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Dukat’s research featured in Royal Society of Chemistry publication

Aug. 4, 2026

Professor Malgorzata Dukat contributed to research exploring a redesigned psychedelic compound with therapeutic potential and fewer unwanted side effects.

VCU fuels new and emerging research endeavors and cross-campus collaboration with 2026 Quest Fund awards

July 28, 2026

These competitive internal grants empower faculty to launch pilot studies, restart research programs and drive transdisciplinary discoveries.

Vamsi Yadavalli, Ph.D., a professor in the College of Engineering, has turned his expertise developing biosensors from biological materials toward cortisol, the body’s primary stress hormone. (Photo by John Battiston)

Rapid cortisol test, aerial vehicle tech and water tanks are among VCU faculty research projects receiving new awards

July 10, 2026

Six initiatives are selected in the Commercialization Fund’s latest round of funding that helps bring campus innovation to the marketplace.

Postdoctoral fellow Dr. Villuri featured in The Scientist

April 22, 2026

Bharath Villuri, Ph.D., shared insights about the translational potential of his work in the magazine's Postdoctoral Portrait series.

Dr. Thompson successfully defends dissertation

April 10, 2026

Ally Thompson, Ph.D., defended her dissertation this month and has earned her Ph.D. in pharmaceutical sciences with a concentration in medicinal chemistry.

Bharath Villuri, Ph.D., accepted into NSF's I-Corps Customer Discovery Workshop

March 31, 2026

I-Corps and its workshops focus on translating academic research into commercialization opportunities.

Ph.D. students Ally Thompson and Albert Opare win 2026 J.D. Smith Award

March 31, 2026

The J.D. Smith Award is given annually to graduate students in the Department of Medicinal Chemistry with the most significant distinction in scholarship, research, teaching and service

Ph.D. student Grace Rilee earns F31 grant from NIDCR

March 31, 2026

Rilee is the second student in the history of the Department of Medicinal Chemistry to earn this prestigious award.

Youzhong Guo, Ph.D., receives grant renewal from Bayer R&D

March 31, 2026

This project is just one of several examples of the collaboration that exists between our faculty and pharmaceutical industry partners.

Michael Hindle, Ph.D., (left) and Worth Longest, Ph.D., in the aerosol research lab on VCU’s MCV Campus. (Photo by Karl E. Steinbrenner)

VCU Innovators of the Year advance lifesaving aerosol therapy for newborns

Nov. 19, 2025

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