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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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Next-generation neuroscience studies the infant brain in motion , article Date: Dec 08, 2025 - -
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Bodies and Bites blends science and snacks , article Date: Nov 20, 2025 - -
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Medical school strongly represented at AAMC Learn Serve Lead Meeting , article Date: Nov 20, 2025 - -
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Putting rural health front and center in research , article Date: Nov 20, 2025 - -
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All you can eat: Ultra-processed foods affect young adults differently , article Date: Nov 19, 2025 - -
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A graduate program for future biomedical research leaders , article Date: Nov 18, 2025 - -
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Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC
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Special Seminar: Cross-species Studies of Monoamine Contributions to Reward , homeDec. 11, 2025, 11:30 a.m. | William "Matt" Howe, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, School of Neuroscience, College of Science, Virginia Tech | Special Seminar
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The Metabolic Switch in Development and Degeneration , homeDec. 12, 2025, 11:00 a.m. | Elizabeth Jonas, M.D., Harvey and Kate Cushing Professor of Internal Medicine (Endocrinology), Yale School of Medicine | Co-Sponsored by the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute Center for Neurobiology Research
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Innovative Strategies for Overcoming Challenges in Brain Tumor Treatment , homeJan. 16, 2026, 11:00 a.m. | Kristin Huntoon, Ph.D., D.O., Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Arizona | Co-Sponsored by the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute Cancer Research Center – Roanoke
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Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture , homeJan. 22, 2026, 5:30 p.m. (Reception at 5 p.m.) | Holly Ingraham, Ph.D., Professor, Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology; Elected Member, National Academy of Sciences | Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture
Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
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