The San Francisco Examiner, California, February 25, 1935

“The humanities are going to be the little bird on the hippo—an afterthought trying to balance on other educational goals.” This is a fear I have too. Lots in here to chew on. Good reporting from Nathan Heller from ASU and Harvard’s campuses. newyorker.com/magazine/2023/…

Happy International Women's Day! 👩‍🔬The amazing women in our lab are making important discoveries in virus-host biology! 👏👏 Hayashi.Jen Ludivine Grzelak Irene Chen Rachel Padget + Steph, Maria, Ursula, Chia-Lin, Daniela, Gabby, Veronica, Alia! 😍 Gladstone Institutes

Northern lights over Virginia's Shenandoah Valley last night. Towering pillars and vivid colors were visible for a few unforgettable moments. 📍 Big Meadows, ShenandoahNPS, Virginia, USA

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN PROGRAM HISTORY, VIRGINIA TECH IS HEADING TO THE FINAL FOUR #MarchMadness x Virginia Tech Women's Basketball

How does your behavior start in your brain? What inside of this mysterious organ can change how you interact with your environment? We ask these questions and more with Dr. Kenneth Harris Kenneth D Harris from UCL Brain Sciences abiglickofscience.libsyn.com/which-came-fir…

Once again, universities, Im pleding that you make tax season eaiser for fellowship awardees, i cant pipette from tax prison

Is maple the only kind of tree that has delicious blood or are we missing out on other ones

The new episode of Ted Lasso. Jason Sudeikis knows high quality sauce. We’re honored to be featured on the best show on television. Wow. Believe in BBQ.

TRUMP INDICTED

📢 Calling all prospective students! Check out our website to join us for our Open House or a Virtual Information Session this fall! See and hear about the great things happening at TBMH first-hand! Students & faculty please share! tbmh.vt.edu/prospective-st…

📝Program Update: #Stempenpal registrations close soon! If you're a #STEM professional looking to make a positive impact in the life of one of our amazing #prescientists than this opportunity is for you!🎉 To register refer to this link: prescientist.org/volunteers. 🚀

BREAKING NEWS The 2023 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman for their discoveries concerning nucleoside base modifications that enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19.

Henrietta Lacks was honored today & now has a presence in 2 places on our campus + her immortal contributions in research labs at Fralin Biomedical Research Institute Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine Virginia Tech. Thanks @Gateskp and former students for your advocacy Ubadah Sabbagh Rachana Deven Somaiya Rachel Padget maruf

📣 We're so excited to announce that Fralin Biomedical Research Institute & American Heart Association's CardioSURF program has a new website AND the application for summer 2024 has officially launched! Please visit our new website for more info & to apply! Apps are due by Feb. 14! fralinbiomed.info/cardiosurf

Thank you! I'm very proud of this work and the team effort involved in understanding the role of viral infection on cardiac conduction prior to myocarditis development!

#VirginiaTech researchers at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC reveals viral infections may instigate hazardous cardiovascular conditions earlier than previously thought. 🔬 news.vt.edu/articles/2024/…

Padget & colleagues found a direct link of #viral infection to #arrhythmogenic potential before significant host #inflammatory responses and/or myocardial damage. Learn more at ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CI… Rachel Padget @poelzing_lab @D_RyanKing

Wonderful presentations at 10 year anniversary The Big Man Himself program by PhD grads Kisha Greer, Tre Mills, Rachel Padget, Ubadah Sabbagh, Rebecca Brock & Meghna Verma. It was inspiring Fralin Biomedical Research Institute to hear the successful academic & industry career journeys of these articulate scientists