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DONOR HIGHLIGHT: HEYWOOD FRALIN
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Record $50 million gift to Virginia Tech results in naming of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute in Roanoke , articleHistoric donation will help recruit and retain world-leading researchers, further bolstering Virginia’s economy.
Heywood Fralin
"I look forward to the many discoveries that will emerge as we grow and become a leading academic health center for biomedical research in the commonwealth. The City of Roanoke will evolve dramatically over the next 25 years. I am excited to be one of many catalysts in this transformation that will create a thriving economy in Southwest Virginia. We will need many more to make this new economy as great as it can be."
Michael Friedlander, Ph.D.
"The Fralin family’s support opens up exciting new opportunities for us. Thanks to them, we can retain and recruit the very best researchers and provide the critical facilities and instrumentation to enable their transformative research programs.”
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Ray A. Gaskins graduate fellowship supports research into childhood epilepsy , articleTranslational biology, medicine, and health doctoral student Mona Safari will gather preliminary data to better understand the cellular basis of treatment-resistant seizure disorders in children.
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In memoriam: Maury Strauss, benefactor and a ‘giant’ in history of Roanoke , articleStrauss, a Virginia businessman and supporter of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC since it opened in 2010, passed away on Monday. He was 99.
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James R. Carter Sr. Memorial Awards support Alzheimer’s and dementia research , articleBy studying how mitochondria support neuronal function important for memory formation and how the brain’s blood vessels respond to changes in blood flow and oxygenation, Mikel Cawley and Hanaa Abdelazim hope to advance research into degenerative brain diseases.
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From healthy development to cancer treatments, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute scientists aim for impact , articleNew Seale Innovation Fund projects fuel a broad spectrum of research focused on cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, stress, brain development, and more.
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It’s the ‘thing in my life that shaped me the most,’ participant says of life-changing therapy , articleAfter experiencing a stroke in utero that caused weakness on the left side of her body, Keya Shapiro found a home at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute’s Neuromotor Research Clinic, which is celebrating 10 years of research into the therapy.
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Fralin Biomedical Research Institute welcomes three new advisory board members , articleThe new members bring experience in health care, policy and industry to bear in advocating for the research institute.
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Research into ultra-processed food’s effect on young adults’ eating behavior gets support from Gaskins fellowship , articleEmma Leslie, a translational biology, medicine and health doctoral student, is focusing on people aged 18 to 25 because ultra-processed foods make up the bulk of their diets.
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Seeking a better understanding of how genetic mutations lead to developmental disorders , articleA new Fralin Biomedical Research Institute award for postdoctoral scholars will help Chelsea Phillips advance research related to cellular junctions in heart cells.
Date: Nov 16, 2023
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