Ph.D. program welcomes three new students
The Wright Center welcomed three new students into its doctoral program for Clinical and Translational Science yesterday. Christiana Appiah completed the first year of a Ph.D. program at Marquette University in Wisconsin and transferred to VCU. She earned her Master’s degree researching cancer cell signaling but is open to new specializations. Carmen Camarena spent the […]
Wright Center graduate wins VCU’s Distinguished Dissertation Award
Recent Wright Center Ph.D. graduate Tia Turner has won VCU’s 2020 Distinguished Dissertation Award in Life Sciences. Turner received a National Cancer Institute grant to fund her research aimed at uncovering novel drug combinations to treat triple-negative breast cancer last year. She graduated from the Ph.D. program in May after defending her award-winning dissertation and […]
Massey and Wright Center developing next-generation model for cancer research training program
Faculty members at VCU Massey Cancer Center and the VCU C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research are expanding the curriculum for the Cancer and Molecular Medicine (CAMM) Ph.D. program at VCU to better meet the nation’s needs for the next generation of cancer scientists. Backed by a two-year, $324,000 R25 grant from […]
Wright Center to host mock study section for NIH applicants
This summer, the Wright Center will host National Institutes of Health (NIH)-style mock study sections to support faculty science and funding. The sections closely mimic an actual NIH study section and are scheduled for researchers looking to apply for one of their fall grant cycles. All VCU junior faculty interested in clinical and translational research […]
Five Set to Graduate Wright Center Ph.D. Program after Dissertation Defense
Five students defended their dissertations this semester and officially graduate on Friday from the Wright Center’s Ph.D. program. Their multi-year research projects ran the gamut from genetic analysis of individual patient needs to therapeutic strategies in cancer patients. Tia Turner – “From Bedside to Bench: Use of Patient-derived Xenograft Models to Develop Novel Therapeutic Strategies […]
Ph.D. student receives grant to attend AMIA Symposium
An earlier version of this story was published by VCU Engineering. Computer science doctoral candidate Amy Olex received a travel grant to attend the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) 2019 Annual Symposium held in November in Washington, D.C. This event is considered the foremost symposium for the science and practice of biomedical informatics in the […]
The gift that keeps on giving
Scientists from the Wright Center stand out among competitors for National Institutes of Health funding, thanks to significant donor support By Brelyn Powell VCU Office of Development and Alumni Relations Electronic cigarette devices are often touted as a safer alternative for smokers looking to quit. Recreational use of e-cigarettes has become more common, especially among […]
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 Center students and staff work with Massey researchers to develop first comprehensive models of “seeds and soil” as a means to combat breast cancer metastasis
With support from the VCU Wright Center, scientists at VCU Massey Cancer Center have identified key biological pathways that regulate the spread of tumor cells to vital organs. These findings may have a significant influence on the development of new therapies that slow or prevent breast cancer metastasis. Metastasis refers to the spread of cancer […]