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- Fralin Biomedical Research Institute spinoff company partnering with UVA Health to improve screening for opioid use disorder
- Landmark $50 million gift to dramatically expand health sciences research at Virginia Tech
- Mill Mountain Garden Club explores Health Sciences and Technology campus green roof, other conservation measures
- Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC: Growth of an innovator
- Fundamental understanding of a molecule‘s normal function could inform treatments for a variety of brain disorders
- Researchers find institutions with strong engineering operations are more efficient in producing patents
- Register today for the 2023 Vascular and Heart Research Symposium
- From philosophy to computational psychiatry, one scientist’s journey into the human mind
- Virginia Tech joins with universities, bioscience companies to address health care needs
- ‘My younger self could never have dreamed of this’
- Where clinical psychology and neuroscience converge, this Virginia Tech scientist takes the lead
- Fralin Biomedical Research Institute spinoff Cairina Inc. translates science into improved cancer treatments
- Doctoral student’s goal is to better understand the abrupt changes taking place in the brain’s blood vessels
- Virginia Tech benefactor, fitness enthusiast creates health science fellowship at Fralin Biomedical Research Institute
- Common challenge, different strategies: Virginia Tech Cancer Research Alliance gathers broad mix of researchers and clinicians
- Therapy framework reveals promise for intensive pediatric rehabilitation for children with motor disabilities
- ‘We have a very rich resource here’
- Cancer researchers team up against deadliest brain tumors in children
- Scientists discover brain circuit underlying spontaneous synchronized movement of individuals in groups
- ‘Stimulants are coming back’: Addiction scientists seek to better understand cocaine use disorder
- International trainees selected for inaugural postdoctoral scholar program
- Life experiences, engineering shape nanotechnology pioneer’s innovative approach to health challenges
- RatChat Podcast: Episode 4 - Think About It: A Brain Week Discussion with Dr. Anthony LaMantia 🎙
- Virginia Tech scientist identifies narrow opportunity to address a disease connected with autism, schizophrenia
- Researchers hope to uncover the underlying mechanisms of why ultra-processed foods are so rewarding – and so overconsumed
- Fox 5 DC: The link between stress, inflammation and pregnancy (Sharon Ramey)
- Researchers associate early life stress with pro-inflammatory processes later in life during pregnancy (Sharon Ramey)
- M.D.+Ph.D student to advocate on Capitol Hill as Society for Neuroscience Policy ambassador
- Register now for Brain School: The Electric Brain on March 13
- Commentary: Patients with rare diseases must not be forgotten
- Researchers emphasize importance of studying rare diseases, which affect 1 in 10 Americans
- Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC professor celebrates authoring ‘tour of the human brain’
- Virginia Tech researcher’s discovery may lead to a better understanding of mental health disorders related to stress, anxiety
- Join the 2023 Fralin Health Sciences and Technology Commercialization Fellows Program today!
