Lupus research (IMAGE) Virginia Tech Caption Noah Oakland is exploring new treatments to manage lupus in the lab of Xin Luo, a professor of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology of the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine. A student of the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and the Virginia Tech Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health graduate program, Oakland received support through a highly competitive National Institutes of Health Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award F30 award. Credit Andrew Mann/Virginia Tech Usage Restrictions None License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.