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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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Researchers aim to fight aggressive cancer with a virus , article Date: May 05, 2026 - -
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Grant backs early-career study on metabolism and food choices , article Date: Apr 30, 2026 - -
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Blocking two proteins reverses lung scarring in preclinical study , article Date: Apr 30, 2026 - -
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Medical school launches first data science-focused center on immunology , article Date: Apr 22, 2026 - -
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Naren Ramakrishnan honored as University Distinguished Professor , article Date: Apr 14, 2026 -
Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC
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Research in Progress Seminar , homeMay 12, 2026, 4 to 5 p.m. | Masum Billah, Graduate Student, Lessard Lab and Katie Mayes, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine | Spring Research in Progress Seminar Series
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The New Era in Alzheimer's Diagnosis and Treatment , homeMay 14, 2026, 5:30 p.m. (Reception at 5 p.m.) | John C. Morris, M.D., Friedman Distinguished Professor of Neurology, Director, Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center, Washington University School of Medicine | Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture
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Spatial Disorder in the Aging Brain , homeMay 15, 2026, 11 a.m. | Paul Laurienti, M.D., Ph.D., Professor, Department of Radiology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine | Co-Sponsored by the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute Center for Human Neuroscience Research
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3rd Annual AI For Pediatric Health Symposium , homeMay 28, 2026, 8 a.m. | "Collaborative Intelligence: Transforming Research for Pediatric Health with AI" | Academic Building One, Alexandria, Va.
Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
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