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Virginia Tech
ABOUT US
Founded in 2010, the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech is one of the nation’s fastest-growing academic biomedical research enterprises and a destination for world-class researchers. The Institute’s Virginia Tech scientists focus on diseases that are the leading causes of death and suffering in the United States, including brain disorders, heart disease, and cancer. The Howell Lab is a group of Virginia Tech scientists working at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute in Roanoke, VA. We are dedicated to improving mother-infant health outcomes for our community by exploring the factors that influence healthy infant brain and behavioral development. We help families in our community through scientific research and provide a welcoming environment for our research participants.
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INVESTIGATORS
![Martha Ann Bell](https://hbcdstudy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Untitled-design-copy-3-2.png)
Martha Ann Bell, PhD
Principal Investigator
![Kathy Hosig](https://hbcdstudy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Untitled-design-3.png)
Kathy Hosig, PhD, MPH, RD
Principal Investigator
![Brittany Howell](https://hbcdstudy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Untitled-design-copy-24.png)
Brittany Howell, PhD
Principal Investigator
![Camron Johnson](https://hbcdstudy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Johnson_Camron.jpg)
Camron Johnson, DO
Site Clinician
![Mishka Terplan](https://hbcdstudy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Mishka-Terplan.jpg)
Mishka Terplan, MD, MPH
Co-Investigator and Site Clinician
![Julia M Gohlke](https://hbcdstudy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Julia-M-Gohlke.jpg)
Julia M Gohlke, PhD
Collaborator
RESEARCH TEAM
![Ava Axtell](https://hbcdstudy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/photo-2.gif)
Ava AxtellRecruitment Assistant
![Becky Carpio](https://hbcdstudy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Carpio_Becky.jpg)
Becky CarpioResearch Assistant
![Oziomachukwu Chinaka](https://hbcdstudy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Chinaka_Oziomachukwu-1.jpg)
Oziomachukwu Chinaka, MPH
PhD Student
![Alexandria Conner](https://hbcdstudy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Alex-Conner1.jpg)
Alexandria ConnerResearch Assistant
![Jamie Holt](https://hbcdstudy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Jamie-Holt.jpg)
Jamie HoltResearch Assistant
![Josh James](https://hbcdstudy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Josh-James1.jpg)
Josh JamesResearch Coordinator
![Caelan King](https://hbcdstudy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Caelan-King.jpg)
Caelan KingResearch Assistant
![Blakely Lockhart](https://hbcdstudy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Blakely-Lockhart.jpg)
Blakely LockhartResearch Assistant
![Samantha Miller-Chen](https://hbcdstudy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/photo-2.gif)
Samantha Miller-ChenResearch Assistant & Scheduling Coordinator
![Danielle Murray](https://hbcdstudy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Danielle-Murray.jpg)
Danielle MurrayStudy Coordinator
![Olivia Olinger](https://hbcdstudy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Olinger_Olivia.jpg)
Olivia OlingerResearch Assistant
![Cecil Peck](https://hbcdstudy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/photo-2.gif)
Cecil PeckRecruitment Assistant
![Julie Peck](https://hbcdstudy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Julie-Peck.jpg)
Julie PeckStudy Navigator
![Kaitlyn Rasnick](https://hbcdstudy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Rasnick_Kaitlyn.jpg)
Kaitlyn RasnickResearch Assistant
![Megan Sanctuary](https://hbcdstudy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Megan-Sanctuary1.jpg)
Megan SanctuaryResearch Assistant
![Erin VandeLinde](https://hbcdstudy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/photo-2.gif)
Erin VandeLindeRecruitment Assistant
![Cheyenne Williams](https://hbcdstudy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Cheyenne-Williams_BS_Research-Assistant.jpg)