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Class of 2026: Victoria Garcia jumps from bachelor’s to doctorate

Despite her relative youth, Garcia has thrived in the Ph.D. program in pharmaceutical engineering, embracing research and a fellowship at VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Victoria Garcia gravitated to the VCU School of Pharmacy to be a part of the only Ph.D. program in pharmaceutical engineering in the U.S.

VCU inventors take a big step toward lifesaving therapy for premature infants in respiratory distress

The simple-to-use powder inhaler from Michael Hindle and Worth Longest shows strong test results and moves closer to market.

Michael Hindle, Ph.D., left, and Worth Longest, Ph.D., right, in the aerosol research lab on VCU’s MCV Campus. The longtime collaborators are developing a hand-actuated dry powder inhaler to deliver aerosolized surfactant noninvasively to premature infants.

Class of 2024: Nadia Tasnim Ahmed is the nation’s first to earn this degree

She and VCU are trailblazers through the Ph.D. program in pharmaceutical engineering.

Nadia Tasnim Ahmed, a native of Bangladesh, hopes to work as an analytical scientist in the pharmaceutical industry. (Contributed photo)