Congratulations to Ehsan Kaffash for passing his Ph.D. candidacy exam. Ehsan works on the ocular drug delivery systems.

Congratulations to Surendra Poudel for passing his Ph.D. candidacy exam. Surendra works on the reverse engineering of in-situ forming implant.

Drs. Marina Gorbatyuk (contact PI) and Maria Grant at University of Alabama at Birmingham and Dr. Xu received a 4-year NIH/NEI R01 "RXR-based therapy for diabetic retinopathy." Dr. Xu serves as a co-PI.

We welcomed two summer research scholars in our lab to carry on research activities this summer. Roane Grayson Ramsey is an REU Pharmaceutical Engineering summer research intern and Alicia Johnson is a HERO-T fellow (VCU health Education Opportunities for Teachers).

Dr. Xu received a 2-year NIH/NEI R21 "DSP nanoparticles for treating nitrogen mustard induced corneal injury."

Dr. Xu received the Mid-Career Investigator Award from Chinese Association for Biomaterials during the 2024 World Biomaterials Congress at Daegu.

Congratulations to Sagun Poudel for winning three School of Pharmacy graduate student awards: Saraswathi Scholarship for Excellence in Pharmaceutical Sciences, John Wood Award, Rector & Rorrer Dean’s Award runner-up.

Congratulations to Diane Ingabire for passing her Ph.D. candidacy exam. Diane works on the development of novel formulations for treating OUD.