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The Office of the Vice President for Health Sciences and Technology builds relationships across the university community and with the Virginia Tech’s health care partners at Carilion Clinic and Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C., to address today’s major health care challenges. Headquartered on the Health Sciences and Technology Campus in Roanoke, the office supports research conducted by world-class scientists at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC and across Virginia Tech's Faculty of Health Sciences. The office also supports hands-on translational research training and mentorship through the Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health Graduate Program, undergraduate research programs, and the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine.
Welcome from the Vice President for Health Sciences and Technology
Advances in improving human health are crucial in today's world, with new challenges emerging regularly. We’re bringing a focused approach to growth in the health sciences, working with strong partners and building on Virginia Tech’s historical excellence in engineering, computation, technology, and our established strengths in the biomedical sciences, life sciences, and health sciences research. We’re boosting Southwest Virginia’s profile as an important place to be for medical research by building infrastructure and bringing in more talented scientists and students. We’re reaching across the university and the state to tap research interests and resources for the best science possible.
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Exploring a rare genetic disorder that almost exclusively affects girls , article Date: Apr 25, 2025 - -
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James W. Schmidley honored with emeritus status , article Date: Apr 18, 2025 - -
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Aspire! Awards recipients embrace leadership to empower communities , article Date: Apr 17, 2025 - -
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‘Milestone’ discovery may unlock the true biomedical might of exosomes , article Date: Apr 15, 2025 - -
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Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC
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Dissertation Defense: Cells, Circuits, and Development of the Mouse Lateral Geniculate Nucleus , homeApril 28, 2025, 2 p.m. | Katelyn Stebbins | Graduate Student Dissertation Defense
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Special Seminar: Life in Your Hand: Diagnose Yourself with Handheld Electronic Molecular Biosensors for Disease Biomarkers , homeApril 29, 2025, 1 p.m. | Ratnesh Lal, Ph.D., Professor, Bioengineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Materials Science and Engineering, University of California San Diego | Special Seminar
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Molecular and Neurobiological Studies in Rett Syndrome and Other MECP2 Disorders , homeMay 1, 2025, 5:30 p.m. (Reception at 5 p.m.) | Huda Zoghbi, M.D., Professor, Pediatrics, Molecular and Human Genetics, Neuroscience, and Neurology; Director, Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute, Baylor College of Medicine; Member, National Academy of Medicine | Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture
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A Novel Bispecific Antibody to Target the Brain Tumor Microenvironment , homeMay 2, 2025, 11:00 a.m. | Khuson Yun, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Neurology, Houston Methodist Chair, Neurodegenerative Disease Research, Houston Methodist Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medical College | Co-Sponsored by the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute Cancer Research Center – Roanoke
Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
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