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Joining forces: Virginia Tech Cancer Research Alliance scientists to share ideas, innovations , articleFor 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 24-25 in Washington, D.C., at the Children’s National Research & Innovation Campus.
Date: May 23, 2023 -
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Cancer researchers team up against deadliest brain tumors in children , articleVirginia 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 -
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Scientists discover brain circuit underlying spontaneous synchronized movement of individuals in groups , articleIndividual fish in schools scatter in unison when a predator is in their midst. Precisely coordinated group movements and immobility during threats have long been observed in insects and mammals. Now, for the first time, a brain pathway has been discovered that enables individual animals to rapidly coordinate a unified response with no rehearsal required.
Date: May 15, 2023 -
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Researchers associate early life stress with pro-inflammatory processes later in life during pregnancy , articleWomen who experienced high stress during childhood and adolescence may be preset for inflammation during pregnancy, according to Sharon Landesman Ramey of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC.
Date: Mar 28, 2023 -
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Virginia Tech leaders explore issues of trust in science during high profile Research!America panel discussion , articleThe 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 -
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M.D.+Ph.D student to advocate on Capitol Hill as Society for Neuroscience Policy ambassador , articleKatelyn Stebbins, a third-year M.D.+Ph.D. student who studies how the brain decodes visual signals, is one of 10 members selected from a national applicant pool to visit lawmakers on March 6 to explain the importance of brain research during the Society for Neuroscience's Capitol Hill Day.
Date: Mar 03, 2023 -
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Virginia Tech researcher’s discovery may lead to a better understanding of mental health disorders related to stress, anxiety , articleBy studying zebrafish, Albert Pan and his team found a molecule critical in development of the brain’s stress response. The findings may may lead to new therapies for stress-related disorders such as depression and anxiety.
Date: Feb 22, 2023 -
Video ItemVirginia Tech researcher's discovery may lead to a better understanding of mental health disorders related to stress, anxiety , video
By studying zebrafish, Albert Pan and his team at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute found a molecule critical in development of the brain's stress response.
Date: Feb 21, 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 -
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‘The right place’: Sisters with rare disorder find help , articleSisters with a very rare genetic mutation that affects brain development are benefitting from a form of intensive therapy being studied at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute Neuromotor Research Clinic.
Date: Feb 03, 2023 -
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Biomedical innovations take stage during 'Shark Tank’-style pitch competition , articleStudents dig deep into innovation during 2022 Health Sciences and Technology Hokie Pitch at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC.
Date: Dec 20, 2022 -
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Virginia Tech scientist uncovers possible neural link between early life trauma and binge-eating disorder , articleResearch led by principal investigator Sora Shin revealed how a pathway in the brain that typically provides signals to stop eating may be altered by early life trauma. Shin is a primary faculty member of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC and an assistant professor of human nutrition, foods, and exercise at the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
Date: Dec 12, 2022 -
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State iTHRIV partnership awards $200,000 in pilot funds , articleThe integrated Translational Health Research Institute of Virginia, has awarded teams of physicians, researchers, veterinarians, and data scientists at Virginia Tech, Carilion Clinic, and the University of Virginia $200,000 in pilot funding. The funds will be used across four multi-institutional research projects to accelerate health breakthroughs in the fields of pediatrics, prenatal care, and cancer treatment.
Date: Dec 05, 2022 -
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Virginia Tech achievers receive top Southwest Virginia Business Hall of Fame honors , articleBusiness leader Sandra Davis and Virginia Tech Vice President for Health Sciences and Technology and neuroscientist Michael Friedlander were inducted as 2022 laureates of the Southwest Virginia Business Hall of Fame. In addition, Robert Gourdie, a heart reparative medicine scientist, accepted the organization's 2022 Entrepreneur Award.
Date: Dec 01, 2022 -
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Veterinary college launches revolutionary cancer studies, seeks expanded teaching hospital , articleThe Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine has garnered national attention with the launch of a center specializing in the treatment and study of cancer in companion animals, M. Daniel Givens, dean of the college, told the Board of Visitors at its November meeting.
Date: Nov 21, 2022 -
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Cardiovascular scientists to explore viral infection that can lead to sudden death , articleJames Smyth, associate professor at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, has been awarded a five-year, $2.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to discover why viruses that normally infect our lungs can turn deadly when they infect the heart.
Date: Nov 18, 2022 -
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Learn how lessons in improving medical diagnosis can translate to problem-solving in all professions , articleMaster diagnostician Gurpreet Dhaliwal will offer 10 approaches clinicians can adopt in the quest to become better diagnosticians in a public lecture at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 17 at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC. The lessons and approaches have implications for reasoning, judgment, and decision-making that apply to all professions and will interest people from a wide range of backgrounds.
Date: Nov 14, 2022 -
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Virginia Tech scientist to accept international prize for medical research , articleZhen Yan, a top scientist in the field of exercise and metabolism, will accept a leading international honor for extraordinary achievements in medical research in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Date: Oct 12, 2022 -
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Research!America to recognize Michael Friedlander, Heywood Fralin for medical and health leadership , articleFriedlander, the founding executive director of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, and Fralin, a health care executive who has helped build the biotechnology industry in Virginia, will be recognized for increasing the level of advocacy for medical and health research. President Joe Biden and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg are among the past honorees.
Date: Oct 07, 2022 -
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Addiction researchers seek a deeper understanding of substance-use recovery , articleWith a National Institutes of Health grant, researchers seek to provide a scientific understanding of recovery from substance use as well as to identify ways to prevent relapses.
Date: Sep 27, 2022
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