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The Office of the Vice President for Health Sciences and Technology builds relationships across the university community and with the Virginia Tech’s health care partners at Carilion Clinic and Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C., to address today’s major health care challenges. Headquartered on the Health Sciences and Technology Campus in Roanoke, the office supports research conducted by world-class scientists at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC and across Virginia Tech's Faculty of Health Sciences. The office also supports hands-on translational research training and mentorship through the Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health Graduate Program, undergraduate research programs, and the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine.
Welcome from the Vice President for Health Sciences and Technology
Advances in improving human health are crucial in today's world, with new challenges emerging regularly. We’re bringing a focused approach to growth in the health sciences, working with strong partners and building on Virginia Tech’s historical excellence in engineering, computation, technology, and our established strengths in the biomedical sciences, life sciences, and health sciences research. We’re boosting Southwest Virginia’s profile as an important place to be for medical research by building infrastructure and bringing in more talented scientists and students. We’re reaching across the university and the state to tap research interests and resources for the best science possible.
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To understand a cancer therapy, first study the enzyme , article Date: Aug 11, 2026 - -
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Exploring how time of day changes breast milk composition , article Date: Aug 06, 2026 - -
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Brain researchers find detour around genetic roadblock , article Date: Jul 27, 2026 - -
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Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC
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2026 Center for Neurobiology Research Welcome Symposium , homeAug. 28, 2026 | Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC | 4 Riverside Circle, Roanoke, Virginia
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Brown Adipose Tissue as a Mediator of Cardiovascular Health , homeSept. 18, 2026, 11:00 a.m. | Kristin Stanford, Ph.D., FAHA, Professor, Department of Surgery; William D. and Jacquelyn L. Wells Chair, Dorothy M. Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center | Co-Sponsored by the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute and the Center for Exercise Medicine Research
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Precision Therapeutics for Schizophrenia Symposium , redirectSept. 23-24, 2026 | Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC | 4 Riverside Circle, Roanoke, Virginia
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mTor Signaling in Pulmonary Vascular Disease: Bench to Bedside and Back , homeSept. 25, 2026, 11:00 a.m. | Elena Goncharova, Ph.D., ATSF, FAHA, Professor, Department of Internal Medicine; Director, Pulmonary Vascular Disease Program, UC Davis School of Medicine | Co-Sponsored by the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute and the Center for Vascular and Heart Research
Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
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Center for InclusionLearn more and reserve the room.
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