Center for Drug Discovery http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/feeds/vtcdd.html en Fri, 30 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400 http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html Fralin graduate student invents new cancer drug delivery vehicle http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2013/01/012813-fralin-cancerdrugdeliveryinvention.html <div xmlns:o="urn:www.microsoft.com/office" xmlns:st1="urn:www.microsoft.com/smarttags" xmlns:st2="urn:www.microsoft.com/smarttags2" xmlns:w="urn:www.microsoft.com/word" xmlns:x="urn:www.microsoft.com/excel"><p>Sean Hemp of Raleigh, N.C., a Ph.D. student in chemistry in the College of Science, is helping to invent new therapies that target genetic disease and cancer. </p></div> Mon, 28 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2013/01/012813-fralin-cancerdrugdeliveryinvention.html Fralin Life Science Institute College of Science Center for Drug Discovery Research Chemistry Fralin researchers design potential blood thinner that also unmasks cancer cells http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2012/12/120612-fralin-bloodthinner.html <p>Scientists created a microfluidic device that emulates flow conditions within a blood vessel to explore the therapeutic role of a naturally occurring protein called Disabled-2, which ultimately prevents blood from clotting.</p> Thu, 06 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2012/12/120612-fralin-bloodthinner.html Fralin Life Science Institute College of Science Research Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science College of Engineering Center for Drug Discovery Virginia Tech drug screening laboratory available to life sciences community http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2012/10/103112-fralin-screeninglab.html <p>The overall goal of the drug screening laboratory, according to Center Director and University Distinguished Professor David Kingston, is to further the discovery of bioactive compounds.</p> Wed, 31 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2012/10/103112-fralin-screeninglab.html Fralin Life Science Institute College of Agriculture and Life Sciences College of Science Center for Drug Discovery Research Chemistry Virginia Tech forms Center for Drug Discovery http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2012/06/061912-fralin-drugdiscovery.html <p>It is envisioned that the center will be a major force in drug discovery and delivery in the United States, with the capacity to discover drug candidates and develop them to the point that they will make it to Investigational New Drug status in the pharmaceutical industry.</p> Tue, 19 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2012/06/061912-fralin-drugdiscovery.html Fralin Life Science Institute College of Science College of Agriculture and Life Sciences College of Natural Resources and Environment Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine College of Engineering Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science Research Center for Drug Discovery