National Science Foundation continues decade of support for protein research at VCU
Supported by a new National Science Foundation grant, VCU researcher Lukasz Kurgan, Ph.D., is developing advanced AI tools to better predict and characterize intrinsically disordered proteins linked to complex human diseases.
Meet the Faculty: Juhwan Lee, Department of Biomedical Engineering
Meet Dr. Juhwan Lee, a new assistant professor in VCU's Department of Biomedical Engineering, who leverages deep learning and AI image processing to advance cardiovascular disease prediction and personalized patient care.
Gevick Safarians is building tiny worlds to fight a deadly cancer
The M.D.-Ph.D. student is using microfluidic chips to simulate the environments metastatic prostate cancer travels through — and to find the chinks in its armor.
VCU researchers join national call for NIH funding
Four Virginia Commonwealth University researchers traveled to Washington on Sept. 17 to join patients, families and advocates from across the nation at the 14th annual Rally for Medical Research, urging Congress to prioritize and increase funding for the National Institutes of Health.
Two VCU-born startups win state grants to move healthcare innovations toward human trials
Two companies built on Virginia Commonwealth University research have each received $800,000 from Virginia Catalyst, and the grants could advance a surgical hydrogel and a trauma resuscitation drug on the path toward testing in humans.
VCU Engineering Professor Ravi Hadimani receives Young Investigator Award for biomagnetics research
Ravi Hadimani, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering at Virginia Commonwealth University and director of the Biomagnetics Laboratory, recently received the Young Investigator Award at the 2026 International Symposium on Integrated Magnetics.
Rapid cortisol test, aerial vehicle tech and water tanks are among VCU faculty research projects receiving new awards
Six initiatives are selected in the Commercialization Fund’s latest round of funding that helps bring campus innovation to the marketplace.
Four VCU students and recent alums earn prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellowships for 2026
One Virginia Commonwealth University student and three recent alums have been selected for the 2026 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program, a prestigious national initiative that helps graduate students advance their studies in STEM-based disciplines.
Helping every body stay in motion
Associate Professor Carrie L. Peterson, Ph.D. is conducting two rehabilitation engineering research studies, both aimed at limiting physical pain and improving mobility across an entire life span.
Biomedical engineers from VCU receive NSF graduate research fellowships to continue academic careers
Two VCU biomedical engineering alumnae, Jessica Nguyen and Ellie Sabalewski, received prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellowships to fund their respective Ph.D. research in women's health at Texas A&M and Rice University.
