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- - Stress in new mothers causes lasting health risks, depending on race, ethnicity, poverty
    African-American women undergo more physical "wear-and-tear" during the first year after giving birth than Latina and white women, a consequence that may have long-lasting health effects, according to a new study.
- - Pioneer in human tissue engineering to speak at Fralin Biomedical Research Institute on Thursday
    Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic investigates how to build tissue for human use to repair organs damaged by disease and injury. She will give a lecture at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC in Roanoke.
- - Virginia Tech Foundation, Carilion Clinic again partner to form new venture capital fund
    Nearly two years after the creation of the VTC Innovation Fund, the Virginia Tech Foundation and Carilion Clinic have again partnered to create the VTC Seed Fund, a $7 million venture capital fund, to facilitate additional pathways for innovative products and technologies to be commercialized.
- - Matthew Hulver named assistant dean of health sciences in the Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
    In his new role, Hulver will provide leadership and coordinate efforts that span research, extension, and teaching to further the college's reach in the health sciences.
- - In memoriam: Paul Waites Youmans, research associate at Virginia Tech
    Youmans graduated with honors from the Department of Biological Sciences in the College of Science at Virginia Tech and quickly ascended through the ranks from laboratory technician to manager of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute Center
- - 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.
- - 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.
- - $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.
- - 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.
- - 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.
- - Next phase of national concussion study relies on experts across the university
    With a new infusion of funding from the NCAA and the Department of Defense, Virginia Tech researchers will expand their work to a broader range of athletes, gathering data that can help address persistent questions about who gets head injuries and why — and what to do about it.
- - 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.
- - VTCRI researchers find positive effects of early education intervention four decades later
    New research published in Nature Communications, led by Read Montague, of the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute, suggests that participants who received educational interventions in early childhood show positive effects on social decision-making more than four decades later.
- - Forum presentation set for Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine dean candidate
    Lee Learman, candidate for dean of the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine (VTCSOM), will hold an open forum presentation on Nov. 29 in the auditorium at 2 Riverside Circle in Roanoke.
- - 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.
- - Students from all disciplines will benefit from Amazon's location choice in Virginia
    Experiential-driven learning means Hokies of all disciplines are poised to step out of the university setting and into the type of workforce Amazon requires to thrive.
- - 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.
- - VTCRI scientists find that sensory neurons can be used to discover therapies for ALS
    Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute (VTCRI) scientists examined sensory neurons in cell cultures and in mice with ALS-causing mutant genes. They found that sensory neurons’ axons exhibit similar pathological changes found in motor neurons afflicted with ALS.

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