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Article ItemVaccine expert to deliver Maury Strauss public lecture , article
Christine S. Benn, professor at the University of Southern Denmark’s Centre for Global Health, will discuss her research in an upcoming talk, “How Vaccines Train the Immune System in Ways No One Expected,” hosted by the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC. Benn’s lecture will be presented virtually via Zoom at 5:30 p.m. on April 15.
Date: Apr 09, 2021 -
Article ItemMedical school hosts 36th annual Virginia State Science and Engineering Fair , article
For the fourth year in a row, the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine is hosting the event. Participants earn the right to compete in the state fair by qualifying at their regional fairs. Due to COVID-19 safety measures, this will be the second year that the medical school has hosted the state fair virtually.
Date: Apr 07, 2021 -
Article ItemVirginia Tech COVID-19 lab passes 100,000-sample milestone , article
Since 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 -
Article ItemMedical student Dakota Buhrman receives national public health award , article
The U.S. Public Health Service Physician Professional Advisory Committee awarded Dakota Buhrman, a fourth-year medical student at VTCSOM, with a 2021 Excellence in Public Health Award.
Date: Apr 05, 2021 -
Article ItemMedical school donor turns to his network and discovers the power of community , article
Frank Clark reached out to his friends, family, colleagues, and network to raise money for the diversity scholarship he began at VTCSOM. More than 160 people answered his call and donated, raising almost $24,000 for the scholarship.
Date: Mar 30, 2021 -
Article ItemMedical student’s research shows promise for device to measure blood flow for sickle cell patients , article
Fourth-year medical student Anna Shvygina used a device developed by doctoral engineering student Ali Roghani that shows promise in measuring blood flow for patients with sickle cell disease.
Date: Mar 24, 2021 -
Article ItemMedical student research project advances knowledge of probiotic supplementation during pregnancy and lactation , article
Fourth-year medical student Grace Lee's research on the microbiome could help inform treatment one day for infants who have certain deficiencies, particularly in their immune response.
Date: Mar 22, 2021 -
Article ItemVirginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine celebrates Match Day pandemic-style , article
VTCSOM students matched into into programs representing 18 specialties in 18 states, and 31 different academic health centers. The most represented specialties in the class include obstetrics and gynecology, internal medicine, and pediatrics.
Date: Mar 19, 2021 -
Article ItemMedical student’s research offers insight into neural changes caused by parasitic infection , article
Michael Shlossman, a fourth-year student at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, researched Toxoplasma and its effect on alterations in four areas of the brain. His research focused on dopamine, a neurotransmitter made in the body and used to send messages between nerve cells.
Date: Mar 18, 2021 -
Article ItemNobel laureate who decoded genetics of circadian rhythms to give public lecture , article
Michael Young, the Richard and Jeanne Fisher Professor at The Rockefeller University, will discuss his groundbreaking research in a talk titled “Genes Regulating Sleep and Circadian Rhythms,” part of the Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture Series hosted by the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC.
Date: Mar 17, 2021 -
Article ItemMedical students and alumni recognize Anita Kablinger with 2021 Research Mentor of the Year Award , article
Kablinger, professor of psychiatry and behavioral medicine at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and a Carilion Clinic psychiatrist, will receive the award at this year’s Medical Student Research Symposium.
Date: Mar 15, 2021 -
Article ItemMedical student’s research finds ultrasound promising in helping diagnose cellulitis versus other similar conditions , article
Aaditya Chandrasekar, fourth-year student at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, has spent time over the course of the past four years investigating how ultrasound technology might be used to help reduce the chances of misdiagnosis.
Date: Mar 10, 2021 -
Article ItemFralin Biomedical Research Institute scientists to present virtual Brain School lectures for March’s Brain Awareness Week , article
Four brain scientists at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC will share extraordinary insights and emerging concepts about the brain in one-hour interactive programs.
Date: Mar 09, 2021 -
Article ItemMedical student’s research uncovers bacterial strain that has positive effect on brain development , article
Miranda Creasey’s research may contribute to a better understanding of what leads to the development of conditions like autism.
Date: Mar 08, 2021 -
Article ItemApplications are open for the 2021 Virginia Tech Health Sciences and Technology Commercialization Fellows Program , article
Applications for the new program cohort are due online by 5 p.m. on March 12. Graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and research assistants and associates from across Virginia Tech who conduct health sciences and technology-related research are eligible.
Date: Mar 03, 2021 -
Article ItemMaternal stress may disrupt children’s health, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute, UCLA researchers find , article
Unmanaged, prenatal stress can adversely affect children’s lives, potentially heightening the likelihood of disease later in life, according to researchers at the Fralin Biomedical Institute at VTC and the University of California at Los Angeles.
Date: Feb 24, 2021 -
Article ItemFralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC welcomes four new advisory board members , article
Board members bring their personal and professional experience to bear in providing dynamic perspectives and recommendations to the research institute’s executive director, Michael Friedlander, and leadership teams.
Date: Feb 23, 2021 -
Article ItemMedical students adapt health fair during the pandemic to continue serving refugee and immigrant families , article
Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine students had to get creative to adapt what is normally an in-person health fair to continue serving the diverse refugee and immigrant community in Roanoke.
Date: Feb 19, 2021 -
Article ItemInternational virologist to address the faith, science of COVID-19 vaccinations in Black communities , article
Oveta Fuller, a scientist and ordained minister who has worked to address HIV awareness through faith leaders, will bring her experience working with HIV/AIDS to a discussion of the COVID-19 pandemic and resistance to getting vaccinated in the next installment of the Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture Series, hosted by Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC.
Date: Feb 15, 2021 -
Article ItemEarly career biomedical researcher gets professional boost through NIMH diversity supplement program , article
Niesha Savory, a clinical neuroscience and psychology undergraduate student at Virginia Tech who conducts research at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, has always been fascinated with how the brain works.
Date: Feb 12, 2021
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