- Zoom get-togethers inspired ‘brothers for life’ to create gift-giving legacy
- Robert Gourdie named senior member of the National Academy of Inventors
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- ‘The right place’: Sisters with rare disorder find help
- Fralin Biomedical Research Institute scientist to chair premier cancer conference
- Scientists eye role of fatty acid deficiency in sight-robbing condition
- Apply now for the 2023 Center for Health Behaviors Research Summer Research Program
- Three translational biology, medicine, and health graduate students awarded American Heart Association fellowships
- $1 million grant provides advanced microscope to tackle challenges in health research
- American Heart Association grant will support undergraduates interested in pursuing cardiovascular research (CardioSURF)
- Biomedical innovations take stage during 'Shark Tank’-style pitch competition
- Global leader in cellular exercise research joins Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC (Zhen Yan)
- New Fralin Biomedical Research Institute laboratory to explore genetic prelude to epilepsy (Matthew Weston)
- New cancer biologist targets ‘Achilles heel’ in deadly brain cancers (Kathleen Mulvaney)
- Virginia Tech scientist uncovers possible neural link between early life trauma and binge-eating disorder
- Virginia Tech researcher’s 3D model of brain tumor environment could aid personalized treatment
- Cardiovascular scientists to explore viral infection that can lead to sudden death
- Forecasting the health returns of tobacco tax proposals
- Highly processed foods can share the addictive qualities of tobacco, researchers say
- Neuromotor Research Clinic: Changing Lives
- Leanna Blevins receives the faculty-staff Aspire! Award for CURIOSITY
- Virginia Tech scientist to accept international prize for medical research
- Governor appoints Fralin Biomedical Research Institute executive director to Virginia's Rare Disease Council
- Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health Graduate Program’s entering class comprises a rich mix of students
- Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health graduate student earns NIH support to explore promising heart finding
- Research!America to recognize Michael Friedlander, Heywood Fralin for medical and health leadership
- Food for a hungry world: Genetically modified crops may answer the challenges of climate change, hunger, health
- Apply today for the 2023 NeuroSURF program
- New cancer biologist targets ‘Achilles heel’ in deadly brain cancers
- Addiction researchers seek a deeper understanding of substance-use recovery
- What is socially responsible research? STEM education, research innovator kicks off lecture series
- Leigh Anne Kelley named director of communications for the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC
- Researchers to involve expectant moms in study of how opioids, other disruptors influence a child’s development
- Global leader in cellular exercise research joins Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC
- Fralin Biomedical Research Institute expands Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship program
- Chemotherapy to treat breast cancer may aid in its spread, Virginia Tech scientists find
- New Fralin Biomedical Research Institute laboratory to explore genetic prelude to epilepsy
- Virginia Tech researcher’s 3D model of brain tumor environment could aid personalized treatment
- Register now for the 2022 Vascular and Heart Research Symposium
- Graduate student recognized for relentless curiosity and service
- So long, Roanoke; get ready, Denmark, for the 2024 Precision Neuroscience conference
- Juneteenth event to celebrate Black scientists and engineers
- Neuroscientists will probe the functional brain circuitry that underlies learned preferences for tasty food
- Scientists detect deadly arrhythmia trifecta: Salt, swelling, and leaky sodium channels
- Register today for our 3rd Precision Neuroscience Conference in Roanoke
- Poll finds Virginians strongly support health and biomedical research
- NIH grant will fund graduate student’s study of human brain activity in alcohol use disorder
- Cancer Research Alliance forges new collaborations, strengthens research programs at inaugural retreat
- Health Sciences and Technology campus: Thriving in the spirit of Ut Prosim
- Register today for our 3rd Precision Neuroscience Conference in Roanoke
- Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC researcher is Virginia Tech’s first NIH Outstanding Investigator Award recipient
- Fralin Biomedical Research Institute occupational therapists train colleagues, treat children in Morocco clinic
- Virginia Tech scientists find link between microorganisms and early brain development
- Scientists identify neural disruptions underlying feeding, swallowing disorders in children
- Surprising discovery about nature of CASK gene disorders may influence potential treatments
- Fralin Biomedical Research Institute Addition receives LEED certification as model for sustainable building
- How we view the future may hold key to recovery from alcohol use disorder
