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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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Learning how memories are saved and lost , article Date: Feb 12, 2026 - -
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What can honey bee brain chemistry teach us about human learning? , article Date: Feb 11, 2026 - -
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The complexities of human milk and infant brain development , article Date: Feb 09, 2026 - -
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Department of Biomedical Engineering launches with new name , article Date: Feb 06, 2026 - -
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Improving cardiac treatments and ‘patient quality of life’ , article Date: Feb 03, 2026 - -
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Aiming focused ultrasound at Alzheimer’s disease , article Date: Feb 02, 2026 -
Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC
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Special Seminar: Beyond The Headache — The Role of the Autonomic Nervous System and Nociplastic Pain in Migraine Progression , homeFeb. 16, 2026, 11 a.m. | Bridget R. Mueller, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Neurology; Research Director, Gottesman Center for Headache Treatment and Translational Research; Co-director, Autonomic Function Laboratory, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai | Special Seminar
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Dissertation Defense: Do Clinicians Have Patience? Examining Delay Discounting, Perceived Stress, and Low-Value Antibiotic Prescribing for Acute Bronchitis , homeFeb. 20, 2026, 2 p.m. | Mary J. King | Graduate Student Dissertation Defense
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Is It What You Eat or When You Eat? Evidence for Time Restricted Eating in Humans , homeFeb. 27, 2026, 11:00 a.m. | Lisa Chow, M.D., Professor of Medicine, Pennock Family Land Grant Chair in Diabetes Research, University of Minnesota | Co-Sponsored by the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute Center for Exercise Medicine Research
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Brain School 2026 , redirectMarch 9, 2026, 5 - 7:30 p.m. | Annual Brain School | Speakers | Q&A | Research Facility Tours | Brain Research Expo
Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
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Center for InclusionLearn more and reserve the room.
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