VCU’s Jordana Kron is searching for answers to a mystery disease
By Anne Dreyfuss C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research A disease that has no cause or cure, sarcoidosis affects people of all ages throughout the world. Once considered a rare disease, the inflammatory condition now affects about 40 in every 100,000 African Americans in the U.S. and about five in […]
Q&A with Wright Center researcher Brian A. Taylor, Ph.D.
By Emi Endo VCU College of Engineering A medical imaging physicist, Brian A. Taylor, Ph.D., is an assistant professor in the VCU Department of Biomedical Engineering and a researcher at the C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research. 1. What are you working on right now? I’m working on innovative ways to […]
A Better Way: Medication Reconciliation in the ER
Medication reconciliation is the term used when doctors and nurses try to determine all the medications that a patient is currently taking — including frequency and dosage. While this may seem like a straightforward discussion in the relaxed setting of a scheduled appointment with a family doctor, what happens in a trauma setting when time […]
VCU Wright Center sends six students and faculty members to national translational science conference
This week, more than 1,000 researchers from around the country will descend on the nation’s capital to hear from translational research experts, discuss their research findings, develop their careers, and speak with legislators about the value of scientific research at the Translational Science 2019 conference, held March 5 through 8 in Washington. The Wright Center […]
VCU researchers participate in a multi-center study to determine the best strategy to improve survival from cardiac arrest
Researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University, along with several other locations throughout the United States, will be performing a research study to determine which of two standard strategies of care after a cardiac arrest produces better outcomes. The study, called the ACCESS Clinical Trial, will include adults who are having a cardiac arrest and have been […]
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, […]
Interdisciplinary VCU research team provides clinical and diagnostic guidance for broken-heart syndrome
By Anne Dreyfuss VCU C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research A team of cardiology and psychiatry specialists from Virginia Commonwealth University has authored a new comprehensive clinical review article in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology that summarizes the latest evidence-based diagnostic criteria and treatment strategies for Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, also known […]
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,” […]
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 […]
Longtime VCU Benefactor Donates $16M to VCU’s Center for Clinical and Translational Research
On Friday, Dec. 11, Virginia Commonwealth University announced that longtime benefactor C. Kenneth Wright has made a $16 million gift to name the C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research at VCU. The gift is the fifth-largest single gift in the history of the university and will be used to establish […]
