Passion pays off: Sanyal to receive premier award in field of liver disease
By Polly Roberts VCU School of Medicine In November 2018, Arun Sanyal, M.D., will accept the 2018 Distinguished Achievement Award from the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases. The award signifies 30 years of research including 17 continuous years of National Institutes of Health funding, the development of therapeutics reducing liver disease across the globe, […]
Wright Center translational science classes inspire VCU cancer researcher
By Blake Belden VCU Massey Cancer Center Lathika Mohanraj, Ph.D., identifies genetic biomarkers that could aid in the early detection of patients at risk for complications from bone marrow transplantation, hematologic cancers and other malignancies. Her mother, a breast cancer survivor, was diagnosed with the disease while Mohanraj was an undergrad student in India. Living through […]
Prolonged sitting is awful for your health. These tips can help.
By Brian McNeill VCU University Public Affairs Research shows that sedentary behavior — such as prolonged sitting — can have serious health consequences. Ryan Garten, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences in the College of Humanities and Sciences, recently gave a talk, “Discovering New Ways to Reduce the Negative Impact of Sedentary Behavior,” […]
Graduate student, who researches cancer biology, competes on ‘Jeopardy!’
By Anne Dreyfuss VCU C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research While watching “Jeopardy!” in December 2016, Virginia Commonwealth University M.D.-Ph.D. student Dhruv Srinivasachar was inspired by a contestant named Cindy Stowell, who was battling stage 4 colon cancer when she completed a six-game winning streak. Stowell never got to see the episodes, which […]
Family medicine physician is sixth faculty member at VCU to be elected to the National Academy of Medicine
By Anne Dreyfuss VCU C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research Alex Krist, M.D., a professor of family medicine in the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, has been elected as a member of the National Academy of Medicine, considered one of the highest honors in the fields of medicine and health. Krist, […]
KL2 Scholars Program – Accepting Applications through September 20
The KL2 program, established in 2010, has uniquely focused on high quality career development in clinical and translational research, engaging a diverse pool of faculty mentors and mentees across a range of disciplines to approach science through a “disease-agnostic” translational lens. This dynamic and responsive program is unlike any other at VCU and is an […]
Research Expo 2017
Come to the Research Expo and find out how the Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research can help you! The sessions are divided into two tracks that will run concurrently. The Wright Center’s Lydia Klinger and Tim Aro will be presenting the following sessions that day. Come and check it out! Session Title: First […]
Heart Symposium
The Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research hosts nationally and internationally known speakers for heart symposium! Heart failure is a complex clinical syndrome in which the heart function is impaired to the point that the patient becomes limited by shortness of breath and fatigue. On May 20, cardiologist experts in advanced heart failure management […]
Dr. Joseph McClay Presents on the Path to Personalized Treatment
The C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research at VCU recently sponsored a Discovery Dialogue presentation led by Joseph McClay, Ph.D., assistant professor for the VCU Department of Pharmacotherapy & Outcomes Science. McClay’s seminar, titled “Discovery of genetic predictors for central nervous system drug response: the path to personalized treatment,” focused on personalized medicine and […]
