The first IGEP-RM journal club of the fall 2016 semester was a success! In the midst of delicious Lebanese food at Belkoom Authentic Lebanese Restaurant, the students and various faculty members took part in a discussion regarding the NIH’s moratorium on funding for human-animal chimera models. New students to the program, Yeonwoo Lebovitz and Sabah […]
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The Influence of VEGF-A Signaling on Beta-Cell Regeneration, by Tracee Popielarczyk
“Our journal club discussions have revolved around the current management, treatment, and cures for diabetes and potential regenerative medicine strategies; however, much is still unknown about the underlying processes and signaling mechanisms involved in pancreatic development and its role in this disease. It is known that β-cells exhibit a low regenerative capacity, making the molecular […]
MIT’s develops Nanogel that can secret insulin-Posted by Andre Stevenson
Came across this article (below and link) a few days about regarding nanogels that can secrete insulin…I know we’ve moved on…but the concept can definitely apply to other areas as well… Link: http://newsoffice.mit.edu/2013/nanotechnology-could-help-fight-diabetes-0516 Nanotechnology could help fight diabetes Injectable nanogel can monitor blood-sugar levels and secrete insulin when needed. Anne Trafton, MIT News Office May 16, […]
Congratulations to Tracee Popielarczyk for her recent induction!
Congratulations to Tracee Popielarczyk, MS, a PhD candidate, Stamps Family Fellow and Regenerative Medicine IGEP student. She has been accepted as an associate Member into Iota Delta Rho, the Interdisciplinary Research Honor Society. Iota Delta Rho is the Nation’s first interdisciplinary honor society and was founded at Virginia Tech in 2011. Tracee exemplifies a collaborative and […]
Our very own Dr. Michelle Theus investigates how the brain repairs itself after a stroke.
Virginia Tech News reported about Dr. Michelle Theus’s research on the central nervous system following a traumatic brain injury. “BLACKSBURG, Va., March 20, 2014 – A neuroscientist at the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech says she hopes that a better understanding of how the brain restores blood flow to damaged tissue following […]
Congratulations to Shelley Cooke and Andre Stevenson for their recent awards and inductions!
Please join us in congratulating Shelley and Andre for their recent awards and inductions! Shelley Cooke, MSE PhD candidate and RM IGEP fellow, has been accepted as a Full Member into Iota Delta Rho, the Interdisciplinary Research Honor Society. Iota Delta Rho is the Nation’s first interdisciplinary honor society and was founded at Virginia Tech […]
Is death a disease or not? Miranda Vieson discusses, “The Bioethics of Regenerative Medicine” – Chapter 10
“I stumbled across a book while searching for a topic to write about and found it to be extremely relevant to our discussions in IGEP regarding regenerative medicine. We’re striving to understand all the different angles of regenerative medicine in addition to the science, which is something I think is important in standing behind what […]
Congratulations to Anne Nichols and Kaavya Giridha who won, “Outstanding PhD Poster”!
Congratulations to Anne Nichols and Kaavya Giridha who both won “Outstanding PhD Poster,” at last weeks Twenty-Fifth Annual VMRCVM Research Symposium! Thomas Brickler, Kaylyn Williams, Maria Christina Villafranca Locher, Kristobal Gudenschwager and Tracee Popielarczyk presented their posters too. Good work everyone!
Our very own Thomas Brickler is the featured graduate student for March 2014!
Congratulations to Thomas Brickler, who was featured and interviewed on the Virginia Tech Graduate School website. Please read the full interview at: http://graduateschool.vt.edu/node/5882
The Cost of Diabetes
Recently, we have really only talked about ways to fix diabetes and the ways that we discussed are mostly cell based. Although, this may be beneficial to diabetes patients there are a lot of long term side effects caused by … Continue reading →