VCU and VSU researchers are studying marijuana use and the immune system
By Anne Dreyfuss VCU C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research While working with HIV-positive patients at an infectious diseases clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, Larry Keen, Ph.D., met many people who used marijuana to treat pain. “They would roll a joint while on pain medication,” Keen said. “I was like, ‘You […]
Wright Center welcomes three inaugural C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Physician-Scientist Scholars
By Anne Dreyfuss VCU C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research A new program made possible by a $4 million endowment established by longtime Virginia Commonwealth University benefactor C. Kenneth Wright is connecting the next generation of health sciences researchers with the resources and training they need to support their work. […]
Wright gift enables researchers to find answers in data
This story originally appeared in the MCV Foundation‘s Chronicle of Giving magazine. To read the full story and other articles about the life-saving effect of private gifts on the MCV Campus, click here. Thanks to a $5 million gift last spring from one of Virginia Commonwealth University’s most generous supporters, biomedical informatics at the C. Kenneth […]
Meet the Team: Maureen Olmsted
At the Wright Center, we seek to advance science and foster partnerships that accelerate translational research for the betterment of human health. Our team members come to work every day ready to transform laboratory discoveries into treatments for patients, engage communities in clinical research and train a new generation of clinical and translational scholars, all […]