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Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine receives recognition for inclusive initiatives , articleINSIGHT Into Diversity magazine honors the school for the seventh straight year.
Date: Oct 03, 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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Fralin Biomedical Research Institute expands Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship program , articleMore than 30 undergraduate and high school students worked behind the curtain of biomedical research this summer at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC.
Date: Aug 16, 2022 -
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Medical students awarded prestigious summer research fellowships , articlePatrick Beck will work on immunotherapies for brain cancer at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, while Kasen Hutchings will pursue clinical practice with radiology related cancer treatment at MD Anderson Cancer Center.
Date: Jun 09, 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 -
Video ItemWe asked our faculty: Why did you become a health scientist? , video
<div><div>From art and medicine, to zoology and playing cricket - four faculty members at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC open up about the memories and moments that sparked their scientific curiosity and passion for health research.<br></div></div>
Date: Feb 05, 2021 -
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Hundreds of STEM high school students to compete at Virginia Science and Engineering Fair , articleHosted by volunteers from the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC and the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, 274 students will present their projects on April 6 at the Berglund Special Events Center in Roanoke.
Date: Apr 04, 2019 -
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VTCRI research team identifies a potential strategy in fight against brain cancer , articleScientists with the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute say a gene involved in the body’s sleep cycle is a potential target for therapies to help patients with a deadly form of brain cancer known as glioblastoma.
Date: Sep 24, 2018 -
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VTCRI scientist earns third concurrent grant from the National Cancer Institute to study breast cancer , articleDeb Kelly, who is also an associate professor of biological sciences in the College of Science at Virginia Tech, is working to better detect, prevent, and repair the mutations found in cancers related to the breast cancer susceptibility protein, BRCA1.
Date: Jul 10, 2018 -
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First students earn degrees through innovative translational biology, medicine, and health program , articleThe program is based on the Virginia Tech Carilion Health Sciences and Technology Campus in Roanoke, and it positions students to conduct research in more than 50 departments and institutes across Virginia Tech.
Date: May 09, 2018 -
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Carmouche and Sheng receive 2018 VTCSOM Outstanding Research Mentor Awards , articleStudents and alumni nominated individuals who provided clear expectations and high standards for students to conduct original hypothesis-driven research effectively and provide opportunities for professional growth.
Date: Apr 04, 2018 -
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VTCRI scientist awarded $2 million National Cancer Institute grant to study breast cancer , articleThe National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health has awarded Deborah Kelly, an associate professor at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute, $2 million to study the mutated form of the breast cancer susceptibility protein that is implicated in hereditary breast cancer.
Date: Mar 29, 2018 -
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VTCRI scientists identify new target for developing precision treatment in malignant brain tumors , articleCurrently, no standard of care exists to prevent or treat recurrent malignant primary brain tumors in patients.
Date: Jan 30, 2018 -
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Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute scientists decode breast cancer protein , articleTheir results, published this week in Science Advances, suggest a new paradigm for better managing the mutated BRCA1 protein found in triple-negative breast cancer cells. Triple-negative breast cancer is aggressive, as its tumor cells typically lack target receptors that allow cancer-fighting drugs to be effective.
Date: Sep 20, 2017 -
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![Rob Gourdie, Samy Lamouille, Harald Sontheimer, and Zhi Sheng [from left] have established research programs into the type of cancer recently diagnosed in U.S. Sen John McCain.](/content/news_vt_edu/en/articles/2017/07/glioblastoma-vtcri-0724/_jcr_content/article-image.transform/m-medium/image.jpg)
Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute teams converge on strategies to defeat McCain’s form of brain cancer , articleResearch teams at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute from three colleges — Engineering, Science, and Veterinary Medicine — are developing new approaches to treat glioblastoma, the aggressive form of brain cancer recently diagnosed in U.S. Sen. John McCain.
Date: Jul 24, 2017 -
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Third medical student earns St. Baldrick’s fellowship to study cancer at the VTC Research Institute , articleLamvy Le is the third medical student at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine to receive the grant, which will support her research in therapies that could potentially treat pediatric brain cancer.
Date: Jul 17, 2017 -
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Medical student earns 2 national fellowships to conduct brain cancer research , articlePratik Kanabur said he will study new ways to potentially treat children’s malignant brain cancer with Assistant Professor Zhi Sheng at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute.
Date: Apr 27, 2016 -
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Medical students to present four years of research at annual symposium , articleThe third annual Medical Student Research Symposium at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine will feature the culmination of four years of research by 42 students.
Date: Mar 21, 2016
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