Research!America Virtual Event: A Conversation with Michael Friedlander and Heywood Fralin: Making an Impact on the Research Ecosystem
Michael J. Friedlander, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC
Vice President for Health Sciences and Technology, Virginia Tech
Heywood Fralin
Health Care Executive
Distinguished Benefactor of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC
Research!America Virtual Event: A Conversation with Michael Friedlander and Heywood Fralin: Making an Impact on the Research Ecosystem
Date: Dec. 14, 2022
Time: 4 - 4:45 p.m.
Archived video
About this Event
Join Research!America from 4 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 14, for a conversation with Michael Friedlander, vice president of health sciences and technology at Virginia Tech and executive director of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC; and health care executive Heywood Fralin, who will talk about the innovative partnership model of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute and its impact on the research ecosystem. Friedlander and Fralin are recipients of Research!America's 2023 Gordon and Llura Gund Leadership Award.
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