Congratulation Mohammed AlAwadh selected as speaker!
I have come to learn that our student Mohammed AlAwadh has been selected as the Graduate Student Speaker at the School of Pharmacy Commencement Program in May 2024. This is a good recognition for him, Dr. Safo (his advisor) and the Department’s robust graduate program. Please join me in congratulating him!! – Umesh
Congratulations to Dr. Jiong Li’s awarded V Foundation grant!
It is my pleasure to announce that Prof. Jiong Li has just been awarded a research grant by the V Foundation to the tune of $110,000 for 2 years. The title of the grant is ‘FOSL1 degradation overcomes cisplatin resistance in HNSCC’. Please join me in congratulating Prof. Li. This is his second quick success following […]
Dr. Guo’s polymer in the market now!!
Hello ALL, Sending you the link to a story by VCU News on Dr. Guo’s polymer that helps determine cryo-EM structure of membrane proteins. Congratulations Dr. Guo!! https://news.vcu.edu/article/2024/03/chemical-designed-by-pharmacy-professor-launches-as-tool-for-cholesterol-research
A tribute to Dr. Faik Musayev recognizing his 25 years of service to the University:
I am delighted to bring to your attention a significant career milestone of one of our colleagues, Faik Musayev, who is celebrating an impressive 25 years of dedicated service at VCU in the Department of Medicinal Chemistry (SOP) and the Center for Drug Discovery. Reflecting on this occasion, I would like to share a memorable […]
Congratulations Sharon Lee!
Congratulations to Sharon Lee for being one of the recipients of the VCU Staff Senate Guiding Star Award for Career Achievement! This award recognizes a long-serving staff member who dedicated the vast majority of their professional career to providing exemplary support or service to the VCU community and who provide direct support or service in an administrative, front […]
Congratulation on three of our faculty in VCU’s research report and presentation!
I am happy to inform you that three of our faculty members including Drs. Safo, Zhang (S) and Zhang (Y) have been highlighted in Vice-President for Research & Innovation’s State of Research talk (today) and Annual Report 2023. I was at the presentation and Dr. Rao highlighted their work as outstanding and exceptionally important. Congratulations to all […]
Congratulation Yan Zhang!
Dr. Yan Zhang was awarded the 2023 National and International Recognition Award by VCU for outstanding accomplishments in the area of opioid and related research. Prof. Zhang’s research has been funded by multiple grants from the National Institutes of Health with major successes in 2023. His lab has published numerous papers on developing antagonists for opioid […]
Chemical designed by Guo launches as tool for cholesterol research, drug discovery
A chemical designed by Youzhong Guo, Ph.D., an associate professor in the Department of Medicinal Chemistry, has been launched on the market. The chemical, called CHEAPS, maintains both the biochemical properties of cholesterol and the balance of hydrophobic (water-repellant) and hydrophilic (water-attracting) properties necessary for protein and cholesterol interaction research. Guo and his team created this […]