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Shima Shahab receives NSF CAREER Award to develop innovative methods for delivering ultrasound treatments , articleShahab, assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, has worked with her team to develop focused ultrasound as an effective tool for treating issues within the brain.
Date: Mar 21, 2022 -
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Meet the 2022 Bouchet Honor Society scholars at a celebratory tea , articleVirginia Tech is one of 19 university partners with Bouchet Society chapters across the nation. Each year, the Graduate School receives nominations for membership in the society, and a selection committee chooses five for induction.
Date: Mar 18, 2022 -
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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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