Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC

Kathleen Mulvaney’s lab received a $1.9 million grant from The National Institutes of Health's National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)! Her team at our Cancer Research Center in D.C. will use the funding to study a protein that can be targeted in 15% of human cancers, including breast cancers, lymphomas, and glioblastomas. Mulvaney said the grant “provides crucial funding for research that potentially may reduce the hardship of cancer." Full story ?? https://lnkd.in/emrXqwg9

After just her first year at Hollins, Cassidy Henderson '27 earned the opportunity this summer to engage in furthering focused ultrasound research during a ten-week internship in the neuroSURF program, which is conducted through the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC in Roanoke. For her exceptional work, Henderson was recognized at the end of her internship with neuroSURF’s top award for knowledge of subject. https://lnkd.in/eTBUkNeW

For years, metabolic health researcher Sarah Lessard has studied exercise response. She hopes to explore ways to optimize exercise outcomes for people with chronic conditions like diabetes.?This summer, our Center for Exercise Medicine Research welcomed Lessard to its faculty. Welcome, Dr. Lessard! Story here ?? https://lnkd.in/e4MQhsKg

What a fascinating talk by our very own Michael Friedlander to launch the Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture Series ?? ?? https://lnkd.in/embpGHsS Don't miss our next lecture with Vera Gorbunova from the University of Rochester on October 10th ?? ?? https://lnkd.in/e7ARftFt

??? Join us tonight as Michael Friedlander, neuroscientist and executive director of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, provides a glimpse into the brain's ability to adjust internal signals and adapt after injury — a finding that could help treat brain disorders. ?? 5:30 p.m. ?? Roanoke, VA ?? https://lnkd.in/embpGHsS

?? We’re bringing the world’s leading researchers to Roanoke. The 2024-25 Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture Series starts this week! This year's speakers are experts in their fields, covering topics like early cancer detection, brain development, AI, healthcare costs, and the public health crisis of gun violence. Read more about the speaker lineup:??? https://lnkd.in/eGqTkmEh.

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Children's National Hospital and Virginia Tech are harnessing artificial intelligence to help children struggling with medical conditions ?? ?? Learn more about the AI-powered collaboration ?? https://lnkd.in/dE2D-NX9

What can I say except THANK YOU! ?? It was a wonderful two days celebrating TBMH’s milestone 10 year anniversary with alumni, students, faculty, staff, family, & friends. We met, mingled, networked, listened, learned, laughed, and cheered. All-in-all, it was a great time. ?? I need to take a moment and extend a heartfelt thanks to everyone who made this program what it is today: -To Michael Friedlander, thank you for spearheading an innovative graduate education program that has quickly become a flagship for biomedical graduate education. -To all TBMH program directors throughout the years – Audra Van Wart, Steven Poelzing, Michelle Theus, PhD, and John Chappell - for your vision and leadership to guiding this program through its formative 10 years. -To the leadership at Virginia Tech – in the presidents, provost, and Virginia Tech Graduate School offices – for trusting us to build TBMH into the identity we are today. -To my current and past TBMH dream team - MacKenzie Tyree, Rebecca Guynn Langford, Matthew Walker PhD, & Carleigh Studtmann - for your tireless commitment in creating a wonderful working and learning environment. -To donors who have created and contributed to scholarships & fellowships to support our students and their research. -To our faculty in Roanoke, Blacksburg, and Washington DC, who have mentored and continue to mentor our students – thank you for inspiring and guiding the next generation of scientific leaders. -To our alumni who came out to celebrate (Ryan King, PhD, Ubadah Sabbagh, PhD, Yeonwoo Lebovitz, PhD, Rebecca Brock, William Mills III, PhD, Kisha Greer, PhD, Alissa Hendricks-Wenger, Ph.D., Meghna Verma, Ph.D., Rachel Padget, Lauren Kennedy-Metz, PhD, Keaton Unroe, Ph.D., Joseph Sutlive), thank you for coming back and sharing your stories with all of us. -To our current students – thank you for joining TBMH and bringing in fresh ideas, energy, and purpose to our program. And finally – thank you to our communications, facilities, human resources, finance, grants, AV, IT, and administrative professionals– y'all are the unsung heroes that make everything work - today and every day. ?? ??Cheers to 10 years and many more to come!

Absolutely thrilled to welcome Sally Allain to Virginia Tech and the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC ?? ?? Allain will be involved in all aspects of the commercialization and industry partnership enterprises specifically related to health sciences. ?? ?? https://lnkd.in/ePEEBy5H