C. KENNETH AND DIANNE WRIGHT CENTER FOR CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH VCU BLOG

The C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research has received a $16 million gift from the foundation of its namesake benefactors. The funds are part of a $24 million gift from the C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Foundation, announced on Friday. Four million dollars will go to the VCU College of […]

The researchers and study teams that make clinical research happen at VCU have gone above and beyond this year. They worked quickly to adapt ongoing research. They started new studies hoping to contribute to knowledge of COVID-19. They joined national and international studies. And they continued their important research on all the other diseases that […]

As the nation gets closer to authorized COVID-19 vaccines, VCU Health is gearing up to be part of the unprecedented distribution in central Virginia. Wright Center Director F. Gerard Moeller, M.D., joined other researchers and health care providers to offer fact-based perspective on the safety and efficacy of vaccines for a story in VCU Health […]

Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research introduces a new three-part seminar series to train early career faculty and researchers in community engaged research. Community-engaged research (CEnR) is a cornerstone of the Wright Center’s mission, as it works to engage stakeholder communities at every phase of the translational research process. The series will familiarize participants […]

Virginia Commonwealth University researchers can now tap into a national resource to further their study of COVID-19. The National COVID Cohort Collaborative, or N3C, led by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), securely collects and organizes clinical and diagnostic data from patients across the country to create a dataset broad enough to engage in meaningful research […]

Virginia Commonwealth University has joined a national, centralized data resource designed to help researchers study COVID-19 for years to come. The National COVID Cohort Collaborative, or N3C, led by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), will securely collect and organize clinical and diagnostic data from patients across the country to create a dataset broad enough […]

A growing COVID-19 registry is now easily accessible to all Virginia Commonwealth University researchers. Any VCU investigator working in basic science, clinical and translational research may request access to registry samples, data, or both. Principal Investigator Somaya Albhaisi, M.D., an assistant professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at the VCU School of Medicine, created a COVID-19 registry […]

“You’re not going to get anywhere with cures if you don’t have clinical trials. I do it because I might help many people down the road. I might help my daughter.” Rebecca Jennings shared her story about surviving COVID-19 at VCU Health Community Memorial Hospital. Jennings participated in a clinical trial led by Antonio Abbate, […]

It’s not your imagination: you’re working longer hours and you have more meetings. At least, that’s what early research is showing since the COVID-19 pandemic sent many people home to work remotely. And like the virus, virtual offices don’t seem to be going away any time soon. Joseph Allen, Ph.D., a professor of industrial and […]

The Wright Center is joining forces with the Pauley Heart Center this year to offer an up-to-$50,000 grant to VCU faculty. This one-time funding opportunity for a pilot project is intended to stimulate new collaborative initiatives and support critical experiments that will lay the groundwork for further funding and published research. Pauley and Wright seek […]