Cancer Research at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute
At the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute, dedicated investigators in two centers strive to improve therapies and better outcomes in a range of cancers, from childhood cancers to breast cancer to brain cancers, including acute myeloid leukemia, diffuse midline glioma, and glioblastoma multiforme. Research teams are exploring drug development, the role of genes in cancer, focused ultrasound and biomatarials to improve existing cancer treatments such as immunotherapy. With laboratories in Roanoke, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., the research institute devotes significant resources to making groundbreaking discoveries to address the challenges of the second leading cause of death globally.
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Jenny Munson, Ph.D. , homeProfessor, Director, Cancer Research Center – Roanoke
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Christopher Hourigan, DM, DPhil, FRCP , homeProfessor, Director, Cancer Research Center – D.C.
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Predicting where a deadly brain cancer might go next , article Date: Sep 09, 2025 - -
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Article ItemHard-to-treat cancers respond to combination therapy using a new class of drugs , article
In a powerful new approach, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute scientists use advanced gene editing to study potential dual therapy for lung, brain, and pancreatic cancers.
Date: Jul 25, 2025 - -
Article ItemScientists uncover immune cells that help prostate cancer resist treatment and a way to stop them , article
Scientists at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute identified a subtype of immune cells that helps advanced prostate cancer evade the body’s defenses, suggesting a new approach for treatment.
Date: Jul 10, 2025 - -
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.
Date: Jun 27, 2025 - -
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.
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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 ItemNew study aims to improve treatment for pediatric brain cancer , article
With grant support from The Children’s Cancer Foundation Inc., a nonprofit that serves the Baltimore-Washington region, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute scientists are focused on ending an glioblastoma.
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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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