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Geosciences’ Marc Michel switches from nanoparticles to 3D printing nasal swabs , articleMichel, an associate professor of geosciences, diverged from his normal path to lead a project involving numerous Virginia Tech faculty, alumni, and specialists from Carilion Clinic to use 3D printing to create nasopharyngeal swabs during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Date: Jul 14, 2020 -
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SCHEV approves new Ph.D. program in School of Neuroscience , articleBy the time it is fully operational, the number of total students in the program, set to launch in fall 2021, will be about 24. The program requires a minimum of 96 credit hours of coursework and research.
Date: Jul 13, 2020 -
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Virginia Tech scientists developing new strategy to thwart Alzheimer’s , articleSupported by a new, five-year, $2.8 million National Institutes of Health grant awarded to Harald Sontheimer, a glial neurobiologist at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, scientists are probing changes caused by aging in the circulatory system in the normal brain and Alzheimer’s disease brain.
Date: Jul 07, 2020 -
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Scientists discover cellular structure of poorly understood visual brain region , articleThe brain’s ventral lateral geniculate nucleus receives signals from the eye, but it is not associated with classical image-forming. In a new study, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC neuroscientists reveal newly identified brain cell subtypes unique to this region that form a striking layered formation.
Date: Jun 24, 2020 -
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Michael A. Fox named new director of Virginia Tech School of Neuroscience , articleFox, director of the Center for Neurobiology Research at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, will move from his current leadership position into a new role as director of the School of Neuroscience, taking over a position held by founding director Harald Sontheimer.
Date: Jun 08, 2020 -
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Lauren Haacke named 2020 Undergraduate of the Year , articleFive years ago, Haacke suffered a traumatic head injury. Now, she is graduating from the Virginia Tech School of Neuroscience as the winner of a Fulbright Scholarship and with the honor of being named the 2020 Virginia Tech Undergraduate of the Year.
Date: May 04, 2020 -
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Class of 2020: Ryan Nasser reflects on opportunities that set him on a path to medical school , articleNasser, a senior double majoring in neuroscience and creative writing, is not sure exactly where he will end up, but he knows he is on his way to becoming a physician.
Date: May 01, 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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New study shows how common parasitic infection can cause seizures and psychiatric illness for some , articleForty million Americans are infected with a parasite called Toxoplasma gondii. New research by scientists at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC describes how brain circuits change as the parasite finds long-term shelter inside brain cells.
Date: Apr 01, 2020 -
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Scientists reveal how brain tumors impact normally supportive cells , articleThe same brain cells designed to stop brain damage fail to support healthy neurons when a cancer grows. New research, led by Stefanie Robel and Harald Sontheimer at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, reveals how gliomas alter astrocytes, a cell type that helps protect neurons and is crucial to preventing seizures.
Date: Apr 01, 2020 -
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Medical student Christopher Liao’s research has potential implications for Alzheimer’s disease , articleAs many as 5.5 million Americans over the age of 65 may have Alzheimer’s disease, a progressive brain disorder that currently has no cure, according to the National Institutes of Health.
Date: Mar 25, 2020 -
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Fralin Biomedical Research Institute to explore how a baby’s brain develops at Brain School , articleThis year’s Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC Brain School speaker lineup features interactive presentations about what influences early brain development and how these factors relate to infant health.
Date: Feb 27, 2020 -
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iTHRIV announces statewide health research pilot projects recipients , articleThe Clinical and Translational Science Award partnership between Virginia Tech, the University of Virginia, Carilion Clinic, and Inova Health System has awarded funding to four research projects.
Date: Feb 24, 2020 -
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Virginia Tech students win awards at Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students , articleMalikah Ajose and Jessica Gannon were honored for their outstanding presentations at ABRCMS - one of the largest communities of underrepresented minorities in STEM.
Date: Feb 13, 2020 -
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Neuroscience’s Mike Bowers seeks cause, cure for stuttering with help from Virginia Tech alumnus , articleNeuroscientists think they’ve identified four mutant genes behind stuttering and stammering, but they don’t yet know the connection, the why – a misfire, a miscommunication, a 1 where there needs to be a 0 – between those genes and difficulty in speaking.
Date: Jan 07, 2020 -
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Class of 2019: Virginia Tech Rescue Squad member Rachael Ward has heart for service , articleIf you’ve ever seen an Automated External Defibrillator on campus — or had to use one — you have the Virginia Tech Rescue Squad and the efforts of Ward and her team to thank.
Date: Dec 16, 2019 -
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Class of 2019: Virginia Tech Rescue Squad member Alyssa Case always ready to serve , articleCase has served in a number of roles within the squad, including as an attendant, assisting with patient care on emergency calls; as the former director of special projects; and currently as an ambulance driver.
Date: Dec 11, 2019 -
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Global Change Center partners with Hollins University to promote undergraduate research opportunities , articleThe partnership, continuing into its third year, pairs distinguished undergraduate students with Virginia Tech professors for a summer of unique research opportunities.
Date: Dec 02, 2019 -
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A renovated Sandy Hall welcomes the School of Neuroscience , articleExtensive renovations and the construction of two new additions at Sandy Hall will help expand teaching and administrative capacity for the School of Neuroscience within the College of Science.
Date: Nov 01, 2019 -
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Leading aging, vision experts to keynote international precision neuroscience conference in Roanoke this spring , articleNeuroscientists, physicians, and graduate students from across the world will gather at the Precision Neuroscience Conference hosted by the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute in Roanoke, Virginia, in May.
Date: Oct 14, 2019
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