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Monthly News from the Labs: Oct. 2019
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New molecule could help improve heart attack recovery

Reparative medicine scientists led by Robert Gourdie, director of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC Center for Heart and Reparative Medicine Research, have discovered a new compound that could shield heart tissue before a heart attack, as well as preserve healthy cells when administered after a heart attack.  Read More
Pioneering neuro-geneticist to join Fralin Biomedical Research Institute

Anthony-Samuel LaMantia, currently the Lieberman Professor of Neuroscience at George Washington University (GWU) and director of the GWU Institute for Neuroscience, will move his research program to the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute.  Read More
Regional government forum reveals 'limitless potential' from Virginia Tech and Carilion Clinic partnership

Nearly 100 local government officials from 20 localities in the region convened at a joint public forum on Sept. 12 to discuss how Virginia Tech and Carilion Clinic are transforming health care and redefining Southwest Virginia’s economy.  Read More
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Children's National Hospital taps Michael Friedlander for advisory board

As a member of the Research, Education and Innovation Advisory Board, Friedlander will support Children’s National's efforts to improve understanding of the prevention, treatment, and care of childhood diseases.  Read More
Family of Roanoke lawyer, philanthropist William Lemon contributes $1 million to support Fralin Biomedical Research Institute

The gift will help the rapidly expanding research institute continue to recruit and retain world-class researchers, including scientists working at the interface of the institute's core focus areas, such as cancer, cardiovascular science, and neuroscience.  Read More
UPCOMING PUBLIC EVENTS
Dr. Eliseo Perez-Stable will deliver a public lecture on minority health and health disparities on Oct. 17 at 5:30 p.m.
Dr. Vicki Arroyo will present a public lecture on climate change on Nov. 7, 2019 at 5:30 p.m.
Dr. Ophira Ginsburg will deliver a public lecture about social inequality and cancer survival on Dec. 5 at 5:30 p.m.
Dr. John Halamka will deliver a public lecture on digital health care advancements on Dec. 12 at 5:30 p.m.
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FEATURED STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
Ubadah Sabbagh, Ph.D. Candidate and graduate student in the Virginia Tech Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health program, was recently awarded a six-year $393,000 National Institutes of Health F99/K00 DPSAN award for his research, "Identification of Retinogeniculate Circuits in Ventral Thalamus."
FACULTY NEWS
Stephanie DeLuca, Ph.D., was recently appointed to join the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, part of the National Institutes of Health, National Advisory Board on Medical Rehabilitation Research (NABMRR).
RECENT GRANT AWARDS (7/19 - Present)
  • Robert Gourdie, Ph.D., was recently awarded a five-year $3,100,000 National Institutes of Health R01 grant to explore "Gap Junctional Patterning in the Arrhythmic Heart."
  • Warren Bickel, Ph.D., and Stephen LaConte, Ph.D., were awarded a five-year $3,900,000 National Institutes of Health R01 grant to study "Pathology: Mechanisms and Interventions to Change Alcohol Valuation." 
  • John Chappell, Ph.D., was awarded a three-year $300,000 American Heart Association Transformational Project Award to study "Ischemia-induced Pericyte Loss and Blood Brain Barrier Fragility."
  • Alexei Morozov, Ph.D., was awarded a five-year $2,000,000 National Institutes of Health R01 grant to study the "Enhanced Plasticity in DMPFC-BLA Circuit as a Modulator of Affective Behaviors." Dr. Morozov also received a one-year $113,000 National Institutes of Health R01 grant to study "Disinhibition-assisted LTP as a Method for Testing the Role of Neuronal Circuits in Behavior."
  • Sarah Parker, Ph.D., was awarded a one-year $109,000 American Society for Nephrology grant to evaluate ways to "Promote Infection Prevention in Dialysis Facilities." 
  • Michael Fox, Ph.D., was awarded a two-year $443,000 National Institutes of Health R21 grant to study how 'Retinal Inputs Signal through Astrocytes to Recruit Interneurons into Visual Thalamus."
  • Ubadah Sabbagh, was awarded a two-year $393,000 National Institutes of Health F99/K00 grant to study “Identification of Retinogeniculate Circuits in Ventral Thalamus.”
  • Brooks King-Casas, Ph.D., was awarded a two-year $171,000 National Institutes of Health grant to study "Neurobehavioral Mechanisms of Social Dysfunction in Borderline Personality Disorder." 
  • Read Montague, Ph.D., was awarded a $135,000 Swartz Foundation grant to study “Computational Underpinnings of Fast Neuromodulation in Conscious Humans.”
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CAMPUS NEWS

Construction is on schedule for the 139,000-square-foot research institute addition building, slated to be open and occupied next fall! 
 
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