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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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Introducing an exceptional group of healers , article Date: Sep 04, 2024 -
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Making time for play , article Date: Aug 27, 2024 -
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Building a COMPASS to navigate future pandemics , article Date: Aug 22, 2024 -
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Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC
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Biobehavioral Susceptibility for Obesity: Behavioral, Genetic and Neuroimaging Studies of Appetite , homeSept. 6, 2024, 11:00 a.m. | Susan Carnell, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine | Co-Sponsored by the Center for Health Behaviors Research and the Addiction Recovery Research Center, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute
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Conducting the Neuro-Symphony in the Brain — Space, Time, and Calcium , homeSept. 12, 2024, 5:30 p.m. (Reception at 5 p.m.) | Michael Friedlander, Ph.D., Executive Director, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute Vice President for Health Sciences and Technology, Virginia Tech Senior Dean for Research, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine | Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture
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Development of Genome Editor Therapies for Angelman Syndrome , homeSept. 13, 2024, 11:00 a.m. | Mark J. Zylka, Ph.D., W.R. Kenan, Jr. Distinguished Professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Director, UNC Neuroscience Center | Co-Sponsored by the Center for Neurobiology Research, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute
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Understanding the Limits of Exercise Responsiveness in Older Adults , homeSept. 20, 2024, 11:00 a.m. | Ian R. Lanza, Ph.D., Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science | Co-Sponsored by the Center for Exercise Medicine Research, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute
Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
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