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General ItemVeterinary college’s clinical trials advance cancer care in pets and people
John Rossmeisl, the Dr. and Mrs. Dorsey Taylor Mahin Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery in the Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, describes significant progress in wide-ranging efforts to combat glioblastoma, the most common malignant brain tumor, determinedly resistant to even the most aggressive treatments.
Date: Oct 24, 2019 -
General ItemVirginia Tech announces expansive cancer research initiative
University-wide research strategy intended to create new ways to help people with cancer
Date: Oct 21, 2019 -
General ItemResearchers study the mechanisms behind learning and long-term memory in the brain
Hehuang “David” Xie, associate professor in the Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology in the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, and his collaborators just published a new study in the journal Nature Communications.
Date: Oct 02, 2019 -
General ItemVeterinary college’s Irving Coy Allen collaborates for a cause
Aiming to advance cancer treatment, Allen studies tumor ablation and immune system activation
Date: Sep 23, 2019 -
General ItemVirginia Tech Transportation Institute awarded grants for automated vehicle research
The Virginia Tech Transportation Institute is a global leader for automated vehicle evaluation and development.
Date: Sep 18, 2019 -
General ItemFralin Biomedical Research Institute scientist earns American Heart Association award to study stroke recovery
The three-year American Heart Association Transformational Project Award will help John Chappell, an assistant professor in the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC’s Center for Heart and Reparative Medicine Research, unpack the complex effects of ischemic brain injuries on blood vessels.
Date: Sep 11, 2019 -
General ItemFralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC scientists discover compound that could shield heart tissue
Robert Gourdie, a professor at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, is working on a way to limit the damage of hypoxic ischemic injury, allowing the nearby heart muscle cells to remain intact.
Date: Aug 19, 2019 -
Article ItemIndustrial designers and biomedical engineers team up to address unmet needs of wounded veterans , article
Elham Morshedzadeh, Chris Arena, and Pamela VandeVord (left to right) discuss possible fabrication methods for biomedical device prototypes, including 3D printing. Throughout the new course, students will design a device, application, or system to address an unmet health care need of wounded veterans.
Date: Aug 09, 2019 -
General ItemNSF fellowship allows graduate student to balance research, service, and support
Biomedical engineering doctoral student Cora Esparza is the recent recipient of a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship award. The prestigious fellowship will allow Esparza to choose and pursue her own research interests.
Date: Jun 26, 2019 -
General ItemJennifer Wayne named head of Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics
Jennifer Wayne has been appointed head of Virginia Tech’s Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics in the College of Engineering, effective Aug. 10, 2019.
Date: May 31, 2019
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