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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.
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.
Linsey Marr
X.J. Meng
Karen Roberto
Read Montague
Virginia Tech Health Research Sponsors
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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Intensive physical therapy effective for children with rare genetic mutation, Virginia Tech study finds , articleScientists at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC want to provide investigative targets for other researchers, a framework for therapists, and vital information for parents of children with rare CASK gene mutations.
Date: Mar 12, 2025 -
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'Pocket Science' podcast: What if sound could heal? , articleWynn Legon explains how his lab is exploring ultrasound technology's effectiveness against chronic pain.
Date: Mar 05, 2025 -
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Health crisis: Nearly half of all gun deaths are suicides , articleEmergency physician and injury prevention researcher Marian Betz will deliver the next Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC.
Date: Mar 04, 2025 -
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Whole Health Consortium at Virginia Tech funds teams to tackle community health challenges , articleFive multidisciplinary teams received seed grants to develop community-informed solutions for better health.
Date: Mar 03, 2025
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