Here’s how VCU researchers are reviving the house call to treat teen obesity
Led by Melanie K. Bean, Ph.D.—co-lead of Resources and Services at VCU’s Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research—a $3.85M NIH trial is testing telehealth as a means to bring effective treatment for teen obesity into homes. This study leverages Wright Center expertise in its research design.
Multidisciplinary VCU Team Awarded CCTR Endowment Fund Grant to Investigate Accelerated Brain Aging
A multidisciplinary VCU research team has been awarded a multi-school CCTR Endowment Fund grant from the C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research to investigate the root causes of accelerated brain aging. The project — “Investigating astrocytes as agents of accelerated brain aging from a neurodevelopmental perspective” — is led by […]
Ultrasounds, glowing molecules and the brain: a summer in VCU’s research labs
Through the Honors Summer Undergraduate Research Program, co-hosted by the Wright Regional Center for Clinical and Translational Science and VCU Honors College, students from VCU, Old Dominion University and Virginia State University spend nine weeks immersed in scientific research. Madison Bivins didn’t expect to spend her summer studying ultrasound images of hip muscles. A rising […]
From Richmond to Philadelphia: how a Wright Center KL2 scholar became a national leader in periodontal research
How does a junior faculty member evolve into a national leader in periodontal research? For S. Esra Sahingur, D.D.S., M.S., Ph.D., the catalyst was the Wright Center’s KL2 scholarship. Now the Associate Dean of Graduate Studies and Student Research at the University of Pennsylvania, Sahingur’s career trajectory—including nearly $4 million in NIH R01 funding—demonstrates how the Wright Center’s K12 Program serves as a powerful launchpad for clinician-scientists.
From A.I. to Wearables: VCU’s Wright Center awards four NIH-funded grants to accelerate medical research
RICHMOND, Va. — The C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research announced today the awarding of $100,000 to four interdisciplinary research projects at Virginia Commonwealth University. These $25,000 pilot awards are funded through the Wright Center’s $27 million Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), […]
National Leadership on Display: the Wright Center at ACTS TS26
Last week in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the Wright Center’s own Emily Zimmerman, Ph.D., M.S. and Leah Gregory, M.P.H., M.S.W. brought VCU’s innovative community engagement strategies to a national audience of peer institutions. They presented at the Association for Clinical and Translational Science (ACTS) annual conference, Translational Science 2026 (TS26), one of the most significant annual gatherings […]
Wright Center’s Innovative Study Recruitment Strategy Earns National Recognition
The Wright Center and VCU Health’s Enterprise Analytics built a specialized informatics pipeline within VCU Health’s Epic electronic health record (EHR) system to collect high-integrity data for a study on SNAP benefits. In the process, they earned national recognition for their software innovation.
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 […]
