Center for Exercise Medicine Research
Center for Exercise Medicine Research
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Zhen Yan, Ph.D. , homeProfessor and Director, Center for Exercise Medicine Research
About the Center for Exercise Medicine Research
The Center for Exercise Medicine Research explores the role of exercise in preventing cardiovascular, metabolic and neurodegenerative diseases, and cancer, which account for more than 75% of health care costs in the United States. The center aims to be a nexus of collaboration among health scientists from across the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute, the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Virginia Tech's Blacksburg campus, and Carilion Clinic to address obesity and cardiometabolic health. The center is led by Zhen Yan, Ph.D., a global leader in cellular exercise research.
Center Contacts
- Director: Zhen Yan, Ph.D
- Administrative Coordinator: Tiffany Draper, Ph.D.
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Lessard Lab , homeThe Lessard Lab studies the molecular mechanisms behind the powerful clinical benefits of exercise in the prevention and treatment of chronic disease.
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Mishra Lab , homeThe Mishra Lab studies the molecular signaling perturbations associated with metabolic syndrome.
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Yan Lab , homeThe Yan Lab employs the state-of-the-art molecular genetics and imaging technologies to elucidate the underlying molecular and signaling mechanisms of exercise training-induced adaptations and the impacts on health and disease.
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Article ItemSelf-described ‘mitochondria nerd’ explores exercise as medicine with new research award , article
Ryan Montalvo is an inaugural recipient of a Fralin Biomedical Research Institute Postdoctoral Excellence Award. He works in the lab of Zhen Yan, a leader in the field of exercise medicine research.
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Article ItemNew Fralin Biomedical Research Institute researcher pursues heart failure therapies , article
Assistant Professor Sumita Mishra explores specific molecular pathways underlying a common form of heart disease that afflicts millions of Americans, predominantly women.
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Article ItemFralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC: Growth of an innovator , article
Since its founding in 2010, the research institute has become a focal point for biomedical research across Virginia Tech. It now has more than 450 faculty, staff, and students in Roanoke and Washington, D.C., supporting research fueled by $173.7 million in external grants.
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Fralin Biomedical Research Institute launches the 12th season of the Pioneers in Biomedical Research Seminar Series on Sept. 8.
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Article ItemInternational trainees selected for inaugural postdoctoral scholar program , article
Karthi Sreedevi and Xuansong Mao, postdoctoral associates at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute, recently joined the new program created to help young professionals successfully launch their careers. They will receive additional training and support through the Research and Innovation Postdoctoral Scholars program.
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Article ItemEveryone invited to learn about our ‘electric’ brains at 10th annual Brain School , article
Neuroscientists with the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC and the School of Neuroscience will celebrate the amazing brain with their 10th annual Brain School program, “The Electric Brain,” starting at 5 p.m. March 13 at 4 Riverside Circle in Roanoke.
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Article ItemVirginia Tech scientist to accept international prize for medical research , article
Zhen Yan, a top scientist in the field of exercise and metabolism, will accept a leading international honor for extraordinary achievements in medical research in Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Article ItemGlobal leader in cellular exercise research joins Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC , article
A top scientist who studies the underlying cellular and molecular mechanisms through which exercise provides unmatched health benefits is joining Virginia Tech to lead research to preserve good health and prevent disease. Zhen Yan, an international molecular exercise and physiology researcher, will become the inaugural director of the new Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC Center for Exercise Medicine Research.
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