The Fralin Life Sciences Institute at Virginia Tech Email Format
Research ServicesVirginia, United States11-50 Employees
The Fralin Life Sciences Institute at Virginia Tech is a university research unit focused on tackling environmental and life sciences challenges through a problem-driven approach. It functions as a vehicle for strategic university investment, offering resources to affiliated faculty drawn from Virginia Tech's life sciences community. Five flagship buildings serve as the hub for affiliated faculty, and researchers from other campus life science groups are invited to join and access the institute's support for pursuing innovative science with broader impact. The institute is based in Blacksburg, Virginia, within the New River Valley region, and is part of Virginia Tech's broader research services ecosystem. Its primary audience comprises life science researchers on campus who participate as affiliated faculty, with the aim of enabling collaboration and work that benefits local communities, the Commonwealth, and the world.