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How we view the future may hold key to recovery from alcohol use disorder , articleIn a study in Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research, Virginia Tech researchers at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC suggest that modifying the time perspective of people with alcohol use disorder may improve their recoveries.
Date: Jan 27, 2022 - -
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Virginia Tech science graduate students trade traditional communication for a blank canvas , articleOn a Friday night in Roanoke, 27 Virginia Tech graduate students swapped pipettes for glue sticks, test tubes for glitter, and petri dishes for pencils at the first-ever Science on Canvas event, hosted by the Virginia Tech Communicating Science Club in partnership with the Taubman Museum of Art.
Date: Dec 20, 2021 - -
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Biomedical innovations take center stage during 'Shark Tank'-style pitch competition on HS&T campus , articleThe competition involved students from the Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health graduate program, who selected intellectual property, worked with real-world business mentors, and created an entrepreneurial plan to develop and commercialize biomedical discoveries.
Date: Dec 13, 2021 - -
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Graduate student ambassadors aspire to model Ut Prosim in their service to the university , articleThe current ambassadors are a diverse crew, including students from the greater Washington, D.C. metro area, Roanoke, and Blacksburg campuses, and those taking virtual programs.
Date: Oct 21, 2021 - -
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Medical student puts studies on pause to earn doctorate in university's Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health program , articleAfter Oscar Alcoreza was named a fellow in the Howard Hughes Medical Research Fellows program for a year for his research at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute while he was in medical school, he decided to spend three additional years in the TBMH program.
Date: Oct 20, 2021 - -
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Dual degree program and NIH grant allow medical student to pursue doctorate before graduation , articleKenneth Young is pausing his studies the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine to pursue a doctorate through Virginia Tech’s Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health Graduate Program, with his first year of research funded by a National Institutes of Health Diversity Supplement grant.
Date: Oct 20, 2021 - -
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Virginia Cooperative Extension agents to be trusted messengers for COVID-19 vaccine information , articleA group of Virginia Tech researchers, along with partners at Virginia State University, are working to deliver facts about the COVID-19 vaccine to the hesitant in rural Virginia via messengers they know and trust: Virginia Cooperative Extension agents.
Date: Sep 22, 2021 - -
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Professional development efforts don’t derail doctoral training, study shows , articleProfessional development activities do not lengthen time to graduation or research productivity for graduate students in the biomedical sciences, according to a multi-institutional study published in PLOS Biology.
Date: Aug 27, 2021 - -
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TBMH doctoral student crowned first-ever Miss Virginia Volunteer , articleBreana Turner, a first-year student in the Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health Graduate Program at Virginia Tech, was recently awarded the title, earning a $10,000 scholarship.
Date: Aug 24, 2021 - -
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TBMH graduate student awarded NIH grant to study diagnosis and treatment of genetic heart disease , articleGrace Blair, who works in the lab of Steve Poelzing at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, was awarded a two-year grant under the National Institutes of Health's Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award.
Date: Aug 12, 2021 - -
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Virginia Tech graduate student receives three awards for research and community outreach , articleRachana Deven Somaiya recently received the Outstanding Scholars in Neuroscience Award from the National Institutes of Health, the Virginia Tech Aspire! Award for student learning, and the 2021-22 Gaskins Graduate Scholarship.
Date: Jul 27, 2021 - -
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TBMH student receives competitive NIH award to study molecule’s role in healthy brain development , articleRaymundo Hernandez, a graduate student in Virginia Tech’s Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health Program, studies how a specific molecule in the brain influences important aspects of healthy neurodevelopment. He was awarded a six-year $466,699 National Institutes of Health grant that will fund his remaining doctoral and postdoctoral research.
Date: Jul 19, 2021 - -
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Virginia Tech scientist awarded NIH grant to study CASK-related severe brain disorder , articleSarika Srivastava, a research assistant professor at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, is undertaking a five-year study to investigate the mechanisms of CASK loss-of-function mutation associated epileptic encephalopathy, funded by a $2 million grant.
Date: Jun 22, 2021 - -
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TBMH graduate student awarded NIH fellowship to study how the CASK gene regulates brain function , articleParas Patel, a Virginia Tech translational biology, medicine, and health graduate student working at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, was awarded a National Institutes of Health grant that will fund his remaining predoctoral research exploring how a rare mutation in the CASK gene causes certain brain regions to deteriorate shortly after birth.
Date: Jun 15, 2021 - -
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Board of Visitors hears update on growing health sciences efforts , articleProvost Cyril Clarke, Vice President for Health Sciences and Technology Michael Friedlander, faculty, and students discussed the university’s growth in health sciences.
Date: Jun 14, 2021 - -
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TBMH graduate student awarded two grants to advance brain cancer research , articleJoelle Martin, who will defend her doctoral dissertation this month, received the Zeta Beta Tau Cancer Research Award and a graduate fellowship provided by philanthropist, alumnus, and longtime Virginia Tech benefactor Ray Gaskins ‘64.
Date: May 05, 2021 - -
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Mind the gap: Heart cells cozy up to prevent deadly arrhythmias, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute researchers find , articleSteven Poelzing, associate professor at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, leads a team of cardiovascular scientists studying electrical conduction in the heart. Poelzing’s lab recently published a study that showed increasing sodium and calcium levels in the bloodstream helps keep dangerous heart rhythms, triggered by potassium overdose, at bay.
Date: May 03, 2021 - -
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Student outreach program shines light on path to STEM careers for community college students , articleFourteen Virginia Western Community College Fralin Futures STEM-H Scholarship students joined the discussion during a virtual question-and-answer session about science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) careers hosted by the Virginia Tech Carilion Student Outreach Program.
Date: May 02, 2021 - -
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TBMH graduate student awarded NIH fellowship to study ovarian cancer cell mitochondria , articleJoe Grieco, a Virginia Tech translational biology, medicine, and health graduate (TBMH) graduate student, was awarded a National Institutes of Health grant that will fund his remaining predoctoral research on ovarian cancer. Grieco is mentored by Eva Schmelz, a professor in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
Date: Apr 23, 2021 - -
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Medical student research project advances knowledge of probiotic supplementation during pregnancy and lactation , articleFourth-year medical student Grace Lee's research on the microbiome could help inform treatment one day for infants who have certain deficiencies, particularly in their immune response.
Date: Mar 22, 2021 -
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Media Contacts
John Pastor
Senior Director of Communications,
Fralin Biomedical Research Institute and the Office of the Vice President for Health Sciences and Technology
jdpastor@vt.edu or 540-526-2222
Leigh Anne Kelley
Director of Communications,
Fralin Biomedical Research Institute
lakelley@vtc.vt.edu or 540-526-2002