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May 15, 2013 World-renowned insect geneticist to deliver lecture at Fralin Life Science Institute
May 15, 2013 University researchers find widespread but neglected disease as real health threat in Africa
May 23, 2013 High school biology students learn about the physics of flying by studying flight paths of animals and microbes
May 08, 2013 Tracy Wilkins named University Distinguished Achievement Award winner for 2013
Apr 26, 2013 Study shows human-wildlife microbe exchange and multidrug resistance in wildlife in protected areas in Africa
Apr 17, 2013 11th annual Undergraduate Research Conference to be held April 19
Apr 17, 2013 Students develop skills and build relationships through summer undergraduate research programs
Apr 10, 2013 Researchers find Salmonella to be more resilient than originally thought
Mar 29, 2013 Kathleen Alexander finds climate change likely to worsen public health threat of diarrheal disease in Botswana and other arid African countries
Mar 26, 2013 Research directors inform board of visitors on surging health science initiatives
Mar 25, 2013 Researchers alter mosquito genome with goal of controlling disease
Mar 15, 2013 Photos: Third vector-borne disease research symposium
Mar 21, 2013 Fralin entomologists map out the genetics behind a deadly disease
Mar 20, 2013 Researchers have a 'gut feeling' about the link between a high fat diet and metabolic dysfunction
Mar 07, 2013 Seminar series brings top-notch life science researchers to campus
Mar 08, 2013 Cancer-slowing compound also combats malaria, researchers find
Mar 07, 2013 Six students to present at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research
Feb 04, 2013 Fralin Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship students build lasting relationships with faculty
Feb 06, 2013 Fralin vector-borne disease researchers to host symposium
Jan 31, 2013 Double-dipping scientists may have received millions in duplicate funding, Virginia Bioinformatics Institute analysis reveals
Jan 23, 2013 Deadlines approach for undergraduate research programs, conferences
Jan 28, 2013 Fralin graduate student invents new cancer drug delivery vehicle
Jan 10, 2013 New Fralin center furthers multidisciplinary obesity research
Dec 21, 2012 For twin plant pathologists, it all comes down to genetics
Dec 17, 2012 Center for Autism Research established at Virginia Tech
Dec 07, 2012 Virginia Tech ranking for research spending jumps; remains tops in Virginia
Dec 06, 2012 Research instrument opens new avenues of discovery
Dec 06, 2012 Fralin researchers design potential blood thinner that also unmasks cancer cells
Dec 03, 2012 Virginia Tech biochemist Dennis Dean named AAAS Fellow
Dec 04, 2012 Phone calls to help adults delay the onset of diabetes
Nov 14, 2012 Deadlines approach to apply for undergraduate research opportunities
Nov 02, 2012 Virginia Tech researcher tries to knock out sleeping sickness
Nov 12, 2012 Pavlos Vlachos named Robert E. Hord Jr. Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Nov 05, 2012 World-renowned materials scientist to serve as visiting scholar at Virginia Tech
Oct 31, 2012 Virginia Tech drug screening laboratory available to life sciences community
Oct 23, 2012 Economic conditions may trump genetics when battling obesity
Oct 15, 2012 Department of Energy's Office of Science director to discuss science for sustainable energy at first-ever visit to Virginia Tech
Oct 08, 2012 Mosquito genetics may offer clues to malaria control, Virginia Tech researchers say
Sep 18, 2012 Scientists investigate bacterial outliers
Sep 06, 2012 Pint-size molecules show promise against obesity
Sep 03, 2012 Photos: Students in Ecuador
Aug 22, 2012 Photos: Undergraduate Research Symposium
Aug 28, 2012 New bioengineering kit available through Fralin Life Science Institute's Biotech-in-a-Box program
Sep 04, 2012 Undergraduate researchers study poison dart frogs and more in Ecuadorian jungle
Aug 24, 2012 College of Agriculture and Life Sciences researchers recognized for their work
Aug 02, 2012 Photos: Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship students
Aug 02, 2012 Undergraduate students make their mark in fish and wildlife conservation research
Jul 24, 2012 Undergraduate researcher examines ways to prevent obesity and reverse effects of metabolic syndrome
Jul 31, 2012 Enzyme characterization brings biochemists closer to mosquito drug targets
Jul 26, 2012 Cylindrical cell structure parts may aid in targeting diseases such as cancer, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's
Jul 23, 2012 Janet W. Rankin named president of world's largest exercise science organization
Jul 10, 2012 Student researchers take a walk on the 'wild' side
Jul 17, 2012 Summer research provides undergraduate engineering student an opportunity to work with horses
Aug 20, 2012 Student researcher explored genomic medicine in summer fellowship
Jun 28, 2012 Virginia Tech Faculty Entrepreneur Hall of Fame inducts first class
Jun 26, 2012 Undergraduate student researches methods to regenerate damaged tissue in people and horses
Jul 03, 2012 Undergraduate students explore how electrical stimulation may be able to treat patients with vocal cord paralysis
Jun 15, 2012 Undergraduate student researcher investigates bacteria-powered micro-robots as part of Scieneering program
Jun 25, 2012 Researchers use computer model to probe mysteries of human immune system
Jun 11, 2012 Kathleen Alexander receives NIH grant to study effect of climate change on water-borne diseases
Jun 19, 2012 Virginia Tech forms Center for Drug Discovery
May 10, 2012 Virginia Tech and University of Tuscia lead international research team to unravel origin of devastating kiwifruit bacterium
Apr 16, 2012 Better treatment for tuberculosis possible with biochemist's findings
Apr 16, 2012 10th annual Undergraduate Research and Prospective Graduate Student Conference to be held April 19