- Scientists at Fralin Biomedical Research Institute develop new strategy for brain cancer treatment
- Virginia Tech science graduate students trade traditional communication for a blank canvas
- Fralin Biomedical Research Institute biotech spin-out raises additional $305,000 in investments
- Researchers aim to improve diabetes management in rural and urban communities with low-cost intervention
- Virginia Tech science graduate students trade traditional communication for a blank canvas
- Researchers identify behavioral adaptations that may help Antarctic fishes to adapt to warming Southern Ocean
- Neuroscientists explore differences in mitochondria of memory cells in the brain with new NIH funding
- Researchers improve method to map brain cell connectivity in zebrafish
- Nature, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC host international Glial Biology in Medicine Conference
- Dual degree program and NIH grant allow medical student to pursue doctorate before graduation
- Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC scientists identify beacon molecule that prevents vision, behavioral problems in mice
- Large doses of intensive therapy better for children with cerebral palsy, Virginia Tech scientists, partners find
- Researchers identify key brain circuit regulating cocaine addiction, relapse
- Virginia Tech celebrates Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC addition grand opening
- Roberta Schwartz, Ph.D., to present Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture on Oct. 14
- Ribbon Cutting Ceremony and Virtual Tour: Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC Addition
- Worn down: Expert to discuss health impacts of stress of being Black at Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture
- Fralin Biomedical Research Institute spinoff Tiny Cargo Co. among Washington, DC Health Innovation QuickFire Challenge awardees
- 2021 Roanoke Welcoming Week Events
- Leader in eliminating disparities in cancer survival delivered season’s first Maury Strauss lecture
- From pasture to patient: Fralin Biomedical Research Institute scientists distill cow’s milk into nano-capsules for drug delivery
- TBMH graduate student awarded NIH grant to study diagnosis and treatment of genetic heart disease
- New Fralin Biomedical Research Institute faculty member to advance addiction, pain research with focused ultrasound
- Nobel laureate, NIH leaders to present monthly 2021-22 Maury Strauss public lectures, starting in September
- Fralin Biomedical Research Institute scientists tie improved learning processes to reduced symptoms of depression
- Virginia Tech graduate student receives three awards for research and community outreach
- Summer interns gain hands-on learning in Virginia Tech’s COVID-19 testing lab
- Virginia Tech’s COVID-19 testing operation demonstrates the power and versatility of academic labs
- Scientists uncover how molecule improves appearance of surgery scars
- Cancer biologist to join Fralin Biomedical Research Institute faculty, launch research lab in Washington, D.C.
- New Fralin Biomedical Research Institute investigator seeks molecular causes for deadly lung, heart diseases
- New Fralin Biomedical Research Institute scientist seeks to reduce heart failure
- New Fralin Biomedical scientist explores how metabolism, stress alter gene expression in heart cells
- The Roanoke Times: Despite restrictions, family flies from Britain to Roanoke for health care, hope
- TBMH graduate student awarded NIH fellowship to study how the CASK gene regulates brain function
- Children’s National Hospital ranked a top 10 children’s hospital, earned top honors in neurology and cancer
- Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC to advance brain, cancer research with focused ultrasound
- Scientists say active early learning shapes the adult brain
- Fralin Biomedical Research Institute scientists see fluid flow as potential key to fight Alzheimer's disease
- Fralin Biomedical Research Institute launches ‘next generation’ human brain imaging lab
- TBMH graduate student awarded two grants to advance brain cancer research
- Mind the gap: Heart cells cozy up to prevent deadly arrhythmias, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute researchers find
- May 6, 2021 Public Lecture on Anesthesia and the Mind with Emery Brown, M.D., Ph.D.
- Hokies for Good: Conquering Cancer through Research Collaboration
- Vaccine expert to deliver Maury Strauss public lecture on April 15
- Virginia Tech COVID-19 lab passes 100,000-sample milestone
- Nobel laureate who decoded genetics of circadian rhythms to give public lecture on March 25
- Watch 2021 Brain School Lectures On-Demand
- Watch Dr. Fuller's Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture about COVID-19 Vaccines on Feb. 25 at 5:30 p.m.
- Support #VTGivingDay (Feb. 24 - 25, 2021)
- Apply to join the 2021 Commercialization Fellowship Program
- Early career biomedical researcher gets professional boost through NIMH diversity supplement program
- Of mice, men – and fish: Researchers find parallels in spread of human brain cancer cells in mammals, zebrafish
- Black History Month Seminar: Forward - Why We Cannot Go Back to Where We Were (Feat. Monét Roberts, Ph.D.)
