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Sunwoo Kim conducted migraine research with Joseph McClay, Ph.D., through the Honors Summer Undergraduate Research Program. (Jonathan Mehring, Enterprise Marketing and Communications)

VCU summer program puts two heads together for migraine research

Aug. 18, 2025

Undergraduate Sunwoo Kim and School of Pharmacy professor Joseph McClay explore genetic angle to debilitating headaches.

VCU will hold its 43rd annual Faculty Convocation on Aug. 20. (File photo)

Faculty Convocation will honor seven VCU educators and researchers

Aug. 18, 2025

The 43rd annual ceremony on Aug. 20 celebrates outstanding teaching, scholarship and service.

The VCU School of Pharmacy team poses on stage at the AACP 2025 Mock Trial Competition in Chicago in July 2025.

VCU team finishes Top 2 in the nation in AACP Mock Trial Competition

Aug. 8, 2025

VCU School of Pharmacy students competed in the national championships in July, where they finished second.

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Dr. Jean-Venable "Kelly" Goode receives 2025 Kappa Epsilon/Merck Vanguard Leadership Award

June 26, 2025

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."

Under the leadership of new director Yan Zhang, Ph.D., the Center for Drug Discovery has realigned its structure to mirror the industry-standard drug development pipeline and expanded to become a true universitywide hub for translational research. (Photo by Christopher Kendall)

VCU Center for Drug Discovery realigns to advance innovative therapies

May 30, 2025

Led by new director Yan Zhang and working with TechTransfer and Ventures, the center aims to commercialize treatments for sickle cell disease, opioid addiction, dementia and other conditions.

A professor in a dress shirt and blazer sits smiling in his lab in front of a projector with a 2-D representation of the interconnection of molecules while holding two vials of different liquids as additional vials of liquid sit on his desk in front of him

Dr. Youzhong Guo pioneers a new biopharma blueprint

May 23, 2025

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.

Recent pharmaceutical engineering graduate Asma Al-Terawi, Ph.D., in her doctoral tam, hood and gown poses for a family photo with her husband and their three sons after the VCU School of Pharmacy Hooding and Diploma Ceremony on May 9, 2025.

At graduation, Class of 2025 reflects on perseverance and the support that got them through

May 16, 2025

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."

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Uhomba named 2025 ACCP-ASHP-VCU Congressional Healthcare Policy Fellow

May 16, 2025

"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."

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.

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

May 16, 2025

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

Silas Contaifer will earn his doctorate this spring in pharmaceutical sciences with a concentration in pharmacotherapy. (Contributed photo)

Class of 2025: Pharmaceutical sciences student from Brazil brings high-tech touch to health care projects

May 1, 2025

Silas Contaifer, who will earn his doctorate this spring, has built 3D simulation tools that use virtual reality to enhance education and training.