(July 1, 2009) Prof. Timothy Long has been named Associate Director for Interdisciplinary Research and Education at Virginia Tech's Fralin Life Science Institute. Partnering with the Graduate School, VTC, VBI, VMRCVM, and OVPR, Dr. Long aims to stimulate educational and research collaborations in life science across campus and to foster an externally visible community that will attract applicants to allied degree programs. His initial term of service is three years.