Job Opportunity Alert: Rising Scholar
The VCU School of Medicine Department of Internal Medicine has a unique opportunity for early-career physician-scientists who are interested in receiving dedicated training in clinical and translational research, while progressing in their academic career. The successful candidate must be a physician who is board certified or board eligible in internal medicine. The position will be […]
Cite the Grant!
Please remember to acknowledge NIH grant support in each publication, press release or other documents about research that benefited from the many resources made possible by the VCU Wright Center for Clinical and Translation Research (CCTR)’s Clinical and Translational Science Award (No. UL1TR002649 or KL2TR002648) and include a disclaimer. Learn about PubMed requirements and how […]
Changing policies impact NIH-funded studies
The NIH announces numerous policy changes to improve the stewardship of clinical trials. Please read the full announcement here: Message to NIH grant applicants/awardees, contractors, researchers and research administrators: If you are conducting NIH-funded research that involves human subjects, or are considering applying to NIH for support of such research, we want to call […]
Dr. Moeller Discusses Clinical Research with Visiting Italian Medical Students
The VCU C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research proudly welcomed nine medical students from the Università Campus Bio-Medico in Roma, Italy to VCU for a two and a half week program titled, “A Primer on Clinical and Translational Research.” The program took place from Monday, Sept. 5 to Saturday, Sept. 24, […]
CCTR to Co-sponsor Workshop on the Art of the Engaged Lecture
What can scientists do in a limited time frame to nudge student thinking from passive to engaged? How can one do this without significantly adding to their existing workload? The VCU community now has the opportunity to learn about the science and art of crafting significant learning experiences for students through an upcoming workshop. The C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright […]
CCTR Doctoral Candidate Shares Experience at NIH’s Clinical Center Summer Course
The C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research (Wright CCTR) at VCU held a CCTR Student Talk on Wednesday, September 7 in the Richmond Academy of Medicine’s conference room. Elizabeth K. Do, MPH, a doctoral candidate in the Wright CCTR’s psychiatric, behavioral and statistical genetics concentration, presented on her two-week intensive program experience at the National […]
CCTR’s Fall Brown Bag Lunch Series Kicks Off Aug. 18
The VCU C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research (Wright CCTR) will host the first of its new fall Brown Bag Lunch seminars on Thursday, Aug. 18. Antonio Abbate, M.D., Ph.D., associate chair of the Scientific Review Committee (SRC), medical director for the CCTR’s Clinical Research Services Center, and vice-chairman of the Division of Cardiology […]
Dr. Carmen Sato-Bigbee Hosts “F Grant F.A.Q.”
The C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research (CCTR) proudly hosted Carmen Sato-Bigbee, Ph.D., associate professor for the VCU Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, and NIH NRSA Fellowship reviewer, who recently led an informal discussion on submitting Individual Research Fellowships (F) grant applications. The event, titled “F Grant F.A.Q.,” took place Tuesday, […]
CCTR to sponsor Science in the Service of Human Health symposium March 3
The C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research (CCTR) is sponsoring a science symposium hosted by the VCU chapter of the American Physician Scientist Association on Thursday, March 3. Clara Abraham, MD, associate professor of medicine (digestive diseases) for Yale School of Medicine, and Stuart J. Knechtle, MD, liver transplant specialist and pediatric liver transplant […]
Dr. Patricia Kinser Discusses Complementary Approaches for Perinatal Depression
The C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research at VCU held a Discovery Dialogue seminar on Monday, February 8 at the Main Hospital’s Learning Center. Patricia Kinser, Ph.D., RN, WHNP-BC, assistant professor for the VCU School of Nursing’s Department of Family and Community Health Nursing, led a presentation titled, “When Mommy Gets Depressed: A Discovery Dialogue […]