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Black voices in agriculture and life sciences , articleThree members of the family in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences give a glimpse into their lives, hardships faced, and how everyone has a role in building a healthy and diverse culture.
Date: Feb 22, 2021 -
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Class of 2020: Rowan Wooldridge translates complex research into meaning , articleA biochemistry major graduating this fall with a minor in philosophy, Wooldridge was one of three recipients of the inaugural Undergraduate Research Excellence Award.
Date: Dec 16, 2020 -
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From Costa Rica to the National Human Genome Research Institute: Biochemist Ariana Umaña uses her family as inspiration , articleAfter graduation this winter, Umaña is going to work at the National Human Research Genome Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health.
Date: Dec 08, 2020 -
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In memoriam: Lillian Haldeman 'Peg' Moore, University Distinguished Professor , articleMoore was instrumental in setting up the Anaerobe Lab and served as the associate director. She was an authority in the field of anaerobic bacteriology, food microbiology, and was a pioneer in the field of microbiome research.
Date: Dec 08, 2020 -
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The Center for Emerging, Zoonotic, and Arthropod-borne Pathogens announces team-building pilot grant awards , articleFunded by the Fralin Life Sciences Institute and Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station, 10 interdisciplinary research teams were awarded team-building pilot grant awards to tackle some of these complex zoonotic and vector-borne emerging infectious disease problems.
Date: Nov 16, 2020 -
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Introducing PromethION24: the newest machine to join the Genomics Sequencing Center , articleThe new genomics sequencing machine, acquired through a first-of-its-kind USDA equipment grant, will be housed within Steger Hall's Genomics Sequencing Center and will provide genomic data for 18 diverse research groups at Virginia Tech.
Date: Nov 09, 2020 -
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Virtual but still interactive: Kids' Tech University returns to Virginia Tech , articleIn a normal year, the program creates a "university feel" by including children in an interactive STEM sessions in a university classroom. But this year, the program will be hosted through Zoom and will mail packets of materials for hands-on activities.
Date: Oct 22, 2020 -
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Faculty finding ways to connect, build community, teach hands-on skills despite challenges , articleFor faculty like Kristopher Hite, the pandemic's dark cloud creates a silver lining of opportunity in adapting how classes and labs are held.
Date: Oct 15, 2020 -
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Researcher receives NSF grant to study the structure and function of enzymes, antibiotic implications , articleAfter recently receiving a grant from the Chemistry Division of the National Science Foundation, Pablo Sobrado and researchers from the University of Missouri are gearing up to uncover the inner workings of flavoenzymes, an up-and-coming enzyme family that shows some promise for the improvement of human health.
Date: Oct 01, 2020 -
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Interdisciplinary molecular and cellular biology graduate program flourishes , articleVirginia Tech launched this new interdisciplinary doctoral program in 2018. The first, second, and third cohort are made up of impressive students from diverse backgrounds with extensive research experience, and the program is now recruiting for its fourth cohort.
Date: Sep 30, 2020 -
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Researchers co-locate to Steger Hall at the Fralin Life Sciences Institute to tackle infectious diseases and rapid environmental change , articleThe Fralin Life Sciences Institute is co-locating researchers from across three colleges at Virginia Tech to Steger Hall to make an impact at the interface of infectious disease and the environment.
Date: Aug 27, 2020 -
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Discovery could lead to more potent garlic, boosting flavor and bad breath , articleA team of Virginia Tech researchers recently discovered a new step in the metabolic process that produces the enzyme allicin, which leads to garlic’s delectable flavor and aroma, a finding that upends decades of previous scientific belief.
Date: Aug 04, 2020 -
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Center for Emerging, Zoonotic, and Arthropod-borne Pathogens to tackle infectious diseases , articleThe center will be administratively established as an institute-level center in the Fralin Life Science Institute and will include faculty participants from at least seven colleges and more than 25 departments on campus.
Date: Jul 27, 2020 -
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Virginia Tech researchers discover that mouth bacterium may cause colon cancer to spread , articleA diverse array of bacteria live in the human mouth as part of a vital ecosystem known as the oral microbiome. Virginia Tech researchers have discovered that one of these common bacteria can leave the mouth and potentially cause existing cancer cells in other parts of the body to spread.
Date: Jul 21, 2020 -
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From Hokie researchers to your home: science activities for kids to do this summer , articleScience doesn’t take place just in a lab or field station — discoveries can happen anywhere. For the curious kids out there, affiliated faculty members of the Fralin Life Sciences Institute give their suggestions for fun science experiments and activities to do this summer.
Date: Jul 17, 2020 -
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Researchers convert female mosquitoes to nonbiting males with implications for mosquito control , articleVirginia Tech researchers have proven that a single gene can convert female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes into fertile male mosquitoes and identified a gene needed for male mosquito flight.
Date: Jul 14, 2020 -
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Recipients selected for inaugural Undergraduate Research Excellence Award , articleThis year’s Dennis Dean Undergraduate Research and Creative Scholarship Conference, a day-long celebration of student research, offered students the opportunity to gain experience communicating their research or creative scholarship while engaging faculty and other students on an online platform.
Date: Jun 01, 2020 -
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Virginia Tech researcher receives grant from the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation to study Lyme arthritis , articleWith the $661,216 grant, Brandon Jutras, an assistant professor of biochemistry in the Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, will study Lyme arthritis, including the cellular component that contributes to it.
Date: May 21, 2020 -
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University Libraries’ student teams respond to White House call to action to analyze COVID-19 data , articleUniversity Libraries at Virginia Tech faculty members Anne M. Brown and Jonathan Briganti challenged their undergraduate data students in the library’s DataBridge program and the Bevan & Brown Lab to jump in and create tools and look for patterns and trends in COVID-19 research data using machine learning and molecular modeling.
Date: May 12, 2020 -
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Class of 2020: Biochemistry and biology major encourages students to gain experience while finding their own way , articleAstrid Meenan has advice for new Virginia Tech students: “Keep an open mind to opportunities. Don’t automatically think it’s not for you or that just ‘other people do that.' Virginia Tech opened so many opportunities for me.”
Date: May 01, 2020
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