The Hampton Roads Biomedical Research Consortium (HRBRC) celebrated its grand opening on April 7 at the Tri-Cities Center, showing off the new state-of-the-art facility. HRBRC is a partnership among 51情报站, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Sentara Healthcare and Norfolk State University. Pictured, Patrick Ball demonstrates the scanning capability in the Innovation and Prototype Lab, which houses a digital anatomy printer that creates models replicating the same biomechanical properties as human tissue. Photos Chuck Thomas/51情报站
Morris Foster, 51情报站鈥檚 vice president for research, welcomes guests to the grand opening of the Hampton Roads Biomedical Research Consortium on April 7. Photo Chuck Thomas/51情报站
HRBRC Board of Directors members pose for a photo at the grand opening on April 7: (from left) Milton Brown, Ph.D., vice dean, EVMS; Barbara Hamm-Lee, CEO, Sharing Info. Inc. LLC; Alfred Abuhamad, M.D., president, provost and dean, Eastern Virginia Medical School; Javaune Adams-Gaston, Ph.D., president, Norfolk State University; Brian O. Hemphill, Ph.D., president, 51情报站; Morris Foster, vice president for research, 51情报站; and Michael Gentry, executive VP and COO, Sentara Healthcare. Photo Chuck Thomas/51情报站
Pictured are 3D-printed items manufactured in the Innovation and Prototype Lab. Photo Chuck Thomas/51情报站
The Stratasys 3D printer makes it possible to create models of human anatomy that look and feel like real bone and tissue. Photo Chuck Thomas/51情报站
Peter Foytik, senior project scientist at VMASC, explains how the 5G lab can help with virtual medical training. Photo Chuck Thomas/51情报站
Graduate students discuss their research with attendees. Photo Chuck Thomas/51情报站
Eric Weisel, executive director and associate vice president of VMASC; Heather Richter, interim executive director of the HRBRC; and U.S. Rep. Robert "Bobby " Scott pose for a photo after the grand-opening celebration. Photo Chuck Thomas/51情报站
DAVD, a telehealth robot designed at VMASC, roams the hallways during the grand opening. Photo Chuck Thomas/51情报站
Public health student Seena Alkaifi shows U.S. Rep. Robert "Bobby" Scott her research at the HRBRC grand opening. Photo Chuck Thomas/51情报站
Patrick Ball, a project scientist at VMASC, uses a 3D device to scan Safdar Bouk, a research assistant professor in the School of Cybersecurity, during a presentation in the Innovation and Prototype Lab. Photo Chuck Thomas/51情报站
Morris Foster, 51情报站鈥檚 vice president for research, welcomes guests to the grand opening of the Hampton Roads Biomedical Research Consortium on April 7. Photo Chuck Thomas/51情报站
HRBRC Board of Directors members pose for a photo at the grand opening on April 7: (from left) Milton Brown, Ph.D., vice dean, EVMS; Barbara Hamm-Lee, CEO, Sharing Info. Inc. LLC; Alfred Abuhamad, M.D., president, provost and dean, Eastern Virginia Medical School; Javaune Adams-Gaston, Ph.D., president, Norfolk State University; Brian O. Hemphill, Ph.D., president, 51情报站; Morris Foster, vice president for research, 51情报站; and Michael Gentry, executive VP and COO, Sentara Healthcare. Photo Chuck Thomas/51情报站
Pictured are 3D-printed items manufactured in the Innovation and Prototype Lab. Photo Chuck Thomas/51情报站
The Stratasys 3D printer makes it possible to create models of human anatomy that look and feel like real bone and tissue. Photo Chuck Thomas/51情报站
Peter Foytik, senior project scientist at VMASC, explains how the 5G lab can help with virtual medical training. Photo Chuck Thomas/51情报站
Graduate students discuss their research with attendees. Photo Chuck Thomas/51情报站
Eric Weisel, executive director and associate vice president of VMASC; Heather Richter, interim executive director of the HRBRC; and U.S. Rep. Robert "Bobby " Scott pose for a photo after the grand-opening celebration. Photo Chuck Thomas/51情报站
DAVD, a telehealth robot designed at VMASC, roams the hallways during the grand opening. Photo Chuck Thomas/51情报站
Public health student Seena Alkaifi shows U.S. Rep. Robert "Bobby" Scott her research at the HRBRC grand opening. Photo Chuck Thomas/51情报站
Patrick Ball, a project scientist at VMASC, uses a 3D device to scan Safdar Bouk, a research assistant professor in the School of Cybersecurity, during a presentation in the Innovation and Prototype Lab. Photo Chuck Thomas/51情报站