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Psychiatric disorders linked to a protein involved in the formation of long-term memories
Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute scientists discover a protein that regulates synaptic ion channels that have been tied to bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.
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William “Jamie” Tyler receives innovation award
William “Jamie” Tyler, an assistant professor in the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute, recently received the 2013 Innovation Award from the Roanoke-Blacksburg Technology Council. Tyler was honored for pioneering a promising avenue of research that could both provide powerful insights into brain circuitry and yield a novel approach to treating neurological and psychiatric diseases.
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Beating to a different flow
Rengasayee “Sai” Veeraraghavan, a postdoctoral associate at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute, was recently awarded a Heart Rhythm Society Research Fellowship. The fellowship is given to a half-dozen emerging scientists each year chosen from an international pool of applicants. Besides the honor that comes with the recognition, the award includes $50,000 to support research in cardiac electrophysiology – the heart’s electrical network.
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Fox's neurons firing on all cylinders
A Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute faculty member earns recognition for an outstanding early career and a promising future.
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Turning Alzheimer’s fuzzy analog signals into high definition
Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute scientists have discovered how the predominant class of Alzheimer’s pharmaceuticals might sharpen the brain’s performance.
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A focus on understanding the human brain
At the recent annual Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine meeting, Michael Friedlander, president of the society and executive director of the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute, served as the organizing chair of a symposium entitled, “New Experimental Approaches to Human Brain Function in Health and Disease.”
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Innovations in the direct study of human brain function in health and disease to be presented
Read Montague, director of the Human Neuroimaging Laboratory at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute, will present new approaches to measuring dopamine signals in the human brain at the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine’s annual symposium in Boston on April 21.
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Konark Mukherjee presents evidence that molecules believed to be benign have an active, important role in neurogenesis
Konark Mukherjee presents evidence that molecules believed to be benign have an active, important role in neurogenesis.
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Collaborations forged to create innovative solutions to children’s health issues
Virginia Tech, Children’s National Medical Center, and George Washington University have partnered in a unique program to create research breakthroughs in children’s health. The three institutions contributed a total of $375,000 to support seven collaborative research projects that will use translational science to address health issues so complex they require new insights, conceptual approaches, and technological advances.
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Warren Bickel appointed to national scientific advisory committee on tobacco products
Warren Bickel, director of the Addiction Recovery Research Center at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute, was recently appointed to the Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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Distinguished Scholars Series
Internationally renowned scientists offer glimpses into the future of biomedicine
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Research Institute Seminar Program
Leading investigators place scientific discoveries in compelling context
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PhD Studies
The Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute offers opportunities for innovative doctoral training
