“The first wealth is health.” 
---Ralph Waldo Emerson

Providing a soundness of mind is a crucial factor in managing the welfare of a nation. Therefore, a sense of urgency and accuracy in responding to potential health threats is more eminent than ever. VT-ARC has access to some of the nation’s most active and innovative efforts in the war against disease and infirmity, assembling multi-disciplinary teams from within Virginia Tech’s extensive science, medical, technological, and behavioral communities to create working solutions for some of health’s toughest problems.

Focus Areas

• Genomic research
• Biomedical engineering
• Bioinformatics & information technology
• Informatics & large data exploitation
• Food, nutrition & health
• Occupational health & safety
• Human factors engineering
• Comparative oncology
• Large-scale simulation

For further information on VT-ARC's health expertise, please contact:

Bennett Teates
BTeates@vt-arc.org
540 443-8577 X 500