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- - Third-year medical student earns MBA from Pamplin College of Business through new program
    The combined program enabled Mercedes Robinson to earn her degree in one year, including a few courses she took the summer prior to starting the fall semester.
- - Medical student’s research identifies predictor of severe sepsis mortality
    Ankita Sridhar will be one of eight students from the class of 2019 giving oral presentations as part of the VTCSOM Medical Student Research Symposium on March 8.
- - From dancer to peer counselor, student finds her own diverse path to medical school
    Having worked as a research assistant and fellow at Stanford and a research biologist at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Amy Chen was drawn to VTCSOM for its mandatory research requirement.
- - Medical student’s learning philosophy benefits himself, fellow students
    David O’Neil’s quest for the big picture has served him well. The second-year student at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine finds that his meticulous study habits often help bring to light new ways of thinking about problems.
- - Medical school expands Department of Basic Science Education
    In keeping with its mission to deliver an integrated medical education experience for students, the Department of Basic Science Education at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine recently recruited five new faculty members with a variety of academic expertise.
- - Former resident physician returns to Roanoke to give Delta Dental lecture
    John Unkel will give a lecture examining how the medical and dental professions have evolved in the past 100 years. The lecture will be held at 6 p.m. on Jan. 9 at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine.
- - In supporting research institute, Heywood Fralin encourages others to get involved
    In Fralin’s vision of the future, an academic health center fueled by world-class research will transform the Roanoke Valley and create a robust economy that will enhance the lives of residents for decades to come.
- - $50 million gift transforming biomedical research institute
    The research institute is taking a giant leap forward with a new name — the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC — to tackle the top challenges in biomedical and health sciences research.
- - Record $50 million gift to Virginia Tech results in naming of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute in Roanoke
    Historic donation will help recruit and retain world-leading researchers, further bolstering Virginia’s economy.
- - Researchers study parallels in how some cancer survivors and people with addiction value the future
    People more recently diagnosed with cancer are more likely to drink alcohol, use tobacco, and frequent tanning beds than people in later stages of recovery, according to a research team from the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute and Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center.
- - Seed grants helping to grow Virginia Tech’s transdisciplinary capacities, contributions
    Grant awards are designed to enhance research and collaboration in areas that address global issues including rural health, infectious disease, coastal mitigation and security.
- - Art show opening to celebrate VTCSOM founding Dean Cynda Johnson
    The event will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Dec. 4 at the medical school, located at 2 Riverside Circle in Roanoke. It will also serve as Johnson’s public retirement party. All are invited to stop by and wish her well.
- - Renowned neurobiologist to speak at Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute Thursday
    Carla J. Shatz is the 2016 Kavli Prize laureate in neuroscience who discovered how a set of molecules in the immune system might be the key to protecting against memory loss in Alzheimer’s disease.
- - Biomedical, business, engineering students set for HS&T shark tank-style competition
    Teams will compete for $9,000 in prize money provided by the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute, Luna Innovations Inc., Carilion Clinic, the Apex Systems Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, and the Woods Rogers law firm.
- - Medical student awarded grant to help patients with colorectal cancer
    Jean Sabile will study the behavior of colorectal cancer stem cells in Samy Lamouille’s lab at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute to determine how a malignancy develops, as well as how these cells communicate with each other and their environment.
- - International expert on developmental disabilities to speak at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute on Thursday
    Peter Rosenbaum, a developmental pediatrician with 45 years of experience as a clinician and researcher in the evolving field of childhood disability, will tell a story that is both personal and informed by scientific evidence as the next Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute Maury Strass Distinguished Public Lecture.
- - Nov. 19 program to provide insight on variety of health care careers
    The 2018 Within Reach at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine will offer information on a variety of health care professions along with details on how to proceed on a focused health care career track.
- - Scientists solve century-old neuroscience mystery; answers may lead to epilepsy treatment
    Since 1893, scientists have known about enigmatic structures called perineuronal nets wrapped around neurons, but the function of the nets remained elusive. Now, a research team led by Harald Sontheimer has determined the nets modulate electrical impulses in the brain.
- - Medical school seeking art depicting influence of women
    The next art show at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine will feature works of art that illustrate the influence of women.
- - Press Play: President Tim Sands talks about the value of Virginia Tech's unique footprint in engaging partners
    Dawn Jefferies catches up with President Tim Sands at the Virginia Tech Helmet Lab to talk about interdisciplinary research in Blacksburg, Roanoke, Northern Virginia, and across the commonwealth.

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