Stop Searching, Start Discovering: VCU Wright Center Unleashes Overton,Your New Power Tool for Unfindable Research Impact!
Good news for the VCU community: The VCU Wright Center is pleased to announce the launch of our institutional license for Overton, the world’s largest searchable database of policy and grey literature. This powerful resource is available to anyone with a vcu.edu or vcuhealth.org email address. For every researcher and administrator focused on demonstrating the […]
Clinical Trials in Richmond: Advancing Health Through Research and Community
Clinical trials are the cornerstone of medical innovation, offering hope to patients and driving advancements in treatment. A recent article in Richmond Magazine highlights the pivotal role of clinical research in our region, featuring personal stories of clinical trial participants. These experiences underscore the profound impact these studies can have on individual lives and the […]
Bridging Research and Career Readiness: VCU Launches Minor in Research Ecosystems
As the research landscape grows increasingly interdisciplinary and complex, Virginia Commonwealth University is taking bold steps to ensure its graduates are not only academically prepared but career-ready. A new undergraduate minor, Research Ecosystems, has been approved and will launch in Fall 2025, providing students with a comprehensive introduction to the operational, regulatory, and strategic aspects […]
Limited Submission Opportunity: Virginia Opioid Abatement Authority (VOAA) Funding – 2025 Cycle
The Virginia Opioid Abatement Authority (VOAA) is accepting proposals from state agencies for its 2025 funding cycle to support evidence-based initiatives addressing the opioid crisis. Eligible projects should align with VOAA’s priority areas, including mobile crisis services, overdose reduction, expanded treatment access, recovery supports, and workforce development. Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) may submit one institutional […]
The Wright Regional Center Hosts Inaugural Research Day to Cultivate Collaboration and Showcase Innovation in Virginia’s Research Community
On October 17th, 2024, the Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research at Virginia Commonwealth University held its first-ever Research Day, bringing together over fifty scholars, faculty, and partners to showcase research aimed at advancing clinical and translational science. This event emphasized collaboration and networking, showcasing the impact that community-engaged research can have on the […]
Unlocking the Power of Retrospective Research: VCU’s Guide to TriNetX, Cosmos, and EPIC
Retrospective research is a cornerstone of advancing medical knowledge, allowing researchers to draw valuable insights from existing data. However, accessing and utilizing this data can be a daunting task, particularly when navigating complex systems like TriNetX, Cosmos, and EPIC. A recent Research Town Hall at VCU, titled “How do I get the data needed for […]
Wright Regional CCTS: A central and southeastern Virginia collaboration in clinical and translational science
To advance the development and transfer of clinical innovations to patient care, a flourishing future of clinical and translational science requires greater diversity among patient populations and researchers. That’s why the C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research at Virginia Commonwealth University created a new collaboration with sister universities: to grow […]
Wright Regional Center for Translational Science Hosts 2nd Annual Research Symposium
There are a number of populations that experience health disparities based on their economic or social status, geographic location and their environment. Researchers in healthcare and academic institutions continue to work to address these disparities. On June 22, 2022 our second annual research symposium hosted a number of faculty, students, researchers and community members to […]
Transplantation, HIV infection and immunosuppression: Wright Center scientists contribute to studies using national COVID-19 data
Organ transplant recipients and people living with HIV are more likely to experience adverse effects after contracting COVID-19. And kidney and heart transplant recipients are at highest risk. Those are just some of the conclusions coming from an international team of researchers that includes Virginia Commonwealth University data scientists. Amy Olex, M.S., and Evan French […]
VCU researchers develop COVID-19 testing method that is both accurate and fast
You wake up one morning with a fever and a cough. Where can you get a rapid, accurate COVID-19 test? The answer has plagued many people in the U.S., where the FDA has been slow to approve at-home, rapid tests, many of which suffer from high false-negative rates. And the more-accurate polymerase chain reaction (PCR) […]
