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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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Read Montague is changing the science of the human brain , article Date: Oct 29, 2026 - -
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Scientist rethinks how new medicines are developed , article Date: Oct 29, 2026 - -
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Q&A: Using sound to fight cancer in dogs and people , article Date: Oct 27, 2026 - -
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New awards recognize outstanding mentoring, service , article Date: Oct 21, 2026 - -
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New faculty fellow supports experiential biomedical research , article Date: Oct 19, 2026 - -
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Placental protein may offer clues to babies’ brain development , article Date: Oct 15, 2026 -
Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC
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Special Seminar: Sex-specific Effects of Endothelial Pannexin1 in the Cerebral Vasculature in Health and Disease , homeNov. 19, 2026, 11 a.m. | Miranda Good, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine, Investigator, Molecular Cardiology Research Institute, Tufts University School of Medicine | Special Seminar
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Presenting Therapeutic Peptides Using Synthetic Polymers , homeNov. 20, 2026, 11:00 a.m. | Rachel A. Letteri, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Departments of Chemical Engineering, University of Virginia | Co-Sponsored by the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute and the Center for Vascular and Heart Research
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Three Lessons About the Brain from the Neuroscience of Emotion , homeDec. 10, 2026, 5:30 p.m. (Reception at 5 p.m.) | Lisa Feldman Barrett, Ph.D., University Distinguished Professor, Northeastern University and Massachusetts General Hospital | Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture
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The Bitter Truth: Alcohol Use and Its Effects on Chemosensory Function , homeDec. 11, 2026, 11:00 a.m. | Paule V. Joseph, Ph.D., MBA, M.S., Senior Investigator, Lasker Clinical Research Scholar, NIH Distinguished Scholar, Acting Chief, Section of Sensory Science and Metabolism Unit, NIDCD; Co-Director, National Smell and Taste Center; Attending Nurse Practitioner, Division of Intramural Clinical and Biological Research; National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders | Co-Sponsored by the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute and the Center for Health Behaviors Research
Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
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