Virginia Tech Researcher Earns Fellowship to Explore How Obesity Increases the Risk for Heart Disease
March 21, 2025
March 21, 2025
ROANOKE, Virginia, March 21 (TNSres) -- The Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech issued the following news:
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Virginia Tech researcher earns fellowship to explore how obesity increases the risk for heart disease
Mark Renton, a postdoctoral associate with the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, will investigate how the pannexin-1 protein regulates blood flow in an obesity-induced heart condition.
By Lena Ayuk
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Virginia Tech researcher earns fellowship to explore how obesity increases the risk for heart disease
Mark Renton, a postdoctoral associate with the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, will investigate how the pannexin-1 protein regulates blood flow in an obesity-induced heart condition.
By Lena Ayuk
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