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iTHRIV, community groups partner to improve health of Virginians , articleThe integrated Translational Health Research Institute of Virginia has awarded a total of $80,000 in community health research grants to four multi-institutional biomedical research projects.
Date: Aug 02, 2019 -
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Researchers link energy metabolism in cells with changes in disease expression , articleVirginia Tech scientists with the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC have revealed how different levels of a mitochondrial genetic mutation could cause a rare form of adult-onset diabetes in some people and a childhood-onset progressive neurodegenerative disorder in others.
Date: Jul 26, 2019 -
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FDA deems molecular test for concussions ‘breakthrough device’ , articleBRAINBox Solutions, a molecular diagnostics innovator that works extensively with the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, announced it has been granted U.S. Food and Drug Administration Breakthrough Device Designation to speed development of a product that includes a blood-based test to aid in prognosis and diagnosis of mild traumatic brain injury.
Date: Jun 17, 2019 -
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Lost in translation: The medium is the message for a healthy heartbeat , articleResearchers at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC have revealed how a genetic message to produce healthy heart tissue is altered in the body during stress and aging to contribute to sudden cardiac death.
Date: May 28, 2019 -
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Fralin Biomedical Research Institute addiction scientist to receive international honor for translational research , articleAddiction researcher Warren Bickel, the Virginia Tech Carilion Behavioral Health Research Professor, will receive the Scientific Translation Award from the Society for the Advancement of Behavior Analysis on Saturday in Chicago, Illinois.
Date: May 23, 2019 -
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Universities lead effort to help Appalachians trapped by opioid epidemic , articleUniversities led by Virginia Tech will unite scientists, a range of health-care and service providers, and communities, including individuals in recovery, to confront the opioid problem, directly in the epicenter of the epidemic.
Date: Apr 16, 2019 -
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Hundreds of STEM high school students to compete at Virginia Science and Engineering Fair , articleHosted by volunteers from the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC and the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, 274 students will present their projects on April 6 at the Berglund Special Events Center in Roanoke.
Date: Apr 04, 2019 -
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Nation’s first clinical trial for rehabilitating infant stroke victims to begin , articleCalled I-ACQUIRE, the Phase III clinic trial will examine the effectiveness of a pediatric therapy to increase upper extremity skills, gross motor development, and cognition in 240 children nationwide who experienced strokes when they were under 4 weeks old.
Date: Mar 25, 2019 -
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National Institutes of Health provides $23 million for statewide translational research institute , articleThe integrated Translational Health Research Institute of Virginia, which includes Virginia Tech and Carilion Clinic as partners, has been awarded the grant to advance innovative ideas from the point of discovery to implementation in clinical practice and population health.
Date: Mar 05, 2019 -
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Economist, UN advisor Jeffrey Sachs to discuss world’s 'most important agenda' , articleSachs will give his presentation "Achieving Sustainable Development in the United States and throughout the World" at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 21 at 2 Riverside Circle in Roanoke. The event will be free and open to the public.
Date: Feb 18, 2019 -
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HS&T fellows dive deep to learn how to commercialize ideas , articleHarshawardhan Deshpande, Daniel Hoagland, and Ryan King will talk about their experiences at a presentation at noon on Feb. 19 at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC.
Date: Feb 14, 2019 -
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Renowned child development scientist to speak at Fralin Biomedical Research Institute , articleMartha Farah, a scientist at the University of Pennsylvania, will discuss "Socioeconomic Status and Brain Development: From Science to Policy" on Jan. 24 at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC. The lecture begins at 5:30 p.m. and is free and open to the public.
Date: Jan 21, 2019 -
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Biomedical, business, engineering students set for HS&T shark tank-style competition , articleTeams 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.
Date: Nov 27, 2018 -
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VTCRI scientists find that sensory neurons can be used to discover therapies for ALS , articleVirginia 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.
Date: Nov 08, 2018 -
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VTCRI scientist earns third concurrent grant from the National Cancer Institute to study breast cancer , articleDeb Kelly, who is also an associate professor of biological sciences in the College of Science at Virginia Tech, is working to better detect, prevent, and repair the mutations found in cancers related to the breast cancer susceptibility protein, BRCA1.
Date: Jul 10, 2018 -
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VTCRI scientists, Carilion clinicians first to identify perinexus in human heart , articleThe research team was led by Steven Poelzing, an associate professor at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute, and Soufian AlMahameed, who was a clinician associate professor at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and the director of Carilion Clinic’s Center for Atrial Fibrillation at the time of data collection.
Date: Jun 18, 2018 -
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VTCRI wins award to develop test for mild traumatic brain injury, working with industry partners, University of Virginia , articleThe project has won the support of the Virginia Catalyst, which has awarded a $500,000 grant to the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute to further develop and commercialize a multi-modality system approach to aid in the diagnosis and management of mild traumatic brain injury, known as mTBI.
Date: May 15, 2018 -
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Kimberly Horn named associate vice president for clinical research collaboratives , articleHorn will grow existing and develop new collaborative research programs between Virginia Tech and its primary clinical partner, Carilion Clinic, in partnership with other universities, health systems, federal agencies, private foundations, and appropriate industry partners.
Date: Apr 03, 2018 -
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President of nation’s largest health and science public education and advocacy organization to speak at VTCRI , articleMary Woolley, president and chief executive officer of Research!America, will speak at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute on April 5.
Date: Apr 02, 2018 -
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VTCRI addiction expert to inform White House panel on Tuesday , articleWarren Bickel, an addiction neuroscientist with the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute, will brief a group of White House officials on the latest behavioral decision science underlying drug addiction and intervention, particularly in terms of opioids.
Date: Mar 05, 2018
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