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Research presentations span infant sleep to cancer therapy , articleThe Fralin Biomedical Research Institute’s 2026-27 Pioneers in Biomedical Research lecture series brings top scientists to Roanoke and Washington, D.C., for talks on neuroscience, cancer, cardiovascular health, metabolism, addiction policy, and more.
Date: Sep 03, 2026 - -
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Blocking a microRNA reverses deadly lung disease in preclinical study , articleIn a study published in Science Translational Medicine, researchers led by Yassine Sassi of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute found that elevated levels of microRNA-224 promoted abnormal cell growth in the lungs’ blood vessels, contributing to disease.
Date: Sep 02, 2026 - -
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Discovery and curiosity bring heart science, patient care together , articleCardiovascular research is the perfect ground for the confluence of many disciplines. Progress depends on basic scientists and clinicians learning from one another, connecting frontline needs with advances in molecular biology and genetics.
Date: Sep 01, 2026 - -
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Beyond trial and error: A more precise approach to psychiatry , articleThe Fralin Biomedical Research Institute will convene leaders in neuroscience, clinical research, and drug development to Roanoke to examine advances that could enable more individualized care for schizophrenia.
Date: Aug 28, 2026 - -
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Oral therapy shows potential to protect healthy tissue from radiation , articleThe research team's goal is to develop a therapy that protects the organs most vulnerable to radiation injury while preserving radiation’s ability to treat cancer.
Date: Aug 21, 2026 - -
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To understand a cancer therapy, first study the enzyme , articleAn National Institutes of Health fellowship supports research at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute’s Cancer Research Center in Washington, D.C., to determine how PRMT5 modifies proteins in healthy cells. The findings could clarify the enzyme’s role in cancer.
Date: Aug 11, 2026 - -
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Exploring how time of day changes breast milk composition , articleFralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC scientists are investigating how breast milk composition changes throughout the day to match infants’ metabolic needs.
Date: Aug 06, 2026 - -
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Scientists restore lost protein to reverse lung disease in preclinical models , articleResearchers at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC identified a protein that helps keep lung blood vessels healthy. Restoring the protein in preclinical models reversed key features of a rare disease that causes dangerously high blood pressure in the lungs.
Date: Jul 30, 2026 - -
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Brain researchers find detour around genetic roadblock , articleResearchers have discovered in a preclinical model how an antioxidant approach helps brain cells overcome the effects of a genetic disorder associated with schizophrenia and autism spectrum disorder.
Date: Jul 27, 2026 - -
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Physical activity may help ease fatigue in children with developmental disabilities , articleThe study examined relationships among physical activity, the physical demands of activity, and fatigue in children with cerebral palsy and Down syndrome.
Date: Jul 06, 2026 - -
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Virginia’s leading research universities unite to advance biomedical innovation , articleThe next generation of medicine won’t be built around treating disease after it appears. It will be built around understanding precisely how disease develops — and predicting its course to enable precise interventions before it becomes irreversible.
Date: Jun 30, 2026 - -
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Graduate student pursues potential therapy for deadly lung disease , articleAn American Heart Association fellowship recognizes Dilruba Yeasmen’s research into an essential signal control that has the potential to inhibit lung scarring.
Date: Jun 29, 2026 - -
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Predicting the onset of a debilitating neurological disorder , articleViviana Hernández-Castañón, a postdoctoral associate at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, will use a fellowship from the Dystonia Medical Research Foundation to investigate brain activity changes associated with dystonia.
Date: Jun 25, 2026 - -
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Architects of modern computational neuroscience measure the future of the field , articleFralin Biomedical Research Institute neuroscientist is heading to Braitenberg 100 at Germany’s Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, joining the researchers who helped build modern computational neuroscience at a landmark symposium.
Date: Jun 23, 2026 - -
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‘A cautionary tale’: Study challenges assumption about brain activity in movement disorders , articleMeike van der Heijden found that studying activity in Purkinje cells in the cerebellum is not a reliable substitute for understanding activity in connected but less accessible deep cerebellar nuclei cells.
Date: Jun 19, 2026 - -
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Early career scientist earns national fellowship to fight heart disease , articleA Myocarditis Foundation award supports Chelsea Phillips’ research on cardiac infection and arrhythmia at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC.
Date: Jun 17, 2026 - -
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Virginia Tech, Children’s National create pediatric AI innovation hub to speed research, care , articleThe hub brings together clinicians, researchers, and data scientists to speed the development of artificial intelligence technologies designed specifically for children.
Date: Jun 02, 2026 - -
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Triggering the 'symphonic biology' of exercise for better health , articlePhysician-scientist R. Sanders Williams of Duke University has worked across academia and industry exploring key questions in exercise medicine. The National Academy of Medicine member will deliver the season’s final Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC on Thursday, June 4.
Date: Jun 02, 2026 - -
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International scientists to assemble in Roanoke to unlock the medicine of exercise , articleMore than 40 speakers and 250 attendees are expected for the 20th International Biochemistry of Exercise Conference, hosted in Roanoke by Virginia Tech and the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC.
Date: May 29, 2026 -
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