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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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'Pocket Science' podcast: Why don't I slosh when I walk? , article Date: Feb 26, 2025 -
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2025 Seale Innovation Fund grants fuel health innovation , article Date: Feb 25, 2025 -
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'Pocket Science' podcast: What makes a heart stop? , article Date: Feb 19, 2025 -
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Building better biomaterials for cancer treatments , article Date: Feb 18, 2025 -
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Biologists transform gut bacteria into tiny protein pharmacies , article Date: Feb 18, 2025
Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC
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Suicide by Firearm in the United States: A Collaborative Path for Prevention , homeMarch 6, 2025, 5:30 p.m. (Reception at 5 p.m.) | Marian Betz, M.D., M.P.H. Professor, Departments of Epidemiology and Emergency Medicine, Deputy Director, Injury & Violence Prevention Center, University of Colorado School of Public Health; Member, National Academy of Medicine | Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture
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Thinking the Right Thoughts , homeNathaniel Daw, Ph.D., Professor, Computational and Theoretical Neuroscience, Department of Psychology, Princeton University | Co-Sponsored by the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute Center for Human Neuroscience Research
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Brain School 2025 , redirectMarch 10, 5 to 7:30 p.m. | 4 Riverside Circle, Roanoke, Virginia | Hands-on exhibits | | Facility tours | Speakers | Q&A
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The Emergence of Network Activity Patterns - An Early Window to Autism Spectrum Disorder , homeMarch 14, 2025, 11:00 a.m. | Natalia De Marco Garcia, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience, The Brain and Mind Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medical College | Co-Sponsored by the Center for Neurobiology Research, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute
Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
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