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Dr. Francis Merrill Foster Sr., an assistant professor of general-practice dentistry at Virginia Commonwealth University and a retired Richmond dentist, died Sunday from cancer. He was 86. Read More.
Improving pregnancy outcomes; reducing infant mortality and increasing prenatal awareness among African-American women. Read more.
Research in biology, chemistry and medicine intersects with the arts, business and world studies in the premiere issue of Across the Spectrum, www.spectrum.vcu.edu, a new online magazine showcasing the scope of Virginia Commonwealth University's nearly $230 million research program across both of its campuses. Read more.
A lightweight, granular, dressing compound developed and studied by Virginia Commonwealth University researchers that quickly stems high-pressure bleeding in moderate to severe wounds has received FDA approval and will soon be used in combat. Read more.
Virginia Commonwealth University is part of a research team that received a National Institutes of Health grant to explore common practices of scientists when conducting research, their views of ideal standards and how they may vary among different research disciplines. Read more.
Virginia Commonwealth University has received a $90,000 federal grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration to promote participation in research studies for children with neurodevelopmental disabilities, autism spectrum disorders and genetic conditions. Read more.
Virginia Commonwealth University today broke ground on a new, $20 million addition to the VCU School of Dentistry, Virginia’s only dental school. The new building is named in honor of alumnus W. Baxter Perkinson Jr. Read more.
The past, present and future of women’s health research was examined during the 3rd annual Women’s Health Research Day. Read more.
David C. Sarrett, D.M.D., M.S., associate vice president for health sciences, received the University of Florida College of Dentistry alumni award in fall 2007, recognizing his extensive involvement in organized dentistry, and for his work as a dental educator, practitioner, and writer.
Sarrett received his D.M.D. from the University of Florida College of Dentistry in 1977. From 1978-93, he served as instructor, assistant professor and then associate professor of operative dentistry. He completed an M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering with emphasis on polymers and composite at the University of Florida in 1988.
In 1993, Sarrett accepted the position of chair, Department of General Practice in Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry. He continued his service in teaching and research while serving as department chair at VCU. In 1999, he was promoted to the rank of professor. Sarrett became the assistant dean for academic affairs at VCU School of Dentistry in 2000 and led the accreditation process for the school’s nine dental education programs. In 2003, Sarrett was appointed associate vice president for health sciences for academic affairs for VCU.
Sarrett has made numerous scientific and clinical presentations locally, nationally and internationally and has published more than 40 articles and abstracts. He continues to practice general dentistry while serving as a member of the American Dental Association Council on Scientific Affairs, associate editor for the Journal of the American Dental Association, and editor for the ADA Professional Products Review, which debuted in July 2006.
VCU professor of medicine is lead author for “Annals of Internal Medicine” report. Read More.
Asking About Smoking Status when Checking Vitals Increases Advice to Quit, but not Help with How, VCU Study Finds. Read more.
Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center announced today that it has been chosen as a clinical research site in a national pivotal clinical study called EMPOWER, to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of an investigational device providing VBLOC™ Therapy, for the treatment of obesity, according to James Maher, M.D., chair, Division of General Surgery and lead investigator at the VCU Surgical Weight Loss Center. Read More.
Documents for the Health Sciences and ARMICS presentation by Cindy Cull of December 4 are downloadable as:
Enter your department name in the writable field in second yellow box under “Department of”.
Requires Adobe Acrobat v5.0 or later. V8.0 available here.
A group of Virginia Commonwealth University cardiothoracic surgeons conducted a training session of a procedure to help stop irregular heart rhythm that was transmitted live from an operating room at VCU’s Pauley Heart Center to a large audience of electrophysiologists gathered at the 13th Annual International Boston Atrial Fibrillation Symposium in Massachusetts on Jan. 17. Read more.
The Virginia Commonwealth University Board of Visitors recently appointed six distinguished VCU School of Medicine faculty members to newly created chairs and professorships.Read more.
