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Article ItemSen. Mark Warner convenes biotech leaders in Roanoke and New River valleys , article
Key university and industry players gathered at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC to discuss research, economic development, and a vision for Virginia’s proposed research triangle.
Date: Mar 28, 2024 -
Article ItemFrom healthy development to cancer treatments, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute scientists aim for impact , article
New 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 -
Article Item2023 marks a year of firsts for Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health Graduate Program , article
The 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 -
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 ItemFralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC: Growth of an innovator , article
Since 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 -
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 ItemLecture series features experts in addiction research, cardiovascular science, child development, metabolic disease , article
Fralin Biomedical Research Institute launches the 12th season of the Pioneers in Biomedical Research Seminar Series on Sept. 8.
Date: Aug 24, 2023 -
Article ItemChildren's National Hospital, Virginia Tech unite to advance AI for pediatric health , article
Scientists shared their progress in building digital twins to predict surgical outcomes, enhancing visualization to increase the precision of delicate interventions, establishing data command centers to anticipate risks for fragile patients, and more.
Date: Jul 07, 2023 -
Article ItemCommon challenge, different strategies: Virginia Tech Cancer Research Alliance gathers broad mix of researchers and clinicians , article
The 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 -
Article Item‘We have a very rich resource here’ , article
Scientist 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 -
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 -
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 -
Article ItemVirginia Tech leaders explore issues of trust in science during high profile Research!America panel discussion , article
The National Academy of Sciences panel, moderated by Donna Shalala, a former U.S. secretary of health and human services and member of the U.S. House of Representatives, featured leaders of research, academia, and industry including Fralin Biomedical Research Institute Executive Director Michael Friedlander and health care executive Heywood Fralin.
Date: Mar 17, 2023 -
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 ItemBiomedical initiatives are boosted by strong public support, survey finds , article
In a statewide survey of more than 1,000 people, residents support investing taxpayer funds to incentivize innovation, attract and support biotech start-ups, and fund biomedical and health science research.
Date: May 03, 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 ItemVirginia Tech names assistant vice president of advancement for health sciences and technology and the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC , article
Martha Quinn previously served as executive director of development for Virginia Commonwealth University’s Massey Cancer Center and senior director of development for Johns Hopkins Children’s Center.
Date: Sep 27, 2021 -
Article ItemFralin Biomedical Research Institute spinoff Tiny Cargo Co. among Washington, DC Health Innovation QuickFire Challenge awardees , article
Tiny Cargo Co., founded by Rob Gourdie, professor at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, is among five companies to receive the award, which includes $50,000, the opportunity to reside at JLABS @ Washington, D.C. for one year, and mentorship from experts at the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies.
Date: Sep 15, 2021 -
Article ItemCancer biologist to join Fralin Biomedical Research Institute faculty, launch research lab in Washington, D.C. , article
Jia-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 -
Article ItemChildren’s National Hospital, Virginia Tech announce partnership for new Children’s National Research & Innovation Campus , article
The campus is an expansion of Children’s National that is located on a nearly 12-acre portion of the former Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., and is set to open its first phase in December 2020.
Date: Nov 14, 2019