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Sen. Mark Warner convenes biotech leaders in Roanoke and New River valleys , articleKey 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 -
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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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Biomedical innovations shine in high-stakes Hokie Pitch event , articleGraduate students present innovative solutions in respiratory care, pediatric heart interventions, and neurological disorder monitoring at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute's event.
Date: Dec 11, 2023 -
Video ItemLandmark $50 million gift to dramatically expand health sciences research at Virginia Tech , video
The Richmond, Virginia-based Red Gates Foundation recently 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. https://news.vt.edu/articles/2023/09/fbri-gift.html
Date: Sep 12, 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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Robert Gourdie named senior member of the National Academy of Inventors , articleFor the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC professor, thinking about important questions leads to innovations that can improve lives.
Date: Feb 14, 2023 -
Video ItemRobert Gourdie named senior member of the National Academy of Inventors , video
Robert Gourdie, the Commonwealth Research Commercialization Fund Eminent Scholar in Heart Reparative Medicine Research, was recognized by the National Academy of Inventors as a rising leader in his field. A professor at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, Gourdie is a cell biologist and entrepreneur who creates knowledge and translates discoveries into solutions for medical problems.
Date: Feb 14, 2023 -
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Three translational biology, medicine, and health graduate students awarded American Heart Association fellowships , articleThe awards are intended to enhance the research and clinical training of promising students seeking careers as scientists, physician-scientists, or clinician scientists interested in improving global cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, and brain health.
Date: Jan 11, 2023 -
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Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health graduate student earns NIH support to explore promising heart finding , articleZach Williams has been awarded a grant from the National Institutes of Health’s Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award program to pursue study of a synthetic molecule's potential as a therapeutic for heart arrythmias and sudden cardiac death.
Date: Oct 10, 2022 -
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Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC Center for Vascular and Heart Research holds retreat to catalyze collaboration , articleThe daylong retreat at The Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center and on the research institute campus included presentations by research teams about their lab’s key techniques, competencies, and equipment.
Date: Jul 21, 2022 -
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Virginia Tech celebrates its inventors , articleThe Virginia Tech inventions highlighted span a wide array of technology areas, including those related to vaccine development, cyber solutions, communications and advanced manufacturing technologies, and antimicrobial films that suppress the transmission of deadly diseases.
Date: Apr 19, 2022 -
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Cancer Research Alliance forges new collaborations, strengthens research programs at inaugural retreat , articleMore 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 -
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Robert Gourdie elected fellow of American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering , articleRobert Gourdie, a cardiovascular scientist, biomedical engineer, and professor at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, has been named to the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering College of Fellows.
Date: Mar 22, 2022 -
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Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC researcher is Virginia Tech’s first NIH Outstanding Investigator Award recipient , articleRobert Gourdie, the Commonwealth Research Commercialization Fund Eminent Scholar in Heart Reparative Medicine Research and director of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute Center for Vascular and Heart Research, received a $6.4 million R35 grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
Date: Mar 03, 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 -
Video ItemScientists at Fralin Biomedical Research Institute develop new strategy for brain cancer treatment , video
In a new study published in Oncogenesis, Zhi Sheng and Rob Gourdie of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC describe how two protein-targeting drugs – when combined with chemotherapy – yield synergistic cytotoxicity to treatment-resistant glioblastoma.
Date: Jan 28, 2022 -
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Scientists at Fralin Biomedical Research Institute develop new strategy for brain cancer treatment , articleIn a new study published in Oncogenesis, Zhi Sheng and Rob Gourdie of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC describe how two protein-targeting drugs – when combined with chemotherapy – yield synergistic cytotoxicity to treatment-resistant glioblastoma.
Date: Jan 13, 2022 -
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Fralin Biomedical Research Institute biotech spin-out raises additional $305,000 in investments , articleWith this wave of new grants and investments, Acomhal Research Inc. is nearing a million dollars in total funding toward development of a new therapeutic to fight drug-resistant cancers such as glioblastoma multiforme and metastatic disease including triple negative breast cancer.
Date: Dec 20, 2021 -
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Biomedical innovations take center stage during 'Shark Tank'-style pitch competition on HS&T campus , articleThe competition involved students from the Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health graduate program, who selected intellectual property, worked with real-world business mentors, and created an entrepreneurial plan to develop and commercialize biomedical discoveries.
Date: Dec 13, 2021 -
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Fralin Biomedical Research Institute spinoff Tiny Cargo Co. among Washington, DC Health Innovation QuickFire Challenge awardees , articleTiny 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
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