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Pioneer of ‘mind-reading’ AI to open Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture series in Roanoke , articleWorld-renowned computational neuroscientist Read Montague will share insights into how machine learning is advancing brain research at an unprecedented scale. His talk on Sept. 28 marks the first in the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC’s annual Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture Series.
Date: Sep 21, 2023 -
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Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC: Growth of an innovator , articleSince its founding in 2010, the research institute has become a focal point for biomedical research across Virginia Tech. It now has more than 450 faculty, staff, and students in Roanoke and Washington, D.C., supporting research fueled by $173.7 million in external grants.
Date: Aug 29, 2023 -
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Lecture series features experts in addiction research, cardiovascular science, child development, metabolic disease , articleFralin Biomedical Research Institute launches the 12th season of the Pioneers in Biomedical Research Seminar Series on Sept. 8.
Date: Aug 24, 2023 -
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Scientists discover brain circuit underlying spontaneous synchronized movement of individuals in groups , articleIndividual fish in schools scatter in unison when a predator is in their midst. Precisely coordinated group movements and immobility during threats have long been observed in insects and mammals. Now, for the first time, a brain pathway has been discovered that enables individual animals to rapidly coordinate a unified response with no rehearsal required.
Date: May 15, 2023 -
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Virginia Tech scientist identifies narrow opportunity to address a disease connected with autism, schizophrenia , articleA National Institutes of Health grant will allow a team led by Anthony-Samuel LaMantia, a professor at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute, to further his 20-year deep dive into DiGeorge syndrome, a genetic disorder that is usually diagnosed too late for treatment.
Date: Mar 31, 2023 -
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Everyone invited to learn about our ‘electric’ brains at 10th annual Brain School , articleNeuroscientists with the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC and the School of Neuroscience will celebrate the amazing brain with their 10th annual Brain School program, “The Electric Brain,” starting at 5 p.m. March 13 at 4 Riverside Circle in Roanoke.
Date: Mar 03, 2023 -
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Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC professor celebrates authoring ‘tour of the human brain’ , articleThe seventh edition of “Neuroscience” introduces undergraduate, graduate, and medical students to the field.
Date: Feb 24, 2023 -
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Virginia Tech researcher’s discovery may lead to a better understanding of mental health disorders related to stress, anxiety , articleBy studying zebrafish, Albert Pan and his team found a molecule critical in development of the brain’s stress response. The findings may may lead to new therapies for stress-related disorders such as depression and anxiety.
Date: Feb 22, 2023 -
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Virginia Tech scientist uncovers possible neural link between early life trauma and binge-eating disorder , articleResearch led by principal investigator Sora Shin revealed how a pathway in the brain that typically provides signals to stop eating may be altered by early life trauma. Shin is a primary faculty member of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC and an assistant professor of human nutrition, foods, and exercise at the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
Date: Dec 12, 2022 -
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11th season of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute’s Pioneers in Biomedical Research Seminar Series launches Sept. 16 , articleThe full slate features 29 experts sharing leading discoveries in cardiovascular science, cancer research, neuroscience, biomedical imaging, addiction, and health behaviors.
Date: Sep 12, 2022 -
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Neuroscience’s Michael A. Fox to hold I.D. Wilson Chair in the College of Science , articleA member of the Virginia Tech faculty since 2012, Fox is a nationally recognized neuroscientist and an expert on understanding how neuronal circuits form in the developing brain.
Date: Jun 22, 2022 -
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Neuroscientists will probe the functional brain circuitry that underlies learned preferences for tasty food , articleSora Shin, an assistant professor at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, will analyze the functional neuronal circuitry in the brain that lead to overconsumption of high-fat foods with new National Institutes of Health funding.
Date: May 24, 2022 -
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International Precision Neuroscience Conference to explore brain cancer, mental health, neurodegeneration , articleThe biennial conference, hosted by the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, is expected to attract neuroscientists, physicians, and trainees from across the world to Roanoke this spring.
Date: Mar 31, 2022 -
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Medical student searches for dynamic cellular organelles in molecular memory lab , articleWorking in the lab of Shannon Farris, assistant professor at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, Dinesh Lal undertook the challenge of looking for a specific structure, the Golgi apparatus, inside cells of the brain’s hippocampus.
Date: Mar 10, 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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Scientists identify neural disruptions underlying feeding, swallowing disorders in children , articleIn a new study published in Disease Models & Mechanisms, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC scientists led by Anthony-Samuel LaMantia depict the early development of pain-sensing and movement-sensing neurons in the face and throat. The findings reveal a previously unexplored feature of brain and cranial nerve development underlying eating, swallowing, and speech.
Date: Feb 21, 2022 -
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Surprising discovery about nature of CASK gene disorders may influence potential treatments , articleFralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC scientists determine CASK gene disorder is defined by damage to neurons, not the developmental course of the disease.
Date: Feb 18, 2022 -
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Researchers identify behavioral adaptations that may help Antarctic fishes to adapt to warming Southern Ocean , articleIn a new study published in PLOS ONE, Michael Friedlander and his team at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute describe how Antarctic fishes with and without hemoglobin react to acute thermal stress. The findings characterize species-specific behavioral responses that may help these endemic species withstand the impacts of climate change.
Date: Nov 28, 2021 -
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Neuroscientists explore differences in mitochondria of memory cells in the brain with new NIH funding , articleWith a new five-year, $2-million National Institutes of Health grant, Shannon Farris, assistant professor at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, is mapping out the diverse bioenergetic and molecular characteristics of CA2 neuronal circuits to learn more about how social memories are formed, stored, and forgotten.
Date: Nov 09, 2021 -
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Researchers improve method to map brain cell connectivity in zebrafish , articleThe advance could improve understanding of how the human brain functions.
Date: Oct 28, 2021
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