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NSF COMPASS member Hannah Brown presented her research on hepatitis E, a zoonotic virus that can spread from animals to humans, at Science on Tap, a monthly event held at Rising Silo Brewery. The series is sponsored and supported by the Center for Communicating Science and Virginia Tech’s chapter of Sigma Xi.

What happens when you turn a science fair upside down? At Virginia Tech’s Science Festival last fall, the U.S. National Science Foundation COMPASS Center (Center for COMmunity Empowering Pandemic Prediction and Prevention from Atoms to SocietieS) and the Center for Communicating Science partnered to bring “Flip the Fair” to life on the third floor balcony of the Center for the Arts.

Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine postdoctoral fellow Zohreh Gholizadeh-Siahmazgi uses induced pluripotent stem cell technology to create mini versions of organs. Her research is described in this story by Virginia Tech student Eli Speechley.

Virginia Tech Department of Computer Science graduate student Vasu Gatne explores how Large Language Models can protect us against the next pandemic. Her research is described in this story by Virginia Tech student Maggie Sheridan.

Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine postdoctoral associate Hannah Brown examines how the hepatitis E virus affects the liver and brain through specialized 3-dimensional organoids. Her research is described in this story by Virginia Tech student Maddox Torres.

Virginia Tech Department of English graduate student Marissa Buccilli examines how the rhetoric around clinical studies impacts their practical use. Her research is described in this story by Virginia Tech student Abbie Smith.