- Fralin Biomedical Research Institute graduate student awarded NIH Fellowship to examine balance, walking in children with cerebral palsy
- January, 2021 E-Newsletter
- Virginia Tech COVID-19 lab ready to ramp up testing for thousands of student samples
- Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC scientists identify an elusive link between seizures, cell signaling protein
- Tracking fluid flow in tumors, tissues drives new Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC scientist
- Fralin Biomedical Research Institute scientists uncover novel mechanisms that wire the brain’s cerebral cortex
- Virginia Tech, Children’s National Hospital request proposals for new brain cancer research pilot grants
- New study shows how risk-averse teens sway peers to make safer choices
- Step Inside the New Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC Expansion in Roanoke
- Fralin Biomedical Research Institute scientists provide new evidence of elusive electrical pathway in the heart
- New Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC scientist pursues heart disease treatments
- Virginia Tech lab joins network to expand COVID-19 testing across state
- Now accepting applications for Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships: neuroSURF and MolVisSURF
- Virginia Tech scientists, engineers to talk about steps to stop cancer in virtual public session on Nov. 10
- October Monthly E-Newsletter
- Virtual Event on Nov. 10 at 7 p.m.: Virginia Tech Cancer Research Alliance - Uniting Technology, Resources and People for Innovations to End Cancer
- Graduate student receives highly competitive NIH award to fuse immunology and neuroscience research
- Scientists find dopamine, serotonin have unexpectedly profound roles in the human brain
- The race against cancer’s clock: New study shows chronic jet lag impairs immune response, accelerates tumor growth
- Oct. 15, 2020: Virtual Public Lecture: Pediatric Robotics - A Journey from the Lab to a Child's Home
- Self-Guided Gainsboro History Tour 5K
- COVID-19 Testing Lab Tour Video
- Virtual HokieTalk on Sept. 30: Virginia Tech’s COVID-19 Response: Science and Engineering in Service to Community Health
- Scientists advance understanding of blood-brain barrier health with implications for brain disease
- Sept. 3, 2020: Virtual Public Lecture: Cell-to-Cell Communication in Bacteria
- Fralin Biomedical Research Institute biotech spin-off seeks potential breast cancer treatment
- July E-Newsletter Issue
- Scientists identify how a nonfunctioning CASK gene creates chaos in the brain
- Fralin Biomedical Research Institute, partners pioneer nation’s first pediatric rehabilitation resource center
- Scientists discover cellular structure of poorly understood visual brain region
- Virginia Tech cancer researcher Carla Finkielstein to join Fralin Biomedical Research Institute
- June E-Newsletter
- Acclaimed neuroscientist to head Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC's Center for Neurobiology Research
- Scientists confirm usually benign virus attacks the heart’s electrical system
- May E-Newsletter Issue
- Virginia Tech scientists link rare medical condition to its cause
- Fralin Biomedical Research Institute scientists reveal how brain tumors impact normally supportive cells
- New Fralin Biomedical Research Institute faculty member studies how junk food induces dopamine release in the brain
- New study shows how common parasitic infection can cause seizures and psychiatric illness for some
- April E-Newsletter Issue
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- February Monthly E-Newsletter
- Scientists explore new method to help people with alcohol use disorder
- New Virginia Tech startup seeks to use nano-capsules derived from milk to deliver heart drug
- Neuroscientists shed light on surprising visual development patterns
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- TBMH students awarded Research!America microgrant, launch science outreach podcast
- December Monthly E-Newsletter
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- New faculty member links nature, nurture, and early brain development
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- Andrew Ickes named development director
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- Fralin Biomedical Research Institute scientist earns American Heart Association award to study stroke recovery
- Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC scientists discover compound that could shield heart tissue
- Researchers link energy metabolism in cells with changes in disease expression
- Virginia Tech health sciences leader appointed to Virginia Early Childhood Foundation advisory council
- Fralin Biomedical Research Institute scientist earns grant to examine ‘catastrophic’ seizure disorder
- Graduate student earns prestigious NIH award to map unexplored brain region, study optic nerve regeneration
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