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$50 million gift transforming biomedical research institute , articleThe 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.
Date: Dec 06, 2018 -
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Researchers study parallels in how some cancer survivors and people with addiction value the future , articlePeople 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.
Date: Nov 30, 2018 -
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Seed grants helping to grow Virginia Tech’s transdisciplinary capacities, contributions , articleGrant awards are designed to enhance research and collaboration in areas that address global issues including rural health, infectious disease, coastal mitigation and security.
Date: Nov 29, 2018 -
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Art show opening to celebrate VTCSOM founding Dean Cynda Johnson , articleThe 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.
Date: Nov 29, 2018 -
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Renowned neurobiologist to speak at Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute Thursday , articleCarla 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.
Date: Nov 27, 2018 -
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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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Medical student awarded grant to help patients with colorectal cancer , articleJean 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.
Date: Nov 16, 2018 -
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International expert on developmental disabilities to speak at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute on Thursday , articlePeter 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.
Date: Nov 14, 2018 -
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Nov. 19 program to provide insight on variety of health care careers , articleThe 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.
Date: Nov 13, 2018 -
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Scientists solve century-old neuroscience mystery; answers may lead to epilepsy treatment , articleSince 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.
Date: Nov 09, 2018 -
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Medical school seeking art depicting influence of women , articleThe next art show at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine will feature works of art that illustrate the influence of women.
Date: Oct 08, 2018 -
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Press Play: President Tim Sands talks about the value of Virginia Tech's unique footprint in engaging partners , articleDawn 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.
Date: Oct 04, 2018 -
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Cardiology expert to open VTCRI Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture Series , articleAnthony Rosenzweig, the chief of cardiology at Massachusetts General Hospital, co-director of the Corrigan Minehan Center, and the Paul Dudley White Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, will review how exercise protects the heart in his talk titled, “Can Exercise Teach Us to Treat Heart Failure?”
Date: Oct 02, 2018 -
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Addiction experts from VTCRI and Stanford call for more neuroscience research on long-term recovery , articleSeptember is addiction recovery month, and, in the midst of the current opioid epidemic, it’s an apt moment for addiction research experts to map the future path forward for a long-term recovery strategy for substance abuse.
Date: Sep 25, 2018 -
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VTCRI scientist awarded new federal grant to study cardiac conduction in health, disease , articleThe grant will fund Steven Poelzing’s research into a heart mutation, known as a gain-of-function mutation, that can lead to sudden cardiac death and other heart conditions.
Date: Sep 17, 2018 -
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Virginia Tech appoints Assistant Vice President of Advancement for Roanoke Kim Blair , articleThe move reflects the university’s growing presence in the city, where the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute and the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine have emerged as economic anchors.
Date: Sep 14, 2018 -
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Fulbright fellowship awarded to VTCRI research assistant , articleBrennan Delattre will research the mental health benefits of cooperative movement in Niterói, Brazil.
Date: Aug 07, 2018 -
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Heart association to support VTCRI biological sciences grad student's research into sudden cardiac death , articlePatrick Calhoun is investigating how a viral infection that causes a mild cough in the lungs may have a much more severe effect in heart tissue.
Date: Aug 03, 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 scientist awarded $2 million grant to study immune memory response , articleThe National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded a new five-year grant to Ken Oestreich, an assistant professor at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute, to study immunological memory.
Date: Jun 27, 2018
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