Archived Event: Virginia Tech Cancer Research Alliance - Uniting Technology, Resources and People for Innovations to End Cancer
Panel Discussion presented by the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC
Archived Event: Virginia Tech Cancer Research Alliance - Uniting Technology, Resources and People for Innovations to End Cancer
Date: Nov. 10, 2020
Time: 7 p.m. - 8 p.m.
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“This research makes me proud to be a Hokie. Ut Prosim! Thank you for having this broadcast. I hope you’ll be doing more!!”
– Frank Eak, '77
About This Seminar
Three of Virginia Tech’s cancer researchers discuss their interdisciplinary approach to discovering treatments and therapeutics for some of cancer’s severest forms.
Moderator
- Michael Friedlander, Ph.D., Vice president for health sciences and technology and executive director of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC.
Panelists
- Carla Finkielstein, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC; Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science; Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine
- Jenny Munson, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC; Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics, College of Engineering
- Eli Vlaisavljevich, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics, College of Engineering, Virginia Tech
Additional Details
This is a free event hosted by Dr. Michael Friedlander and the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute. For more information, please call 540-526-2059 or send an e-mail.
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