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Article ItemBlack voices in agriculture and life sciences , article
Three 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 -
Article ItemClass of 2020: Rowan Wooldridge translates complex research into meaning , article
A 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 -
Article ItemFrom Costa Rica to the National Human Genome Research Institute: Biochemist Ariana Umaña uses her family as inspiration , article
After 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 -
Article ItemIn memoriam: Lillian Haldeman 'Peg' Moore, University Distinguished Professor , article
Moore 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 -
Article ItemThe Center for Emerging, Zoonotic, and Arthropod-borne Pathogens announces team-building pilot grant awards , article
Funded 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 -
Article ItemIntroducing PromethION24: the newest machine to join the Genomics Sequencing Center , article
The 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 -
Article ItemVirtual but still interactive: Kids' Tech University returns to Virginia Tech , article
In 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 -
Article ItemFaculty finding ways to connect, build community, teach hands-on skills despite challenges , article
For 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 -
Article ItemResearcher receives NSF grant to study the structure and function of enzymes, antibiotic implications , article
After 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 -
Article ItemInterdisciplinary molecular and cellular biology graduate program flourishes , article
Virginia 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 -
Article ItemResearchers co-locate to Steger Hall at the Fralin Life Sciences Institute to tackle infectious diseases and rapid environmental change , article
The 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 -
Article ItemDiscovery could lead to more potent garlic, boosting flavor and bad breath , article
A 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 -
Article ItemCenter for Emerging, Zoonotic, and Arthropod-borne Pathogens to tackle infectious diseases , article
The 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 -
Article ItemVirginia Tech researchers discover that mouth bacterium may cause colon cancer to spread , article
A 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 -
Article ItemFrom Hokie researchers to your home: science activities for kids to do this summer , article
Science 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 -
Article ItemResearchers convert female mosquitoes to nonbiting males with implications for mosquito control , article
Virginia 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 -
Article ItemRecipients selected for inaugural Undergraduate Research Excellence Award , article
This 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 -
Article ItemVirginia Tech researcher receives grant from the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation to study Lyme arthritis , article
With 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 -
Article ItemUniversity Libraries’ student teams respond to White House call to action to analyze COVID-19 data , article
University 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 -
Article ItemClass of 2020: Biochemistry and biology major encourages students to gain experience while finding their own way , article
Astrid 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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