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Maternal stress may disrupt children’s health, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute, UCLA researchers find , articleUnmanaged, 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 -
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Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC welcomes four new advisory board members , articleBoard 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 -
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Medical students adapt health fair during the pandemic to continue serving refugee and immigrant families , articleVirginia 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 -
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International virologist to address the faith, science of COVID-19 vaccinations in Black communities , articleOveta 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 -
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Early career biomedical researcher gets professional boost through NIMH diversity supplement program , articleNiesha 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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Of mice, men – and fish: Researchers find parallels in spread of human brain cancer cells in mammals, zebrafish , articleScientists at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC have identified a new zebrafish model that could help advance glioblastoma multiforme research.
Date: Feb 11, 2021 -
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Fralin Biomedical Research Institute’s 2021 Pioneers in Biomedical Research Seminar Series starts Jan. 29 , articleThe seminar series, presented virtually due to the ongoing pandemic, is intended primarily for an academic audience but is open to all members of the Virginia Tech community as well as the public. Events in the program, set for Friday at 11 a.m. of most weeks, offer the expertise of a wide range of scientists exploring frontiers in biomedical research.
Date: Jan 28, 2021 -
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Dentistry in the time of COVID-19: The role of aerosols , articleDental professionals worldwide tuned in to a recent presentation by Linsey Marr, aerosol scientist and Charles P. Lunsford Professor in Engineering at Virginia Tech, to hear her summary of studies on the role of aerosols as they relate to dentistry.
Date: Jan 27, 2021 -
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Sarah Henrickson Parker named chair of the Department of Interprofessionalism at VTCSOM , articleParker centers her work on the study of human factors in health care delivery, working with clinicians to improve patient safety and quality of care.
Date: Jan 26, 2021 -
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Annual Docs for Morgan fundraiser moves from hardcourt to virtual hoops , articleDuring Docs for Morgan: Virtual Hoops, medical students will try to defend their title against a team of Carilion Clinic residents. The PlayStation NBA game, which resembles an actual televised NBA event, was prerecorded with socially distanced students and residents at the controls.
Date: Jan 21, 2021 -
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Virginia Tech COVID-19 lab ready to ramp up testing for thousands of student samples , articleVirginia Tech’s COVID-19 Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory, located at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, has processed more than 70,000 samples to support health districts across Virginia and the university community since its launch in April.
Date: Jan 13, 2021 -
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Virginia Tech, Children’s National Hospital award $100,000 to fund collaborative cancer research pilot projects , articleChildren’s National Hospital and Virginia Tech have awarded two $50,000 one-year pilot grants to multi-institutional teams of scientists for pediatric brain cancer research.
Date: Jan 12, 2021 -
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iTHRIV announces health research pilot project recipients , articleMulti-institutional teams of scientists, physicians, and engineers will study Parkinson’s disease, celiac disease, pediatric heart transplant, pediatric telemedicine, and epilepsy.
Date: Jan 12, 2021 -
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Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC scientists identify an elusive link between seizures, cell signaling protein , articleA team of Virginia Tech scientists identified a new link between seizures and deficits in connexin 36, a protein essential to the development of electrical synapses connecting neurons. The discovery, published Jan. 11 in Frontiers of Molecular Neuroscience, found that this interaction may make the brain more prone to having seizures.
Date: Jan 11, 2021 -
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Portion of medical school community part of priority group to receive COVID-19 vaccine , articleAs VTCSOM students are returning from winter break, they will be eligible to receive the vaccine through Carilion Clinic. All VTCSOM students interact with patients at Carilion Clinic’s hospitals and outpatient facilities; because of this close contact, students qualify as part of the Phase 1a group under VDH guidelines to receive the vaccine.
Date: Jan 06, 2021 -
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Medical school alumni return to serve in Southwest Virginia , articleAfter the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine's charter class graduated in 2014, many went across the country for residency. As they complete training, some are returning to the area to practice medicine, fulfilling one of the original goals of the medical school.
Date: Jan 05, 2021 -
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Renowned aerosol scientist Linsey Marr to speak at 10th annual Delta Dental lecture , articleThe lecture, titled “The Role of Aerosols in the Transmission of COVID-19,” will look at the procedures in health care and dental settings that may produce aerosols, which many believe to carry COVID-19, and how health care professionals can reduce exposure to them.
Date: Jan 04, 2021 -
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Tracking fluid flow in tumors, tissues drives new Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC scientist , articleJennifer Munson is a biomedical engineer and one of a handful of scientists examining how interstitial flow – the flow of fluids in the spaces surrounding cells within human tissues – can aggravate cancers, accelerate Alzheimer’s disease, and effectively deliver drugs. She joined the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute’s primary faculty team this summer.
Date: Jan 01, 2021 -
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Fralin scientists uncover mechanisms that wire the brain’s cerebral cortex , articleA research team led by Michael Fox, a professor at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, has identified the type of brain cell that produces collagen 19, a protein that is crucial for the formation of inhibitory circuits in the brain.
Date: Dec 21, 2020 -
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Medical student draws from background to prioritize underserved areas , articleDrawing from her own experiences of growing up with a chronic illness, as well as those of her younger brother with autism, Catherine Lavallee holds a particular interest in persons with disabilities.
Date: Dec 18, 2020
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