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Anuradha Godavarty, Ph.D., joins the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the VCU College of Engineering

Her research in optical imaging positions VCU Engineering to become a significant contributor to medical device research.

Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering professor John Speich, Ph.D., advances bladder biomechanics research through collaboration with VCU School of Medicine

25 years ago, Speich had never even heard of neurourology and urodynamics. Today, he has 19 articles published in the journal of the same name.

VCU College of Engineering receives $4.5 million of funding for research supporting blind-visually impaired individuals

Split across two grants, the awards help Dianne Pawluk, Ph.D. and collaborators create BVI tools that create equal opportunity.

Engineering access: How Medicines for All is making lifesaving drugs affordable

From a Richmond lab bench to global impact, VCU’s Medicines for All Institute is reengineering lifesaving drugs to be more affordable and accessible, transforming the future for millions worldwide.

VCU Innovators of the Year advance lifesaving aerosol therapy for newborns

The collaborative work of Michael Hindle in the School of Pharmacy and P. Worth Longest in the College of Engineering has global implications.

College of Engineering’s Mechanobiology REU gives student practical experience in regenerative medicine

While working alongside Ph.D. students Kelly Ott and Leia Troop under Jennifer Puetzer, Ph.D., associate professor from the Department of Biomedical Engineering, she gathered information for a project revolving around how to make lab-grown ligaments more functional.

Pharmaceutical engineering programs at the VCU College of Engineering attract manufacturers like Eli Lilly to invest in Virginia

The Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) College of Engineering’s pioneering doctoral program in pharmaceutical engineering played a pivotal role in attracting Eli Lilly’s $5 billion manufacturing facility to Goochland County.

VCU College of Engineering’s Michael McClure, Ph.D., named chair of Orthopaedic Research Society’s Skeletal Muscle Section

Michael McClure, Ph.D., associate professor  from the Department of Biomedical Engineering  and affiliate faculty in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and in the Institute for Engineering and Medicine, has been named chair of the Orthopaedic Research Society’s (ORS) newly launched Skeletal Muscle Section.

Lipid Nanoparticle Summer: REU student aids research into delivery methods for bone-related medical treatments

Biomedical engineering student Ila Hales spent summer expanding her research expertise as part of the College of Engineering’s summer Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program.

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