The William Jacob and Barbara Boyle Lemon family of Roanoke has donated $1 million to Roanoke's Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, which is undergoing a major expansion.
The institute says the gift will help it to recruit and retain new researchers.
Begun in 2010 as a joint venture of Virginia Tech and Carilion Clinic, the institute expects to open a new a 140,000-square-foot new building next fall. The building will house about 400 additional scientists and staff by 2027. Recruitment for new research teams began this summer.
The facility’s core research areas include immunology, cancer, cardiovascular science, and neuroscience.
