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Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC researcher is Virginia Tech’s first NIH Outstanding Investigator Award recipient , articleRobert Gourdie, the Commonwealth Research Commercialization Fund Eminent Scholar in Heart Reparative Medicine Research and director of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute Center for Vascular and Heart Research, received a $6.4 million R35 grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
Date: Mar 03, 2022 -
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Rare disease research gives families hope, ‘vital’ to advancing medicine , articleRare diseases afflict 300 million people worldwide. Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC researchers are bridging a gap in scientific knowledge by studying some of the diseases that together add up to a formidable public health challenge. Feb. 28 marks the 14th international Rare Disease Day.
Date: Feb 28, 2022 -
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Robin Queen elected fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering , articleThe College of Fellows – which honors the top 2 percent of medical and biological engineers in the country – consists of 1,500 individuals who are outstanding leaders, engineers, entrepreneurs, and innovators in the field.
Date: Feb 20, 2022 -
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Virginia Tech Helmet Lab takes on snow sports , articleHelmets are much more common in skiing and snowboarding than they used to be. But which ones are most effective? The Virginia Tech Helmet Lab has the answers.
Date: Feb 15, 2022 -
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Student's art exhibit uses data to help illustrate racial health disparities , articleSenior Mariam Hasan has created a new data-driven art exhibition at the Armory that takes the audience on a journey through the racial inequalities that have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and the social conditions which have caused them.
Date: Feb 14, 2022 -
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John Robertson named senior member of the National Academy of Inventors , articleAs part of the Cancer Engineering Team, Robertson and colleagues have developed the use of energy-based therapies for treating previously untreatable cancers, such as brain and liver tumors.
Date: Feb 11, 2022 -
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Inventor spotlight: John Robertson, research professor of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics , articleAs a renowned translational medical scientist, Robertson develops medical technologies to improve detection and treatment of cancer and organ failure diseases.
Date: Feb 07, 2022 -
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Inventor spotlight: Rafael Davalos, L. Preston Wade Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics , articleCancer researcher, inventor, and entrepreneur, Davalos brings organs-on-chip, precision medicine, and cancer therapy technologies from bench to market.
Date: Jan 31, 2022 -
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Transportation award for a first-generation Hokie could improve medical response training for vehicle collisions and save lives , articleJacob Valente, third-year doctoral student in the Virginia Tech–Wake Forest University School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences program, received the Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Award. For more than 30 years, this award – given by the Federal Highway Administration – benefits the nation’s brightest minds in the field of transportation.
Date: Jan 28, 2022 -
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Biomedical engineering and mechanics professor aims to improve gender affirming surgery through research , articleRaffaella De Vita, professor and associate department head in the Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics in the College of Engineering, has been awarded a National Science Foundation award to study the biomechanics of gender affirming surgery.
Date: Jan 24, 2022
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