Zhan
College of Medicine

UAMS Invests Fenghuang “Frank” Zhan, M.D., Ph.D., in Inaugural Barlogie Chair for Myeloma Research

March 19, 2025 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine invested Fenghuang “Frank” Zhan, M.D., Ph.D., a tenured professor of medicine and the research director of the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute’s Myeloma Center, in the Dr. Bart Barlogie Chair for Myeloma Research during a March 13 ceremony. Zhan is...

Andrew Vogler
COP Class of 2026 LR
College of Pharmacy

College of Pharmacy Recognizes Class of 2026 at Pinning Ceremonies

March 18, 2025 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy Class of 2026 received commemorative pins marking their transition to patient care during ceremonies held in Little Rock on March 7 and Fayetteville on March 10. Thirty-nine students in Little Rock and 14 students in Fayetteville participated in the ceremonies, held at their respective...

Benjamin Waldrum
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News Release

UAMS and Walmart Work Together to Address Food Insecurity and Improve Wellness

March 17, 2025 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Walmart are collaborating to increase access to nutritious food across Arkansas. Through the collaboration, participants in select research projects at the UAMS Institute for Community Health Innovation will receive Walmart Wellness Benefit cards to be specifically used at Walmart stores for various health-related...

David Wise
Wheeling for Healing Group Photo
Myeloma Center

Childhood Friends Ride to Support One of Their Own

March 14, 2025 | Rob Guba, Burke Moran and Chris Seab grew up together in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. When Seab was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in May 2024, Guba and Moran decided to do something. That something is a project called Wheeling for Healing, a cross-country e-bike ride to raise money not only in support of their friend but...

Nathan Tidwell
Ping-Ching Hsu, Ph.D.
Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health

UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Scientist Awarded $1.9 Million to Study Air Pollution, Breast Cancer

March 6, 2025 | A researcher at the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received a $1.9 million grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) to study the role of environmental exposures in the development of early onset breast cancer in Arkansas women. Ping-Ching Hsu, Ph.D., an...

Marty Trieschmann

University News

UAMS Clinic in El Dorado

UAMS Receives $2.5 Million for Family Medicine Residency Programs in South Arkansas

March 19, 2025 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will expand its residency programs in south Arkansas thanks to a $2.5 million grant from the Arkansas State Legislature. The state’s PEER Joint Budget Committee recently approved a request for $2,550,225 in funding from the restricted reserve fund to support the development of family medicine residency programs...

Philip Allison
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UAMS Honors Famed Neurosurgeon, Nurse at Symposium

March 18, 2025 | A recent symposium honored the legacy of M. Gazi Yasargil, M.D., an internationally renowned neurosurgeon who is often referred to as the “father of modern microneurosurgery” and who spent nearly 20 years at UAMS, and his wife, Dianne Yasargil, a former UAMS nurse.

Linda Satter
Julie Windholz, M.D., is shown on the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences campus.

Julie Windholz, M.D., Joins UAMS Thomas and Lyon Longevity Clinic

March 17, 2025 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has welcomed Julie Windholz, M.D., as a new physician at the Thomas and Lyon Longevity Clinic in the Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging. Windholz also serves as an assistant professor in the UAMS College of Medicine’s Department of Geriatrics. She started in her new roles after...

Chris Carmody

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Lambda Nu faculty and students met online for the induction ceremony. It was the UAMS chapter's largest induction of new student members. (Some students are not show here). The national honor society's crest is inset in the image.
College of Health Professions

UAMS Chapter of Lambda Nu Inducts a Record Number of Students

March 18, 2025 | The Lambda Nu National Honor Society Chapter in the UAMS College of Health Professions on March 10 inducted 47 new student members, the largest total ever since the chapter’s founding in 2018. Lambda Nu is a national honor society for the radiologic and imaging sciences. The UAMS chapter brings together students in the Diagnostic Medical...

Ben Boulden
Sun, Cheng, Schninke
Myeloma Center

Publications

March 14, 2025 | Bispecific BCMA/CD24 CAR T cells control multiple myeloma growth Nature Communications January 2024 Primary authors: Fumou Sun, Ph.D.; Yan Cheng, Ph.D. Anti-multiple myeloma B cell maturation antigen (BCMA)-specific chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapies represent a promising treatment strategy with high response rates in myeloma. However, durable cures following anti-BCMA CAR T-cell treatment of myeloma...

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Alan Stephenson
Myeloma Center

Myeloma Warrior Offers Support to Others in Fight

March 14, 2025 | Alan Stephenson has taken his myeloma diagnosis and turned it into a positive for himself and others in this situation. “One of the reasons I’m passionate about being an advocate is to let people know what to expect. The fear of the unknown is often a lot more than what you actually face,” he said....

Nathan Tidwell
Frits van Rhee, David Fajgenbaum
Myeloma Center

70 Years after Discovery, UAMS Myeloma Center, Castleman Disease Collaborative Network Lead the Way in Understanding Disease

March 14, 2025 | By Frits van Rhee, M.D., Ph.D. Castleman disease was first described in 1954 by Benjamin Castleman, M.D., longtime chief of the Division of Anatomic Pathology at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. Patients with Castleman disease have enlargement of one or more lymph node areas. Patients who have the disease in one area, unicentric Castleman disease,...

News Staff
Wanchai and Zhang
College of Medicine

Behind the Scenes

March 14, 2025 | Visanu Wanchai, Ph.D. Visanu Wanchai, Ph.D., is a postdoctoral fellow with the UAMS College of Medicine. He earned his doctorate in biomedical informatics from UAMS in 2020 and joined the Myeloma Center in 2022. His focus is developing leading-edge computational tools and employing high-performance computing techniques for  single cell analysis to investigate key genes and...

Nathan Tidwell
Anup Trikannad, Harshad Inamdar
Myeloma Center

Myeloma Center Hospitalists: A Vital Link in Patient Care

March 14, 2025 | A strength of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Myeloma Center is the variety of strategies utilized to obtain the best outcome for the patient. The center’s hospitalists are an important part of that process. The term “hospitalist” was coined in 1996 to describe physicians who only see patients in a hospital, typically...

Nathan Tidwell
Juan Carlos Rico, Melinda Standridge
Myeloma Center

Partners in Care: Prevention is the Key for Keeping Infectious Diseases at Bay

March 14, 2025 | Myeloma patients face several issues, one being compromised immune systems that make them more prone to infection. The UAMS Division of Infectious Diseases plays an important role in ensuring patients are in the best position to continue their cancer treatment. Under the direction of Michael Saccente, M.D., the Division of Infectious Diseases is part of...

Nathan Tidwell
Jeff and Leigh Ann Williams.
Myeloma Center

24-Year Myeloma Survivor Cites Positive Attitude as Key to Longevity

March 14, 2025 | Jeff Williams maintains a basic approach to living with multiple myeloma. “Get as much exercise as possible,” he said. “I work about a mile from a YMCA. I stay in shape. It has to be a habit. If you go long enough, it will become a habit. Resistance training builds bone density.” Williams, 66, is...

Nathan Tidwell

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