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Archived Event: Life Lessons from the Lab: Why Research Matters to All of Us

Life Lessons from the Lab with Mike Friedlander: Why Research Matters to All of Us

Date: Oct. 22, 2020
Time: 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. 

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Join us for a chat with veteran researcher Michael Friedlander, Ph.D., Vice President for Health Sciences and Technology and Executive Director, Fralin Biomedical Research Center at VTC.

“This is one of the most incredible places in the world to cross-disciplinary research, where we’re converging on answering some of the most critical health problems and challenges facing human kind today.”

                                   – Michael Friedlander, Ph.D.

 

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