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Virginia Tech COVID-19 lab passes 100,000-sample milestone , articleSince opening, the Molecular Diagnostics Lab has analyzed thousands of samples from Virginia Tech students and employees who were tested for the COVID-19 virus through the university’s testing centers. That’s in addition to testing done for regional health districts since April 20, 2020.
Date: Apr 05, 2021 -
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Carla Finkielstein honored with Ut Prosim Scholar Award , articleFinkielstein, an associate professor of biological sciences in the College of Science and an award-winning cancer researcher, anticipated the limitations of existing methods for testing the novel coronavirus and enlisted a team to develop an innovative method that would more accurately, reliably, and rapidly detect the virus and help mitigate its spread.
Date: Mar 22, 2021 -
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Virginia Tech scientists, engineers to talk about steps to stop cancer in virtual public session , articleA year ago, Virginia Tech united its biomedical and technical expertise into a Cancer Research Alliance to take on the second leading cause of death in the United States. Now, scientists and engineers will talk about some leading-edge projects in breast cancer, brain cancer, and noninvasive cancer treatments in a public Zoom discussion at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 10.
Date: Nov 02, 2020 -
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Scientists, engineers to discuss COVID-19 response in virtual HokieTalk on Wednesday , articleWhen the novel coronavirus hit the United States in January, Virginia Tech faculty recognized the nation was on the brink of a COVID-19 pandemic that would affect the university and the entire Commonwealth of Virginia. Hear the inside story about what happened during a virtual HokieTalk at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 30.
Date: Sep 27, 2020 -
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Virginia Tech cancer researcher Carla Finkielstein to join Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC , articleFinkielstein, a molecular biologist and an associate professor in the College of Science, will join the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC on July 1. Her laboratory, which studies how circadian rhythms are involved in breast cancer progression, will move to the Health Sciences and Technology Campus in Roanoke.
Date: Jun 23, 2020 -
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Virginia Tech researchers develop new COVID-19 tests to combat backlogs, shortages , articleVirginia Tech scientists have developed a new COVID-19 test and secured federal and state approvals to immediately begin processing samples at on-campus labs in Blacksburg and Roanoke.
Date: Apr 22, 2020 -
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Graduate student receives first Mitzi L. Frank Memorial Scholarship to support cancer research , articleThe inaugural Mitzi L. Frank Memorial Scholarship has been awarded to Jesse Janoski, a first-year graduate student in the Department of Biological Sciences, who is researching cancer and circadian rhythms.
Date: Feb 04, 2020 -
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Virginia Tech undergraduate biochemistry and biological sciences student wins Sigma Xi research grant , articleThe grant awarded to Esther Wisdom, a junior in the Honors College, is one of 17 of the approved proposals submitted by undergraduate students. Overall, 12 percent of the grant applications were approved for funding.
Date: Feb 20, 2019 -
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Timing is everything: New discoveries in circadian rhythms provide insight into cancer treatment , articleResearchers, including Carla Finkielstein, are now discovering that molecules usually implicated in protecting us from cancer initiation and progression are directly involved in regulating the function of our daily circadian rhythms.
Date: Feb 01, 2019 -
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Virginia Tech launches crowdfunding campaign to fight breast cancer’s overwhelming impact in Appalachia , articleVolunteers for the breast cancer fundraising campaign include students and faculty from the Biocomplexity Institute of Virginia Tech, Virginia Tech College of Science, Virginia Tech-Carilion School of Medicine and Research Institute, and the Center for Gerontology.
Date: Oct 09, 2017 -
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Virginia Tech professor receives cancer-research funding , article Date: May 21, 2012 -
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Biologist Carla Finkielstein receives Minority Scholar Award , article###10408###
Date: May 10, 2010
