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Education and Training

Virginia Tech's Health Sciences and Technology Campus, which includes the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC and the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, offer numerous opportunities for students and professionals to gain valuable biomedical research experience.

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Education and Training Opportunities

  

Student Services

Students on the Health Sciences and Technology campus enjoy an environment focused on student learning and growth with services provided to enrich the academic research experience.

Student Services Contacts

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    Leanna Blevins
    Leanna Blevins, Ph.D. , bio

    Associate Vice President for Health Sciences Academic Affairs, Co-Director, Integrated Health Sciences Research Program, Affiliate Research Assistant Professor, Population Health Sciences

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    Dustin Eshelman
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    Health Sciences and Technology Coordinator of Experiential Learning

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    Billi Hutchings, M.Ed.
    Billi Hutchings, M.Ed. , bio

    Health Sciences and Technology Programs Coordinator

Upcoming Events

Hosted by the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC

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    Research in Progress Seminar
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    Oct. 28, 2025, 4 to 5 p.m. | Mona Safari, Graduate Student, Weston Lab and Etta Hanlon, Medical Student, Finkielstein Lab | Fall Research in Progress Seminar Series

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    How Fluid Flow Shapes the Brain: Cancer and Cognitive Function
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    Oct. 30, 2025, 5:30 p.m. (Reception at 5 p.m.) | Jennifer Munson, Ph.D., Professor and Director, Cancer Research Center — Roanoke, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute; Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics, Virginia Tech College of Engineering | Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture

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    Thinking the Right Thoughts
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    Oct. 31, 2025, 11 a.m. | Nathaniel Daw, Ph.D., Professor, Computational and Theoretical Neuroscience, Department of Psychology, Princeton University | Co-Sponsored by the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute Center for Human Neuroscience Research

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    Pandemics — The Lessons I've Learned
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    Nov. 6, 2025, 5:30 p.m. (Reception at 5 p.m.) | Teresa Lambe, Ph.D., OBE, Calleva Head of Vaccine Immunology, Professor of Vaccinology and Immunology, University of Oxford | Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture

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    Understanding Vascular Morphogenesis and Morphology: Live Insights from Zebrafish
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    Nov. 21, 2025, 11:00 a.m. | Arndt F. Siekmann, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Cell and Developmental Biology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania | Co-Sponsored by the Center for Vascular and Heart Research, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute

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    The Metabolic Switch in Development and Degeneration
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    Dec. 12, 2025, 11:00 a.m. | Elizabeth Jonas, M.D., Harvey and Kate Cushing Professor of Internal Medicine (Endocrinology), Yale School of Medicine | Co-Sponsored by the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute Center for Neurobiology Research

Hosted by the Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation