A commitment to membrane proteins has rendered technology that has placed Youzhong Guo, Ph.D., an associate professor in our Department of Medicinal Chemistry, on the radar of some of the largest players in the biopharmaceutical industry.
The digital divide is cutting many people off from health care. A group of pharmacy students at Virginia Commonwealth University aims to bridge that gap.
These awardees, who raise the number of such honorees at VCU SoP to five in the last three years, will be recognized at the university's Faculty Recognition Gala in October.
Dr. Cen earned the Award for Excellence in Research and Dr. Nagarajan earned the Customer Service Award at the 3rd Annual VCU School of Pharmacy Convocation.
Keynote speaker Anna Prilutsky addressed faculty, staff and new students to share how she got her start in her career as an innovator before the community celebrated seven faculty and staff honorees and five faculty promotions.
Jannatun Nayem Namme, a Ph.D. student in the Department of Medicinal Chemistry at VCU School of Pharmacy, is presenting her team's results at the fall meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS) this week.
A person who nominated Dr. Goode for the award stated that she embodied "the ideals of Kappa Epsilon by lifting others up to achieve personal and professional goals, developing leaders and serving her community through professional and philanthropic services."
"This fellowship offers an unparalleled opportunity to drive change at the intersection of health care and policy," Dr. Uhomba shared. "I believe that through this platform, I can create lasting reforms that impact health care access and equity across the nation."
After serving as interim director since August, Keith C. Ellis, Ph.D., began his role as the Director of the B.S. in Pharmaceutical Sciences program, effective March 17.
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.
The Medicinal Chemistry student, advised by Yana Cen, Ph.D., will represent VCU in the regional round at the Council of Southern Graduate Schools Conference in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in February.
Dr. Donohoe, who began her career as an eighth-grade teacher, encourages Convocation audience to consider – and thank – a teacher who made a difference for them.
Keynote speaker Tiffani Bailey Lash, Ph.D., encourages Ph.D. and Pharm.D. graduates to "embrace the tools of tomorrow without forgetting the humanity that brought you here."
Nearly 3,000 faculty and staff are cited for milestone years at the annual service celebration – and two School of Pharmacy faculty have dedicated at least 35 years of service to the university.
Pharm.D. students leading the Resilient Smile Project recruited students across VCU Health Sciences to help patients address the oral health side effects of buprenorphine.
By establishing the Arzu F. Moosvi Global Medicine Travel Award, Dr. Moosvi is paying it forward, allowing pharmacy students the chance to follow the journey she has taken toward a career in global health.
On Sept. 23, faculty, staff, friends and family gathered at St. Paul’s Baptist Church North to celebrate VCU School of Pharmacy’s newest Doctor of Pharmacy students, formally welcoming them into the pharmacy profession at the Pharm.D. Class of 2028 White Coat Ceremony.
P3 student Erika Nixon-Lambert was selected as VCU's graduate student speaker for the university's Second Annual Sankofa Pinning Ceremony last Saturday.
VCU School of Pharmacy and Taipei Medical University in Taiwan have signed a memorandum of understanding that confirms the intention of the institutions to develop collaborative activities in academics and research.