Apr 11, 2012 Prestigious National Institutes of Health training program answers biomedical research need
Mar 23, 2012 Kathleen Alexander's work in Botswana attracts attention of U.S. ambassador
Mar 09, 2012 Harold 'Skip' Garner steps down as executive director of Virginia Bioinformatics Institute; Dennis Dean named interim executive director
Mar 20, 2012 X.J. Meng elected to the American Academy of Microbiology
Mar 12, 2012 Kathleen Alexander finds brucellosis pathogen persists in Botswana buffalo, may pose a threat to humans
Mar 07, 2012 Scientists awarded grant for mosquito egg production research
Feb 15, 2012 Biochemist receives prestigious international award
Feb 08, 2012 Researchers study parenting behaviors of stressed-out birds
Jan 31, 2012 Virginia Tech wildlife ecologist links severe declines in Everglades mammals with invasive pythons
Jan 10, 2012 Researchers discover novel anti-viral immune pathway in the mosquito
Jan 10, 2012 Kathleen Alexander receives NSF grant to research human-animal linkage in water quality
Dec 13, 2011 Researchers describe how critical protein activates plant immune system
Nov 15, 2011 Virginia Tech's door opened and they came
Nov 15, 2011 Research team explores how microbial diversity defends against disease
Nov 08, 2011 Turtles, snakes, and the HokieBird visit Virginia Tech Open House
Nov 04, 2011 Plant researchers locate transporter used for nicotine metabolism
Nov 01, 2011 Renowned origami artist to demonstrate connection between art and science
Nov 11, 2011 Virginia Tech to launch engineering and science ethics course
Nov 03, 2011 Research team unravels tomato pathogen's tricks of the trade
Oct 20, 2011 Bed bug insecticide resistance mechanisms identified
Oct 11, 2011 Visiting scholar is pioneer of targeted drug delivery
Oct 07, 2011 Fralin summer fellowship transforms students into research scientists
Oct 03, 2011 Diagnostic sensors among technologies to be showcased at life science forum in Roanoke
Sep 26, 2011 Enzymes are possible targets for new anti-malaria drugs
Sep 21, 2011 Discovery of new ways to kill malaria mosquitoes a race against resistance
Sep 22, 2011 Life Science Forum introduces university research, regional companies
Aug 15, 2011 Food science and technology hires scientist specializing in designer functional foods
Jul 18, 2011 Robert H. White awarded $1 million NSF grant to research origin of life
Jul 08, 2011 Lindsay Key named communications officer for Fralin Life Science Institute
Jun 27, 2011 David G.I. Kingston appointed to National Advisory Council for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Feb 10, 2011 Timothy Long named associate dean in College of Science
Jan 06, 2011 Mechanisms of juvenile hormone action in insects could help fine tune pesticides
Dec 03, 2010 Loss of biodiversity can increase disease transmission
Nov 16, 2010 Internationally recognized researcher Dennis Dean advances life science research at Virginia Tech and life science education across the state
Oct 19, 2010 Macromolecules and Interfaces Institute, Fralin Life Science Institute to host Mark Davis as visiting scholar
Sep 27, 2010 Grant advances drug discovery research against a parasite and a fungus
Sep 20, 2010 Life Science Forum showcases regional research, new companies
Aug 23, 2010 Research targets basic metabolism of disease-causing fungi, bacteria
Jul 13, 2010 Biologist awarded Human Frontier Science Program grant
Jul 07, 2010 Student research provides new insights into cellular machinery of Chagas' disease parasite
May 07, 2010 Timothy E. Long receives 2010 Alumni Award for Excellence in Research
May 05, 2010 University announces 2010 Undergraduate Man, Woman of the Year
Apr 14, 2010 College of Agriculture and Life Sciences announces Outstanding Graduating Senior award recipient
Apr 09, 2010 Sigma Xi, Office for Research support student research projects
Oct 21, 2009 Meng named to prestigious National Institutes of Health study section
Oct 22, 2009 Widely-used virus assay shown unreliable when compared to other methods
Oct 12, 2009 New phase of high school-university research partnership funded by National Institutes of Health
Aug 24, 2009 Fralin Life Science Institute summer fellows research topics like infectious disease
Aug 03, 2009 University awarded scholarship program to support non-traditional graduate students
Jun 18, 2009 Powe Award supports infectious disease research
Dec 18, 2008 X.J. Meng named inaugural Fralin Life Science Institute Senior Faculty Fellow
Dec 02, 2008 University researchers discover how mosquitoes avoid succumbing to viruses they transmit
Jun 17, 2008 Researchers witness assembly of molecules critical to protein function
Apr 24, 2008 Tomato pathogen genome may offer clues about bacterial evolution at the dawn of agriculture
Dec 12, 2007 Dennis R. Dean named J.B. Stroobants Professor of Biotechnology
Jun 27, 2007 Science educators to gather for Biotechnology 2007 Conference July 18-21
May 22, 2007 International team with Virginia Tech participation maps genome of dengue and yellow fever mosquito
Nov 13, 2006 Nature's process for nitrogen fixation caught in action
Oct 27, 2006 Virginia Tech to become demonstration site for world-class scientific equipment
Jun 21, 2006 VT STARS program to help motivate high school students kicks off
Apr 06, 2006 Virginia Tech lab assists in discovery that may help block malaria
Apr 12, 2005 ASPIRES supports 17 projects to enhance university research, scholarship
Jun 11, 2004 2004 Research Symposium examines obesity issue
Nov 08, 2004 Virginia Tech, TIGR sign memorandum for new alliance
Jul 07, 2004 Biotechnology training for teachers and undergraduate college faculty to be offered July 14-17
Nov 19, 2003 Virginia Tech Launches Institute for Biomedical and Public Health Sciences
Jun 17, 2003 Virginia Tech Helps More Than 13,000 Students Across The State Learn About Biotechnology