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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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‘The real deal’: Students thrive and grow in summer hands-on research experiences , articleThis was the seventh summer of programs aimed at engaging and training the next generation of scientists. This year, 34 students from colleges in Virginia, North Carolina, and as far away as California, and from five area high schools, participated in summer undergraduate research fellowship programs at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC.
Date: Sep 20, 2023 -
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Fralin Biomedical Research Institute spinoff company partnering with UVA Health to improve screening for opioid use disorder , articleBEAM Diagnostics Inc., a behavioral health company that sprung from research from Virginia Tech’s Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, has been awarded a $1.84 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to commercialize its technology to improve assessment of opioid use disorder in outpatient medical clinics.
Date: Sep 19, 2023 -
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Landmark $50 million gift to dramatically expand health sciences research at Virginia Tech , articleThe Richmond-based Red Gates Foundation committed $50 million to the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC to accelerate health sciences research at Virginia Tech. The gift is among the largest ever made to the university.
Date: Sep 12, 2023 -
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Machine learning and thought, climate impact on health, Alzheimer’s, children's health among topics for 2023-24 Maury Strauss public lectures , articleThe Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC announced its 14th annual Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture Series, which showcases health innovators and thought leaders.
Date: Sep 01, 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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Virginia Tech outlines ambitious strategy to spearhead cancer research and elevate university's global standing , articleThe 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 -
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Fundamental understanding of a molecule‘s normal function could inform treatments for a variety of brain disorders , articleA team of investigators in John Chappell’s lab at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC made a discovery that could inform new therapies.
Date: Aug 24, 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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Pregnant? Virginia Tech researchers recruiting for nation’s largest early childhood brain development study , articleThe ambitious national HEALthy Brain and Child Development Study seeks to better understand what influences brain development from birth through age 10.
Date: Aug 23, 2023 -
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Researchers find institutions with strong engineering operations are more efficient in producing patents , articleVirginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine alumnus and Fralin Biomedical Research Institute inventor create a tool to analyze patenting efficiency as a metric for moving health discoveries from lab bench to patient bedside.
Date: Aug 17, 2023 -
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From philosophy to computational psychiatry, one scientist’s journey into the human mind , articleNeuroscientist Brooks Casas, professor at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute, leads an expansive research program investigating the neural foundations of human thought and action.
Date: Jul 24, 2023 -
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Where clinical psychology and neuroscience converge, this Virginia Tech scientist takes the lead , articleNeuroscientist Pearl Chiu leads a cutting-edge research laboratory at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute set on finding new treatments for anxiety, substance use, and mood disorders.
Date: Jul 24, 2023 -
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Fralin Biomedical Research Institute spinoff Cairina Inc. translates science into improved cancer treatments , articleThe company recently received support from Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties to help commercialize better tools for surgeons and oncologists.
Date: Jul 17, 2023 -
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Children's National Hospital, Virginia Tech unite to advance AI for pediatric health , articleScientists 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 -
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Turning observations into health interventions: Graduate students continue to make an impact , articleStudents in Virginia Tech’s Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health graduate program will pursue impactful health science careers after completing their degrees.
Date: Jun 28, 2023 -
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Doctoral student’s goal is to better understand the abrupt changes taking place in the brain’s blood vessels , articleA biomedical scholar, physician, and mother of three wins a prestigious award to support her stroke research.
Date: Jun 27, 2023 -
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Virginia Tech benefactor, fitness enthusiast creates health science fellowship at Fralin Biomedical Research Institute , articleRay Gaskins ’64, an accomplished marathon runner, is 81 and still hits the gym three to four hours a day, seven days a week and is deeply interested in the connection between exercise and human health.
Date: Jun 27, 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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Therapy framework reveals promise for intensive pediatric rehabilitation for children with motor disabilities , articleVirginia Tech researchers with the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC have demonstrated that children with a wide range of diagnoses that affect their motor function improve after receiving intensive pediatric rehabilitation called ACQUIRE Therapy.
Date: Jun 16, 2023
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