Virginia Tech: From Law and Order to Genetic Disorders
February 18, 2026
February 18, 2026
BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Feb. 18 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news:
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From law and order to genetic disorders
Allyson Herriges spent 10 years as a military police officer before raising children with special needs led her to study neuroscience in Virginia Tech's Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health Graduate Program. Now, a James R. Carter Sr. Memorial Award is supporting her research at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC.< . . .
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From law and order to genetic disorders
Allyson Herriges spent 10 years as a military police officer before raising children with special needs led her to study neuroscience in Virginia Tech's Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health Graduate Program. Now, a James R. Carter Sr. Memorial Award is supporting her research at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC.< . . .