RESEARCH EVENTS
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The Wright Center hosts regular event series intended to educate, inform and grow the clinical research community at VCU, VCU Health, in Richmond and beyond.
The series below are only some of the Wright Center’s robust educational programming. The center's calendar lists all upcoming events. Sign up for the Wright Center's newsletter for notice of upcoming events in your inbox.
Whetting Your Appetite for Research
This regular lunch series invites the VCU research community to learn the ins and outs of a wide variety of topics that will help them grow as researchers. Topics include publishing, compliance, data science, cohort discovery, grant writing, research resources and more. View past events on the Translational Workforce Development Kaltura channel.
Grant Writing Workshop Series
The grant writing series invites successful researchers to share their experience receiving national grants and offer advice and tips on how to win those grants. Topics include grants from National Institutes of Health, Department of Defense, National Science Foundation and more. View past events on the Translational Workforce Development Kaltura channel.
Discovery Dialogues Series
The Discovery Dialogues are a regularly occurring series of one-hour, midday events bridging the gap between scientists, the public and public health research.
All are welcome to attend, especially members of the public wishing to learn more about the research happening at VCU. Presentations are tailored to a broad audience, and researchers leave time for questions that guide and shape their future research. View past events on the Translational Workforce Development Kaltura channel.
K Award Seminar Series
The K Award Seminar Series brings together successful K Award recipients and K Award mentors with aspiring K awardees, bringing tips and tricks on mastering the application to those looking to earn the prestigious National Institutes of Health grant. View past events on its Kaltura page. 
Clinical Research Town Hall
Co-hosted with VCU Health, the Clinical Research Town Hall series is a monthly series that will address a plethora of topics pertaining to clinical research, provide updates from VCU and VCU Health, and address hot button issues or concerns. 
Clinical Research Skills Series (CReSS)
CReSS brings guest speakers and VCU experts to present on and discuss topics that train research administrators and coordinators on core competencies in clinical research. View some CReSS events on the Translational Workforce Development Kaltura channel. 
Data Science events
The Wright Center’s informatics team puts on recurring series to train researchers in the capabilities and opportunities of informatics, biostatistics, natural language processing and more. VCU employees can access some of those seminar and course recordings through the Bioinformatics Kaltura channel.
SOCRA Chapter Meetings
The Wright Center hosts regular meetings of the central Virginia chapter meetings of the Society of Clinical Research Associates, where experts engage on topical issues in clinical research. View some SOCRA events on the Translational Workforce Development Kaltura channel.
Bench to Community
Co-hosted by the VCU Institute of Engineering and Medicine and the Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation, Bench to Community is a regularly occurring seminar series for researchers interested in medical device development. View past events on its Kaltura channel. 
Community Engaged Research (CEnR) Seminar Series
The CEnR Series helps researchers integrate community engagement principles into their own clinical and translational research, including how to develop and sustain community relationships. View past events on its Kaltura page. 