News – Pandemic Prediction and Prevention Destination Area

Researchers use AI to study deadly hemorrhagic fever viruses

September 24, 2025

As part of a $3.25 million Department of Defense grant through the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, researchers at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, the University of Montreal, and SRI International are using artificial intelligence (AI) to study hemorrhagic fever viruses with the ultimate goal of identifying targets for therapeutics.

Deadly rodent-borne hantavirus is an emerging disease with pandemic potential

April 10, 2025

Virginia Tech researchers seek to understand the environmental factors that influence the distribution of hantavirus in rodent populations across the United States.

National Dialogue on ethics in pandemic science brought researchers and community together

February 20, 2025

Collaborators from the Virginia Tech-led National Science Foundation Center for Community Empowering Pandemic Prediction and Prevention from Atoms to Societies (NSF COMPASS Center) brought together dozens of scientists, scholars, and community partners to discuss ways to ensure ethically driven research in pandemic science at its inaugural National Dialogue event.

Veterinary college researcher Kylene Kehn-Hall receives 2024 Zoetis Research Excellence Award

February 11, 2025

Ask Kylene Kehn-Hall about receiving the 2024 Zoetis Award for Veterinary Research Excellence, and she’ll tell you it’s about more than personal recognition — it’s about advancing science that matters.

Naren Ramakrishnan honored as Association for Computing Machinery fellow

February 5, 2025

Ramakrishnan was recognized for his leadership in developing new algorithms and systems to forecast disease outbreaks and geopolitical events.

College of Science launches Center for the Mathematics of Biosystems

December 24, 2024

In today’s world, mathematical models are an integral part of the study of biological systems. But with the increase in the ability to collect data at various scales of resolution, modern mathematical biology must actively integrate rigorous statistical, data science, and computer science frameworks as well.

Insights from the intersection of research and English

December 24, 2024

Student Hailey Richards is a research assistant on a team examining the experiences of patients who have received blood from people vaccinated from COVID-19.

Virginia Tech researcher receives collaborative grant to improve cancer therapies

November 27, 2024

Chemical engineering Professor Padma Rajagopalan is designing 3D liver organoids to test the effects of chemotherapy.

Graduate School Mentoring Workshop focuses on best practices, real-life scenarios

November 13, 2024

The workshop, based on the Graduate School’s “Mentoring Road Show” program, featured lively interaction, helpful strategies, and best practices.

Research achievements and excellence honored during annual celebration

November 13, 2024

Faculty whose remarkable achievements drove Virginia Tech scholarship forward in 2024 were honored during Virginia Tech’s annual research celebration on Nov. 6.

X.J. Meng receives prestigious MERIT Award to study hepatitis E virus

September 13, 2024

To build upon a quarter-century of world-renowned research in zoonotic viral diseases, X.J. Meng has been rewarded with a prestigious National Institutes of Health (NIH) Method to Extend Research in Time (MERIT) Award.

Virginia Tech faculty receive National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource Pilot awards

June 17, 2024

Anuj Karpatne’s project “Lake-GPT: Building a Foundation Model for Aquatic Sciences” is one of the first 35 to be supported with computational time through the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) Pilot program, marking a significant milestone in connecting U.S. researchers and educators to computational, data, and training resources needed to advance artificial intelligence (AI).