Dear Friends and Colleagues,
In the past few weeks we have been honored to have our work recognized at Virginia Tech, regionally, nationally, and globally.
Dr. Zhen Yan, inaugural director of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute Center for Exercise Medicine Research, traveled to Denmark to receive the prestigious Jacobæus Prize from the Novo Nordisk Foundation for his work in metabolism and exercise medicine research. The prize comes with an award of €1.5 million DKK (roughly $200,000 U.S.)
Earlier this month Heywood Fralin and I were recognized for our medical and health leadership by Research!America, a powerful voice for health research nationally. The honor speaks to the strength of our work on behalf of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC and Virginia Tech, our expanding partnership with Children’s National, and our partnership with Carilion Clinic in building awareness and advocating for biomedical research on the state and national stages. Past honorees include President Biden and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
Closer to home, Dr. Rob Gourdie and I are being inducted into the Southwest Virginia Business Hall of Fame. Gourdie is being honored as the 2022 entrepreneur of the year for the biotech spinoff Tiny Cargo Co., which produced a novel drug-delivery method using nano-sized capsules, called exosomes, derived from cow’s milk, while I am being recognized as a 2022 laureate for work in establishing and building a robust biomedical research enterprise in southwest Virginia.
Virginia Tech’s Aspire! Awards recognize students, faculty and staff who exemplify Student Affairs’ aspirations for student learning. Dr. Leanna Belvins, assistant vice president for Health Sciences Education and Student Affairs at our Health Sciences and Technology Campus, was recognized for her “amazing job of mentoring students, pulling faculty and administrators together to serve students, and creating a more robust student support structure.”
We are proud of the recognition for our health advocacy, leading-edge biomedical research, commercialization efforts, and support for our students and academic community. It is the direct result of the strength of the institute and its supporters.
Yours truly in the spirit of Ut Prosim,
Michael J. Friedlander, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC
Vice President for Health Sciences and Technology, Virginia Tech
Senior Dean for Research, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
Professor, Biological Sciences, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine and Affiliated Faculty, School of Biomedical Engineering and Science
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Virginia Tech scientist accepts international prize for medical research
Zhen Yan received the prestigious Jacobæus Prize from the Novo Nordisk Foundation on Oct. 14 for metabolism and exercise medicine research. Read More
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Research!America to recognize Michael Friedlander, Heywood Fralin for medical and health leadership
President Biden and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg are among the past honorees. Read More
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Gov. Youngkin appoints Fralin Biomedical Research Institute executive director to state Rare Disease Council
Michael Friedlander will help advise the governor, legislators on the scope of rare diseases and their impact on Virginians. Read More
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Leanna Blevins honored with Virginia Tech Aspire! Award for Curiosity, championing student success
The assistant vice president for Health Sciences Education and Student Affairs has worked to establish student resources and support at the Health Sciences and Technology campus in Roanoke. Read More
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Neuromotor Research Clinic: Changing Lives
Sophie Stiglitz was born with a genetic disorder that limits brain development in the areas that facilitate movement and communication. Doctors informed her parents, Joe and Emily, that their daughter may never walk or talk. After her second session at the Neuromotor Research Clinic, Sophie has defied all odds. Watch Video
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Here's how you can support the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute's mission:
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