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Video ItemCategory: academics Experiential learning in brain injury rehabilitation , video
Netta Gurari, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics, is the primary instructor for a course that immerses students into the life and web of care for individuals with a brain injury. This immersive experience, facilitated by Brain Injury Solutions and Carilion Clinic, allows students to meet people with brain injuries and engage with the framework of support they require in their daily lives. Gurari and Radford University Assistant Professor, Kevin Parcetich, co-teach this experiential learning course with support from an Institute for Society, Culture, and Environment grant.
Date: Mar 14, 2024 - -
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Category: research Seed planted in neurotrauma research consortium hoping to harvest multimillion-dollar grants , articleMichelle Theus leads the new consortium for neurotrauma research, which has been awarded a $300,000 seed grant from the Fralin Life Sciences Institute to engage in groundbreaking scientific investigation of traumatic brain injury and its long-term effects.
Date: Jun 12, 2023 - -
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Category: research Fralin Life Sciences Institute initiates long-term seed investments for future centers , articleTwo research teams have been awarded the institute’s first center planning grants. The inaugural effort will provide a significant investment over three years in support of affiliated faculty’s quest to pursue federally funded, prestigious multi-million dollar center or program project grants.
Date: Jun 08, 2023 - -
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Category: research Blasts and gaps: How a biomedical engineering doctoral student is solving gaps in treatment for blast-induced neurotrauma , articleAfter enduring head trauma as a teenager and going through a challenging recovery, Carly Norris knew she wanted to help address others with similar issues. Now, through her research in the Traumatic Nerve Technologies Lab, she examines each of the brain’s regions to determine which are more susceptible to blast-induced neurotrauma.
Date: Jul 05, 2022 - -
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Category: research Biomedical and veterinary sciences Ph.D. candidate receives National Institutes of Health grant , articleJatia Mills said that the majority of the grant will go toward her research on investigating the neuroinflammatory response that occurs because of traumatic brain injury.
Date: Jun 02, 2022 - -
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Category: research To sleep, perchance to learn , articleSujith Vijayan, an assistant professor in the School Neuroscience, has received a National Science Foundation CAREER award to study whether the brain’s work during sleep can also help people learn tasks associated with brain computer interfaces.
Date: Feb 24, 2022 - -
Video ItemCategory: academics PhD student is focused on helping military personnel and veterans , video
Michelle Dickerson, a third-year PhD student, is researching neural engineering and the neuropathological, cognitive and behavioral changes following traumatic brain injury in military personnel and veterans.
Date: Sep 17, 2020 - -
Video ItemCategory: research 3-D reconstructed confocal image , video
This video of a 3-D reconstructed confocal image illustrates reactive astrocyty development following diffuse traumatic brain injury. Video by Alexys Harrington
Date: Jan 24, 2019 -