Research
Virginia Commonwealth University is ranked nationally by the Carnegie Foundation as a top research institution.
VCU Office of Research
Research resources
- Centers and institutes – by area (A to Z)
- Centers and institutes (A to Z)
- Research resources (A to Z)
- Sponsored Programs
Libraries
Faculty expertise
VCU Across the Spectrum
VCU Across the Spectrum is an online magazine that showcases the scope of VCU’s $223 million research program — across both its campuses. It is designed to give the VCU community and external audiences a chance to explore emerging trends in research in the fields of science, medicine, technology, engineering, humanities, life sciences, social sciences, business and the arts, and learn how VCU is a part of the action.
VCU Medical Center
The Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center is one of the leading academic medical centers in the country and stands alone as the most comprehensive academic medical center in Central Virginia. The VCU Medical Center consists of the hospitals, clinics and health sciences schools of VCU. VCU Health System is the governing body for the hospitals and clinics of VCU as well as MCV Physicians and the Virginia Premier Medicaid HMO.
VCU Life Sciences
VCU Life Sciences has expanded the university’s large-scale life sciences research infrastructure by establishing and maintaining research centers, core facilities and consortia.
Centers
- Center for the Study of Biological Complexity
- Center for Environmental Studies
- Inger and Walter Rice Center for Environmental Life Sciences
Core facilities
- Bioinformatics Computational Core Laboratories
- Environmental Analyses Laboratory
- Environmental Technology Laboratory
- Mass Spectrometry Laboratory
- MicroArraying Suite
- Nucleic Acid Research Facility
VCU Massey Cancer Center
VCU Massey Cancer Center researchers and physician-scientists are affiliated with more than 25 academic departments at VCU. Massey’s hallmark activity is translational research. Clinical trials are a natural extension of the research programs, offering patients access to the most up-to-date treatments for various types of cancer. The new 80,000-square-foot Goodwin Research Laboratory is equipped with state-of-the-art labs and cleanrooms to support the next generation of research.
Core research programs
- Cancer cell biology
- Cancer prevention and control
- Immune mechanisms
- Radiation biology and oncology
- Structural biology and drug design
General Clinical Research Center
Funded through a National Institutes of Health initiative, the VCU General Clinical Research Center operates as a highly specialized research hospital within a larger medical facility. The center is well suited for multidisciplinary clinical research as well as collaborative studies between institutions, supporting clinical investigation into the pathophysiology of human disease and the testing of new methods of diagnosis and treatment of disease.
