There are no targeted drugs to treat triple-negative breast cancer. A VCU student aims to fix that.
By Anne Dreyfuss VCU C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research More than 268,000 people will receive a breast cancer diagnosis in 2019. Of them, 20 percent will learn they have triple-negative breast cancer, an aggressive form of the disease that tests negative for the three most common receptors known to […]
Meet the Team: Patty Washington
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 […]
Young researchers will further work in prenatal care, cancer immunotherapy and microRNA through career development program
By Anne Dreyfuss VCU C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research Virginia Commonwealth University this month welcomed three clinician researchers to a mentored career development program designed to prepare them for the health care challenges of the future. Elizabeth Wolf, M.D., and Mario Acunzo, M.D., both from the VCU School of Medicine, and […]
Can liver disease be linked to heart failure? VCU study highlights liver-heart interaction
By Anne Dreyfuss VCU C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research Virginia Commonwealth University researchers have collaborated on a clinical trial that identifies indicators for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease — a typically asymptomatic disease caused by fat buildup in the liver and the leading cause of liver disease in the United States. Mohammad Siddiqui, […]