennifer Munson and Monet Roberts suggests memory problems and inability to concentrate following chemotherapy could result from poor lymphatic-system drainage in response to the cancer drugs.
Date: Oct 13, 2025 - -
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Cancer researchers shape emerging strategies for immunotherapy , articleNanotechnology, the research shows, could reprogram the immune system and help overcome tumors’ defenses, addressing the limitations of current immunotherapies, particularly in treating solid tumors.
Date: Oct 07, 2025 - -
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Predicting where a deadly brain cancer might go next , articleCancer researcher Jennifer Munson describes a novel method for identifying where glioblastoma is likely to recur based on fluid moving through and near the tumor.
Date: Sep 09, 2025 - -
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'Big Science, Small Pod' podcast: What do you do when your body is its own enemy? , articleCancer researcher and physician-scientist Cheng-Chia "Fred" Wu describes how the blood-brain barrier, meant to protect your brain from viruses and toxins, also stands between cancers and the drugs that could kill them. Focused ultrasound could change that.
Date: Aug 13, 2025 - -
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Could a creatine boost help the brain? Virginia Tech scientists test new ultrasound therapy , articleResearchers at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute are exploring whether focused ultrasound can help children with creatine deficiency overcome learning and speech delays.
Date: Jun 27, 2025 - -
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‘Every time we wait, we lose someone who might have made it’ , articleFor every careful step forward in cancer research, there is a patient waiting — a family holding its breath in the middle of the night. That reality was clear at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute’s Cancer Research Symposium.
Date: Jun 27, 2025 - -
Video ItemCancer Researchers Spurred to Move Faster at the Cancer Research Symposium , video
For every careful step forward in cancer research, there is a patient waiting — a family holding its breath in the middle of the night. That reality was clear at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute’s Cancer Research Symposium in Roanoke. The annual event, organized this year by the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC Cancer Research Center in Roanoke, was created to bring together researchers — including faculty, clinicians, and students — who are united by a passion to understand cancer, improve treatments, and develop cures.
Date: Jun 25, 2025 - -
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Lymph node on a chip: New immune system model developed to enhance precision medicine research , articleThe Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC’s Munson lab completed one element of an engineered tissue model that could advance medical and drug testing and provide a new tool for precision medicine.
Date: Jun 18, 2025 - -
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Virginia Tech researchers find promise in a new peptide drug to combat a deadly brain cancer , articleFralin Biomedical Research Institute scientists were able to slow glioblastoma progression in lab and animal studies by targeting treatment-resistant cancer cells.
Date: May 30, 2025 - -
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AI-backed saliva test shows promise for flagging chemotherapy risk, early results indicate , articleFralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC scientists developed a saliva-based artificial intelligence screening method that could flag patients at risk for dangerous side effects from a widely used chemotherapy drug.
Date: Apr 22, 2025 - -
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Researchers investigate low-intensity electrical pulses to help the immune system fight cancer , articleHigh-intensity electrical pulses have been medically used to destroy tumors while sparing healthy tissue. But lower-intensity pulses may have a different effect — they reshape the battlefield, making tumors more vulnerable to the body’s own defenses.
Date: Apr 17, 2025 - -
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'Pocket Science' podcast: Why don't I slosh when I walk? , articleHuman beings are mostly water, and about a fifth of that water is interstitial fluid, flowing in the spaces between our cells. Jenny Munson tells us how understanding that fluid flow can be harnessed to better treat cancer, Alzheimer's and other diseases.
Date: Feb 26, 2025 - -
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Building better biomaterials for cancer treatments , articleSlight changes in therapeutic nanoparticles and biomaterials may one day improve treatment outcomes for cancer patients.
Date: Feb 18, 2025 - -
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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 researchers find menthol restrictions may drive smokers to healthier alternatives , articleScientists find when menthol is unavailable, smokers may shift to nicotine replacement options, which could have good health benefits.
Date: Oct 31, 2024 - -
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Virginia Tech award supports innovation in brain cancer treatment , articleCairina Inc. co-founder Caleb Stine received a Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship Award that puts the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute spinoff a step closer to making its research available to surgeons and oncologists.
Date: Sep 25, 2024 - -
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Cancer researcher wants to make treatment better, more accessible , articleDaeYong Lee, assistant professor at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, aims to use biomaterials to improve cancer immunotherapy and reduce disparities in treatment outcomes.
Date: Sep 20, 2024 - -
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Team of scientists awarded prize for biomedical research innovation , articleA multi-university team including Jennifer Munson of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute earned a Complement Animal Research in Experimentation Challenge prize with a proposal for a novel platform for studying and treating neuro-immune infections including the flu, COVID-19, potential biothreats, and conditions such as Alzheimer’s, multiple sclerosis, and brain cancer.
Date: Aug 28, 2024 -
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