The Health Frontier
Leading the One Health Initiative to Achieve Whole Health >>>
Changing the paradigm from a focus on disease and symptoms to one of whole health, integrating intersections of animal, environment, and human health and building in communities and systems to empower multifaceted well-being.
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![Kathleen Alexander (at center) has made a career researching wildlife and conservation in Botswana. Here, she and colleague Lena Patiño (both at center) assess the health of two banded mongoose with Virginia Tech students. Photo courtesy of Cole Grazia.](/content/research_vt_edu/en/initiatives/research-frontiers/health/_jcr_content/content/vtcontainer_12407830_275355145/vtcontainer-content/vtcta/adaptiveimage.transform/m-medium/image.jpg)
![Albert Pan, an associate professor with the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, found a connection between a molecule called DSCAML1 and development of the brain’s stress response by studying zebrafish. His findings, published in Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, could lead to a better understanding of stress, anxiety and related conditions in humans. Photo by Clayton Metz for Virginia Tech.](/content/research_vt_edu/en/initiatives/research-frontiers/health/_jcr_content/content/vtcontainer_12407830_1788317742/vtcontainer-content/vtcta/adaptiveimage.transform/m-medium/image.jpg)
Health Research Areas
- Aerosol Science
- Air Quality
- Addiction Recovery
- Antibiotic Resistance
- Applied Microbiology and the Microbiome
- Atmospheric Science
- Biomaterials
- Biomechanics
- Biomedical Imaging
- Cancer
- Cardiovascular Engineering
- Cardiovascular Science
- Children's Health
- Climate Dynamics
- Coastal Engineering
- Disaster Resilience
- Ecological Restoration
- Environmental Modeling and Simulation
- Environmental Data Analysis and Visualization
- Food Safety
- Freshwater Salinization
- Health Behaviors
- Invasive Species
- Hazardous Waste Assessment and Treatment
- Human Neuroscience
- Infectious Disease
- Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology
- Pollution in Freshwater Systems
- Psychology and Mental Health
- Tissue Engineering
- Water Health
- Water Infrastructure
- Water Treatment
- Water Reuse and Recycle
- Watersheds, Lake, and Reservoir Management
- Water Supply
- Vegetated coastal hydrodynamics
- Viruses
Health Research Experts
From airborne transmitted diseases to greenhouse gas emissions, Virginia Tech faculty, students, and partners work together at the intersection of health science and technology disciplines.
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Warren K. Bickel
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Linsey Marr
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X.J. Meng
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Karen Roberto
Health Research Teams
Talented faculty and students are developing cutting edge research that is leading Virginia Tech’s rise as a global destination for health sciences and technology. Virginia Tech’s health sciences footprint is growing, connecting research to Virginia Tech campuses in the Washington D.C. metro area and in Roanoke and Blacksburg, Virginia .
Health News
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Article ItemInnovative modeling aims to curb teen drunken driving fatalities , article
A Virginia Tech researcher has published findings as part of a collaborative grant that is shedding new light on the complex issue of drinking and driving among teens and young adults in the U.S.
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Article ItemResearch seeks to transform urban water management , article
The Occoquan Watershed Monitoring Laboratory is on a mission to treat stormwater, wastewater, and drinking water as a single resource following the Environmental Protection Agency's new limits on perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl, also known as PFAS or forever chemicals, in drinking water.
Date: Jul 22, 2024 -
Article ItemResearchers develop 'organ on a chip' for better drug testing , article
$2 million in funding from the National Institutes of Health made it possible to 3D-print synthetic models, which mimic part of the human brain and could replace the use of animals in developing treatments.
Date: Jul 18, 2024 -
Article ItemPostpartum depression could be screened at the source , article
Assistant Professor Niyousha Hosseinichimeh, has partnered with physician researchers at Children’s National Hospital to introduce screenings where there aren’t currently resources for adult populations in need: the pediatric emergency department and the neonatal intensive care unit.
Date: Jul 18, 2024
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