Wednesday - December 4, 2024
*Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Virginia Newsletter for Sunday November 24, 2024 ( 3 items )  

Fralin Biomedical Research Institute Spinoff Company Translates Science Into Peptide Drugs Targeting Cancer Stem Cells
ROANOKE, Virginia, Nov. 18 (TNSres) -- The Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * Bioentrepreneur Samy Lamouille recently joined a Johnson & Johnson life science and health care incubator, opening new avenues for networking and development. * * * Scientific progress often follows a prolonged path, but bioentrepreneur Samy Lamouille believes his dedication toward this pursuit will ultimately pay off for brain cancer patients. Acomhal Research I  more

VCU Innovator of the Year is 'Proof of Pathway' to Success for Physicists
RICHMOND, Virginia, Nov. 23 (TNSres) -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * Massimo F. Bertino is the first physicist to receive VCU's highest honor for faculty researchers. * * * By Jeff Kelley When he learned he was selected as VCU's 2024 Billy R. Martin Innovator of the Year, physics professor Massimo Bertino, Ph.D., was met with more surprise than most honorees. Physicists, he noted, aren't recognized nearly as often as peers in engineering or medicine. In  more

VCU: Class of 2024 - In the Language of Afghan Patients, Marjan Habib Supports Their Mental Health
RICHMOND, Virginia, Nov. 23 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * Master's degree graduate from VCU College of Health Professions counseling program is serving her community in Northern Virginia. * * * By Joan Tupponce Marjan Habib's fluency in Dari, one of the two official languages of Afghanistan, came from her parents, who settled in the United States as refugees and made sure she spoke it at home. Growing up in a community of Afghans in Northern Virginia,   more