Cocaine use disorder, asthma and conduct disorder: Wright Center funds three pilot projects
The Wright Center has awarded three VCU researchers grants from the CCTR Endowment grant program for health sciences research. The awards support preliminary studies that enable researchers to develop hypotheses, collect preliminary data and establish methods necessary for successful external funding. Rebecca Martin, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, was awarded […]
Clinical trial may have helped COVID patient beat life-threatening pneumonia
Paul “Pee-J” Beverly doesn’t remember being airlifted to VCU Health from Lexington, Va., last fall. In fact, he doesn’t remember much of his COVID-19 experience at all. But his girlfriend, Angela Griffin, does. “It was one of the scariest things I’ve ever been through,” she said. “Not being able to see him, barely being able […]
Join the Wright Center in celebrating Clinical Trials Day on May 20
In March 2020, when the pandemic hit, there were no approved treatments or vaccines for COVID-19. A little more than a year later, much of the world is being vaccinated, and fewer people with COVID-19 are dying — kept alive and off ventilators with the help of approved treatments. None of that would be possible […]
Join a nationwide research effort to create a healthier future for all of us
Health care is generally one-size-fits-all. When you visit the doctor, your treatments are often the same as everyone else’s. Wouldn’t it be great if your health care were tailored specifically to you? This is called precision medicine. Precision medicine takes into account: Environment — where you live Lifestyle — for example, what you eat Biology […]
Studies supported by the Wright Center connect mammary hormone to breast cancer progression
The hormone prolactin has long been understood to play a vital role in breast growth and development and the production of milk during pregnancy. But a pair of recent studies conducted at VCU Massey Cancer Center finds strong evidence that prolactin also acts as a major contributor to breast cancer development and that the hormone […]
Wright Center series trains next generation of community-engaged researchers
How would you react if someone started a conversation by saying what was wrong with you and your family? Probably not well. And that’s exactly what health researchers often do, when they try to talk to community members, said Maghboeba Mosavel, Ph.D, an associate professor at the VCU School of Medicine’s Department of Health Behavior […]
Wright Center researchers co-author winning N3C poster on organ transplants and COVID-19
The Wright Center’s Amy Olex, M.S., and Evan French were co-authors on a poster that won top honors at a recent conference. The senior bioinformatics specialist and informatics system analyst, respectively, helped produce Covid-19 In Solid Organ Transplantation (SOT): Results of The National Covid Cohort Collaborative (N3C). The poster was accepted to the Cutting Edge of Transplantation […]
Wright Center Translational Scholar brings addiction research to compassionate clinical care
Wright Center Translational Scholar Caitlin Martin, M.D., MPH, joined one of her patients, Nichole Hollie, for a conversation about addiction treatment and recovery this week. Hollie sought care at VCU Health’s OB MOTIVATE Clinic, designed for women to address substance use disorders before, during and after pregnancy. Martin was her provider. “The care I received […]
Blood pressure, proteins and precision health: Three research projects funded by the Wright Center
The Wright Center has awarded three VCU researchers grants from its Endowment Fund for health sciences research. The awards support preliminary studies that enable researchers to develop hypotheses, collect preliminary data and establish methods necessary for successful external funding. Lana Sargent, Ph.D., RN, CRNP, assistant professor in the VCU School of Nursing’s Department of Adult […]
Children are at heart for investigator funded by Wright Center’s pilot imaging grant
The Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU spoke to Uyen Truong, M.D., about her research into pediatric pulmonary hypertension. Last year, Truong received a Wright Center Pilot Imaging Fund award, supported by the National Institutes of Health, for her project titled “The impact of bariatric surgery on adolescent cardiovascular function.” The fund supports pilot work that uses the […]
