Cancer Research Center – Roanoke
CANCER RESEARCH CENTER – ROANOKE
About the Cancer Research Center – Roanoke
Cancer research is woven through the work of numerous laboratories at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute. Investigators strive to understand the molecular mechanisms underlying the genetic and environmental factors that encourage cancer growth, as well as how cancer multiplies and migrates throughout the body. From childhood cancers to breast cancer to brain cancers, including the deadliest of all, glioblastoma, researchers at the institute are developing methods to make cancer cells more vulnerable to existing treatments and innovating completely new treatments to halt cancer and prevent its return.
The center is led by Jennifer Munson, Ph.D., whose research focuses on the role of interstitial fluid flow in tumor development.
Center Contacts
- Director: Jenny Munson, Ph.D
- Administrative Coordinator: Shelby Yancey
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Jenny Munson, Ph.D. , homeProfessor, Director, Cancer Research Center – Roanoke
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Finkielstein Lab , homeThe Finkielstein lab studies how disruption of the body's circadian rhythm influences cancer initiation and progression.
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Lamouille Lab , homeThe Lamouille Lab studies ways to deregulate cancer cell communication and is developing new therapeutic strategies to stall cancer stem cell proliferation and metastases.
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Lee Lab , homeThe Lee lab develops various types of biomaterials to enhance anti-tumor immune responses without toxic effects, and to understand their therapeutic mechanisms in a range of cancers.
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Munson Lab , homeThe Munson Lab studies the tumor microenvironment in cancers, including glioblastoma, the deadliest form of brain cancer. Our research focuses on the emerging research area of fluid flow.
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Sheng Lab , homeResearchers in the Sheng Laboratory are particularly interested in glioblastoma multiforme.
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Wu Lab , homeThe Advances in Technology and Drug Delivery Initiative Laboratory, led by Cheng-Chia "Fred" Wu, M.D., Ph.D., studies the translation of novel drug delivery technologies to treating children with brain tumors.
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The hidden currents of the brain , article Date: Oct 21, 2025 - -
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Unraveling the secrets of ‘chemo brain’ , article Date: Oct 13, 2025 - -
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Cancer researchers shape emerging strategies for immunotherapy , article Date: Oct 07, 2025 -
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Article ItemHigh school student takes on pediatric cancer , article
Through the Focused Ultrasound Foundation’s Global Internship Program, Mason Liu is tackling pediatric cancer research in the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute’s D.C. labs.
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Article ItemPredicting where a deadly brain cancer might go next , article
Cancer researcher Jennifer Munson describes a novel method for identifying where glioblastoma is likely to recur based on fluid moving through and near the tumor.
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Article Item'Big Science, Small Pod' podcast: What do you do when your body is its own enemy? , article
Cancer researcher and physician-scientist Cheng-Chia "Fred" Wu describes how the blood-brain barrier, meant to protect your brain from viruses and toxins, also stands between cancers and the drugs that could kill them. Focused ultrasound could change that.
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Article ItemCould a creatine boost help the brain? Virginia Tech scientists test new ultrasound therapy , article
Researchers at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute are exploring whether focused ultrasound can help children with creatine deficiency overcome learning and speech delays.
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Article Item‘Every time we wait, we lose someone who might have made it’ , article
For every careful step forward in cancer research, there is a patient waiting — a family holding its breath in the middle of the night. That reality was clear at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute’s Cancer Research Symposium.
Date: Jun 27, 2025 - -
Article ItemLymph node on a chip: New immune system model developed to enhance precision medicine research , article
The Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC’s Munson lab completed one element of an engineered tissue model that could advance medical and drug testing and provide a new tool for precision medicine.
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Article ItemVirginia Tech student named Goldwater Scholar , article
Rising senior Lacey Ngo has been awarded a 2025 Goldwater Scholarship, a federal merit award for undergraduate science, mathematics, and engineering students.
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Innovative Strategies for Overcoming Challenges in Brain Tumor Treatment , homeJan. 16, 2026, 11:00 a.m. | Kristin Huntoon, Ph.D., D.O., Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Arizona | Co-Sponsored by the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute Cancer Research Center – Roanoke
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