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    The Link Between Genes and Cancer

    When people think about genes and their relationship to cancer, most probably think about a person’s hereditary cancer risk, especially … Read more »

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    VCU Presidential Research Quest Fund Announces 2013 Awards

    The Virginia Commonwealth University Presidential Research Quest Fund, or PeRQ Fund, formerly the Presidential Award Incentive Program, has announced its … Read more »

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    Leslie Bulluck, Ph.D., VCU Biology and Life Sciences, shares her research at the 5th Annual Rice Center Symposium in May.

    VCU Celebrates 5th Annual Rice Center Research Symposium

    Faculty, students and community partners present environmental research

    From exploring the ecology of the James River, to developing a water distribution system to deliver potable water to an … Read more »

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    Study Sheds Light on Production of Parasitic Wasp’s Courtship Song

    A new study published in the April issue of PLoS One by an interdisciplinary team of Virginia Commonwealth University researchers … Read more »

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    Fowler’s toad (Anaxyrus fowleri) is a small- to medium-sized toad that is found statewide in Virginia. It is an abundant toad in the Atlantic Coastal Plain and inhabits sandy areas near lakes or in river valleys.

    ‘Toads, Roads and Nodes’

    Research project analyzes land use and frog diversity

    As darkness falls, Virginia Commonwealth University biology students stand silently in the rain at the edge of a shallow pool near … Read more »

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    Allen Wittig (right) discusses his new work with Daniel Myssyk, director of orchestral studies at VCU, at a rehearsal

    Research Fuels Student’s Musical Composition

    One of many student research success stories at VCU

    Allen Wittig is not your average undergraduate student. At 57 years of age, he is already the holder of a … Read more »

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    Joanna Kettlewell (left) with her mentor, Allison Johnson, and a model of the enzyme HIV-1 integrase

    Virus Fighter

    One VCU student’s entry into the life of science

    If not for viruses, Joanna Kettlewell might still be folding towels in a nursing home. That’s what she was doing … Read more »

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    Patricia Trimmer, Ph.D., associate professor of anatomy and neurobiology and associate director of basic research for the Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders Center, and a member of her research team, graduate student Emily Cronin-Furman, take a closer look at at Lewy bodies found in the cells made from patients with sporadic Parkinson's disease.

    Researchers Identify Parkinson’s Disease Link

    Article published in the Journal of Molecular Neurodegeneration

    Researchers at the Virginia Commonwealth University Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders Center have found that mitochondrial quality and functional capacity play an important … Read more »

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    Rebecca Heise works with Sagar Patel, a biomedical engineering graduate student. Photo by Doug Buerlein.

    Collaboration Helps Understand Aging Lungs

    “We’ll uncover some interesting questions about how the lung is aging and how cells respond differently.” – Rebecca L. Heise, Ph.D.

    Aging brings about many changes in the human body, much of which isn’t clearly understood. But that’s about to change … Read more »

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    (From left to right) Mike Davis, Alison Montpetit, Curt Sessler, Paul Dalby, Michelle Jump and Lois Rowland show how the ALFA equipment connects to a ventilator.

    Nursing Researcher Studies Detection of Lung Infection in Exhaled Breath

    Imagine being able to detect lung infections by just breathing into a device. Alison Montpetit, Ph.D., assistant professor at the … Read more »

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    Jun 13

    Balancing Time Predictability and High-Performance

    Time predictability is crucial in hard real-time and safety-critical systems such as aircraft, automotive and medical controls. The accurate deployment … Read more »

    Jun 5

    VCU Medical Center Surgeon First in Central Virginia to Implant Magnetic Hearing Device

    Technology an Option for Patients Unable to Use Traditional Hearing Aids

    Daniel Coelho, M.D., co-director of the Virginia Commonwealth Medical Center’s Cochlear Implant Center, is the first surgeon in central Virginia to implant … Read more »

    Jun 3

    VCU Biomedical Sciences Hosts Laboratory Research Colloquium

    First-year doctoral students presented research projects

    Working with faculty mentors and research teams, biomedical sciences doctoral students at Virginia Commonwealth University are engaged in a vast … Read more »

    May 31

    Brothers of Invention Inspired by a Personal Need

    About the age of 3, Eric Edwards, Ph.D., M.D. (B.S. ’02; Ph.D. ’11; M.D. ’13), and his identical twin brother, … Read more »

    May 31

    Researchers Gain Insight into Key Protein Linked to Development of Cancers and Neurodegenerative Disorders

    Virginia Commonwealth University researchers studying a key molecular player called Hsp70 that is responsible for protein homeostasis have uncovered how it … Read more »

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