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Yan Zhang appointed as director of VCU's Center for Drug Discovery

Oct. 5, 2024

This week, Yan Zhang, Ph.D., was named Director of VCU's Center for Drug Discovery, formerly known as the Institute for Structural Biology, Drug Discovery and Development.

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Safo receives R61/R33 grant for pre-trial studies

Oct. 1, 2024

Martin Safo, Ph.D.'s anti-sickling agent ILX002 has been received for pre-clinical and clinical development by the NHLBI under the CATALYZE Drug Development Program.

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Zhang receives VCU Breakthrough Fund grant

Oct. 1, 2024

The title of his grant is "Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) signaling in CNS myelination and myelin repair."

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Jiong Li awarded five-year R01 grant

Oct. 1, 2024

The title of his grant is "FOSL1-super-enhancers define cisplatin-enriched cancer stem cells in HNSCC."

A man gestures while explaining a research poster to a woman at a V.C.U. School of Pharmacy event. The poster, titled “Targeting Plasmodium falciparum Sir2 for the Development of Antimalarial Drugs,” includes text, charts, and diagrams. Both individuals appear engaged in discussion in a professional indoor setting.

Donu wins presentation award

Sept. 26, 2024

Ph.D. student Dickson Donu won the oral presentation award at the recent VCU Symposium in the graduate student category.

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Zaman wins presentation award

Sept. 26, 2024

Ph.D. student Shadid Zaman won an oral presentation award at the VCU Symposium in the graduate student category.

(Left to right) Xuewei Wang, Ph.D., William L. Dewey, Ph.D., Shelli Fowler, Ph.D., VCU President Michael Rao, Ph.D., Marcie S. Wright, Ph.D., Yan Zhang, Ph.D. and Charlene D. Crawley, Ph.D. (Photo by Thomas Kojcsich, Enterprise Marketing and Communications)

42nd annual Faculty Convocation celebrates six VCU role models

Aug. 30, 2024

Honorees included faculty members from the Schools of Medicine, School of Pharmacy, College of Humanities and Sciences and the School of Public Health.

Six VCU faculty members will be honored at the 42nd annual Faculty Convocation on Aug. 29 at 3 p.m. at the W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts. (File photo)

42nd annual Faculty Convocation will honor six VCU educators and researchers

Aug. 27, 2024

The annual ceremony, which will be held on Aug. 29, celebrates outstanding teaching, scholarship and service.

Twenty-one projects have been awarded funding from the 2024 VCU Quest Fund. (Enterprise Marketing and Communications)

VCU Quest Fund provides grants to 21 faculty-led projects that target society’s biggest challenges

July 17, 2024

Transdisciplinary research teams are pursuing advances in health, engineering, the environment, homeland security and more.

Postdoctoral fellow Maggie Freeberg, Ph.D. and Patricia Sime, M.D., chair of the Department of Internal Medicine at the School of Medicine, in their lab this spring. The pair are part of a multidisciplinary team studying treatment and a possible cure for fibrosis. (Photo by Jeff Kelley)

VCU researchers explore a promising pathway to treating fibrosis

June 18, 2024

Collaboration between schools of Medicine and Pharmacy focuses on what may be a cellular trigger for the organ-scarring diseases.