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Leah Johnson named assistant professor of analytics in Department of Statistics , articleUsing mathematics and statistics to examine biological systems, Johnson’s research focuses on understanding how environmental conditions can impact the transmission of infectious diseases and how environment impacts the behavior, energetics, and population dynamics of animals.
Date: Nov 09, 2016 -
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Brazilian infectious disease expert to give public presentation Tuesday at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine , articleGustavo Pinto will speak at the medical school, located at 2 Riverside Circle in Roanoke, Virginia, Tuesday at 5:15 p.m. A brief reception will follow.
Date: Sep 29, 2016 -
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Virginia Cooperative Extension offers tips for controlling mosquitoes , article
Eric Day, manager of the Virginia Tech Insect Identification Lab, reminds residents that understanding basic mosquito habits and taking steps to disrupt their lifecycles can reduce the threat significantly.
Date: Jul 05, 2016 -
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Simulation science takes on Zika with big data , articleWith locations in Blacksburg and Arlington, Virginia, researchers at the Biocomplexity Institute of Virginia Tech can forecast the spread of the disease using a variety of factors.
Date: Jun 20, 2016 -
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Virology meeting to bring more than 1,300 scientists to Virginia Tech , articleThis is the first time Virginia Tech has hosted an annual meeting of the American Society for Virology, which will run June 18-22. Some of the world's leading virus experts are expected to attend.
Date: Jun 08, 2016 -
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Life science researchers suggest gene drive strategy to combat harmful virus spread , articleIn a new paper, the researchers discuss how recent breakthroughs in CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing technology coupled with their discovery last year of a male sex determining gene Nix could be a winning combination for tipping the male-female mosquito ratio in the wild.
Date: Feb 18, 2016 -
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Fralin Life Science Institute researchers turn attention to emerging threat of Zika virus , articleWith unexpected viral threats continually emerging, Fralin Life Science Institute scientists say the key is to develop a sound research infrastructure that’s in place and ready to go to rapidly respond to the next threat.
Date: Feb 09, 2016