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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
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    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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    Coordinator of Experiential Learning & Student Development; Program Coordinator - Integrated Health Science & Research

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    Billi Hutchings, M.Ed.
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    Health Sciences and Technology Programming and Community Engagement Coordinator

Upcoming Events

Hosted by the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC

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    Why Measure?
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    Sept. 17, 2026, 5:30 p.m. (Reception at 5 p.m.) | Christopher S. Hourigan, DM, DPhil, FRCP, Professor and Director, Cancer Research Center — D.C., Fralin Biomedical Research Institute | Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture

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    Brown Adipose Tissue as a Mediator of Cardiovascular Health
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    Sept. 18, 2026, 11:00 a.m. | Kristin Stanford, Ph.D., FAHA, Professor, Department of Surgery; William D. and Jacquelyn L. Wells Chair, Dorothy M. Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center | Co-Sponsored by the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute and the Center for Exercise Medicine Research

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    Precision Therapeutics for Schizophrenia Symposium
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    Sept. 23-24, 2026 | Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC | 4 Riverside Circle, Roanoke, Virginia

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    mTor Signaling in Pulmonary Vascular Disease: Bench to Bedside and Back
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    Sept. 25, 2026, 11:00 a.m. | Elena Goncharova, Ph.D., ATSF, FAHA, Professor, Department of Internal Medicine; Director, Pulmonary Vascular Disease Program, UC Davis School of Medicine | Co-Sponsored by the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute and the Center for Vascular and Heart Research

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    How Can Research Inform Better Public Policy Towards Addiction?
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    Oct. 2, 2026, 11:00 a.m. | Keith Humphreys, OBE, Ph.D., Esther Ting Memorial Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Stanford University School of Medicine | Co-Sponsored by the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute and the Center for Health Behaviors Research

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    Exercise, the Fountain of Youth?
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    Oct. 15, 2026, 5:30 p.m. (Reception at 5 p.m.) | Zhen Yan, Ph.D., Professor and Director, Center for Exercise Medicine Research, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC | Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture

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