Virginia’s leading research universities unite to advance biomedical innovation

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 13:23:00 -0400

The next generation of medicine won’t be built around treating disease after it appears. It will be built around understanding precisely how disease develops — and predicting its course to enable precise interventions before it becomes irreversible.

Neuroscientist Anthony-Samuel LaMantia to deliver Hylton Lecture on building the human brain

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 14:00:38 -0400

Anthony-Samuel LaMantia, a leading neuroscientist with the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, will deliver a public lecture at Roanoke College this week exploring how the human brain is built and what happens when that process goes awry.

Brain School: An inside look at how our genes contribute to healthy brain development and what can go wrong

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 08:47:00 -0500

The public is invited to explore the body’s most complex organ on March 9 at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC.

Enrichment program opens eyes of high school students to medical careers

Fri, 31 May 2024 13:16:00 -0400

The Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine's MedDOCS program brings together high school students from different races, ethnicities, and socioeconomic backgrounds with one thing in common: an interest in science and medicine.

Rare Disease Day brings worldwide attention to more than 7,000 rare diseases

Wed, 28 Feb 2024 10:00:00 -0500

Virginia 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.

A challenge of rare disease: Roanoke woman went undiagnosed for nearly seven decades

Mon, 26 Feb 2024 13:48:00 -0500

Susan Wallace, who thrived in the face of many struggles, was in her late 60s when she was diagnosed with DiGeorge syndrome. Then her brother learned research into the rare genetic disorder was taking place within walking distance of his home.

Landmark $50 million gift to dramatically expand health sciences research at Virginia Tech

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

Virginia Tech scientist identifies narrow opportunity to address a disease connected with autism, schizophrenia

Fri, 31 Mar 2023 06:53:00 -0400

A National Institutes of Health grant will allow a team led by Anthony-Samuel LaMantia, a professor at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute, to further his 20-year deep dive into DiGeorge syndrome, a genetic disorder that is usually diagnosed too late for treatment.

Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC professor celebrates authoring ‘tour of the human brain’

Fri, 24 Feb 2023 08:35:00 -0500

The seventh edition of “Neuroscience” introduces undergraduate, graduate, and medical students to the field.

Philanthropy supports pilot projects to take on health challenges such as heart disease, diabetes, cancer, stress, and chronic pain

Wed, 15 Feb 2023 10:00:00 -0500

Giving Day contributions to the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC have double the impact, unlocking $20,000 to the Seale Innovation Fund to accelerate innovation

Fralin Biomedical Research Institute expands Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship program

Tue, 16 Aug 2022 09:43:00 -0400

More than 30 undergraduate and high school students worked behind the curtain of biomedical research this summer at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC.

Rare disease research gives families hope, ‘vital’ to advancing medicine

Mon, 28 Feb 2022 10:01:00 -0500

Rare 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.

Scientists identify neural disruptions underlying feeding, swallowing disorders in children

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 10:05:00 -0500

In a new study published in Disease Models & Mechanisms, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC scientists led by Anthony-Samuel LaMantia depict the early development of pain-sensing and movement-sensing neurons in the face and throat. The findings reveal a previously unexplored feature of brain and cranial nerve development underlying eating, swallowing, and speech.

Fralin Biomedical Research Institute scientists to present virtual Brain School lectures for March’s Brain Awareness Week

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 11:06:00 -0500

Four brain scientists at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC will share extraordinary insights and emerging concepts about the brain in one-hour interactive programs.

Meet our Scientists: Dr. Farris, Dr. Johnstone, Dr. LaMantia, Dr. Montague, Dr. Shin, and Dr. Munson

The Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC’s researchers have diverse backgrounds. Learn more about their research, hobbies, backgrounds, and why they became scientists in our 2021 weekly video series.

Swallowing difficulties in children with developmental disorders may be due to misfiring brain cells

Tue, 01 Sep 2020 13:19:00 -0400

Problems ingesting, chewing, or swallowing food occur in up to 80 percent of children with developmental disorders and can lead to food aspiration, choking, or life-threatening respiratory infections.

Acclaimed neuroscientist to head Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC's Center for Neurobiology Research

Tue, 16 Jun 2020 14:22:00 -0400

Anthony-Samuel LaMantia, a developmental neurobiologist and a professor at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, has been named the new director of the institute’s Center for Neurobiology Research, according to Michael Friedlander, executive director of the research institute and Virginia Tech vice president for health sciences and technology.

Virginia Tech researchers develop new COVID-19 tests to combat backlogs, shortages

Wed, 22 Apr 2020 07:00:00 -0400

Virginia Tech scientists have developed a new COVID-19 test and secured federal and state approvals to immediately begin processing samples at on-campus labs in Blacksburg and Roanoke.

Fralin Biomedical Research Institute to explore how a baby’s brain develops at Brain School

Thu, 27 Feb 2020 09:43:00 -0500

This year’s Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC Brain School speaker lineup features interactive presentations about what influences early brain development and how these factors relate to infant health.

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