Former Wright Center KL2 Mentored Career Development Scholar among 2019’s Blick Scholars
By Anne Dreyfuss VCU C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research As a Wright Center KL2 Mentored Career Development Scholar, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine associate professor April Kimmel, Ph.D., researched HIV care delivery models and access to care in the South. Among her findings was the discovery that a […]
Philanthropist and businessman C. Kenneth Wright, who helped transform VCU, dies
C. Kenneth Wright, a longtime businessman and philanthropist whose generous giving is credited with helping to build today’s Virginia Commonwealth University, died this week. He was 94. Wright and his late wife, Dianne, who died in 2013, were dedicated supporters of VCU and the VCU Health System, including the VCU Massey Cancer Center. Their gifts were numerous […]
VCU Wright Center-funded study finds family medicine physicians often inaccurately estimate patients’ geographic footprint
Geographic locations affect social determinants of health ranging from access to nutritious foods to housing and education quality, but many family medicine physicians cannot accurately estimate where their patients live. In a study published in the Annals of Family Medicine in August, Virginia Commonwealth University researchers found that family medicine physicians overestimated the geographic footprint of their […]
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 […]
VCU Clinical Research KL2 Scholar designs drug delivery systems to test nanovaccines for brain and skin cancer
While walking between meetings and the lab he maintains on the Virginia Commonwealth University MCV Campus, Wright Center Clinical Research KL2 Scholar Guizhi (Julian) Zhu, Ph.D., often crosses paths with cancer patients in the VCU Medical Center corridors. The encounters serve as daily inspiration for the VCU School of Pharmacy assistant professor. “I sometimes feel helpless […]
VCU and VSU researchers are studying marijuana use and the immune system
By Anne Dreyfuss VCU C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research While working with HIV-positive patients at an infectious diseases clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, Larry Keen, Ph.D., met many people who used marijuana to treat pain. “They would roll a joint while on pain medication,” Keen said. “I was like, ‘You […]
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 gift enables researchers to find answers in data
This story originally appeared in the MCV Foundation‘s Chronicle of Giving magazine. To read the full story and other articles about the life-saving effect of private gifts on the MCV Campus, click here. Thanks to a $5 million gift last spring from one of Virginia Commonwealth University’s most generous supporters, biomedical informatics at the C. Kenneth […]
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 […]
Second Opportunities for Lasting Change
This story originally appeared in the MCV Foundation‘s Next magazine. To read the full story and other articles about life-changing innovations occurring on the MCV Campus, click here. Those who survive an opioid overdose usually do so because they’re found in varying states of consciousness by family members, friends, caregivers or first responders before their […]