About Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC
The Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC makes transformative scientific advances that address the fundamental processes of human and animal health and disease. The only university-level institute at Virginia Tech dedicated to biomedical research, the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute trains the next generation of leading biomedical scientists while also facilitating discovery-based medical education. By sustaining and continuing to strengthen the Virginia Tech Carilion strategic partnership, the institute aims to develop one of the nation's premier biomedical research environments in Roanoke, Virginia.
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Recent News
March 31, 2020
New study shows how common parasitic infection can cause seizures and psychiatric illness for some
Forty million Americans are infected with a parasite called Toxoplasma gondii. For most patients, the infection is mild, while others develop seizures or psychiatric disorders. ...
March 31, 2020
The same brain cells designed to stop brain damage, fail to support healthy neurons when a cancer grows. New research, led by Stefanie Robel and ...
March 27, 2020
Please refer to Virginia Tech's COVID-19 webpage for university announcements and resources. This page is updated periodically with announcements pertaining to operations at the Fralin ...
March 18, 2020
Why is eating unhealthy food such a hard habit to break? Alexandra DiFeliceantonio, a new faculty member at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, ...
Speaker Series
Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture Series
Leaders in health and medicine offer glimpses into the future
Pioneers in Biomedical Research Program
Top biomedical scientists share the latest breakthroughs
Medical Scholar Lecture Series
Clinician scientists explore frontiers of medicine
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