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Taylor Mitchell, a third-year Pharm.D. student, founded the VCU chapter of the American College of Veterinary Pharmacists. (Contributed image)

Taylor Mitchell pursues a career in veterinary pharmacy and promotes the unsung field

Feb. 5, 2026

The third-year Pharm.D. student has taken university and national roles in advocating for a critical component of animal care.

Jurgen Venitz laughs alongside the audience at the VCU School of Pharmacy Research and Career Day in 2019 when the scholarship named for him was announced.

Beloved mentor and champion of Pharm.D./Ph.D. dual degree program Jürgen Venitz dies at 70

Feb. 3, 2026

Generous with his time and ‘an authentic leader,’ Venitz was a role model for the students, postdocs and colleagues he mentored in his more than 30 years in the Department of Pharmaceutics at VCU School of Pharmacy.

Umesh Desai, Ph.D. (left), chair of medicinal chemistry in the VCU School of Pharmacy, and Bhaumik Patel, M.D., of the Central Virginia VA Health Care System, are developing novel therapies that target cancer stem cells to help prevent tumor recurrence. (Photo by Karl E. Steinbrenner

No short cuts – but a bit of sugar – in the quest to fight cancer relapse

Jan. 16, 2026

VCU medicinal chemist Umesh Desai has spent decades exploring a frontier of biology, and the molecule he helped develop shows notable promise.

Voices in Pharmacy Innovation logo with a microphone with an Rx on it

Introducing Voices in Pharmacy Innovation

Jan. 6, 2026

The new podcast, launching this week, will uncover how pharmacy practitioners and health care leaders can make change happen in pharmacy practice.

VCU’s research expenditures cross $500 million for first time, ranking 46th nationally for fiscal 2024

Dec. 29, 2025

The top 50 placement for the fourth straight year among public universities reflects the growing impact of VCU’s research and innovation enterprise.

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VCU Pharmacy faculty help shape ADA’s 2026 Standards of Care in Diabetes

Dec. 19, 2025

Recommendations from Dr. Dave Dixon focus on addressing and preventing cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death among people with diabetes.

At VCU, impactful innovation follows multiple paths

Dec. 19, 2025

Here is how researchers turn inventions into ventures — and why industry and government are taking notice.

Rana Amayreh stands with V C U pharmacy faculty and advisors after defending dissertation

Ph.D. student’s work aims to expand pharmacist clinical services in Virginia

Dec. 17, 2025

Class of 2025 Rana Amayreh has developed a resource focused on increasing uptake of statewide protocols and Medicaid billing for community-based pharmacist services in Virginia.

Sagun Poudel was the winner of VCU’s 3-Minute Thesis Competition in 2024. (Mary Kate Brogan, School of Pharmacy)

Class of 2025: Sagun Poudel trains her eye on novel drug delivery

Dec. 5, 2025

The Nepal native and new Ph.D. calls her time at the VCU School of Pharmacy ‘truly transformative.’

At VCU’s Medicines for All Institute, scientists are transforming complex chemistry into equitable HIV prevention by redesigning lenacapavir’s synthesis, reducing raw material costs by approximately one-third and making two shots a year accessible to low- and middle-income countries. (Daniel Sangjib Min, MCV Foundation)

Engineering access: How Medicines for All is making lifesaving drugs affordable

Dec. 2, 2025

From a Richmond lab bench to global impact, VCU’s Medicines for All Institute is reengineering lifesaving drugs to be more affordable and accessible, transforming the future for millions worldwide.