December 26, 2024
Gail Runnells, RN, Wins 2024 Bonny Hope Wallace Award
Gail Runnells, RN, a clinical research nurse manager at the UAMS Translational Research Institute, recently received the 2024 Bonny Hope Wallace Award for her outstanding work as a research coordinator, mentor and manager.
December 17, 2024
Community Partner Celebration Honors Efforts to Address Critical Health Challenges
The Ninth Annual Translational Research Institute Community Partner Celebration on Dec. 6 brought attendees from across Arkansas to recognize the pivotal role of community partnerships in advancing research and improving health. Organized by the institute’s Community Engagement Core, the event at the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center in Little Rock drew more than 80 attendees representing…
December 12, 2024
UAMS Receives $3 Million NIH Grant for Novel Pituitary Gland Research
LITTLE ROCK — A University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) research team has been awarded a $3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to test promising findings that could lead to better treatments for hormone loss caused by a malfunctioning pituitary gland. The five-year R01grant from the NIH National Institute of…
November 22, 2024
UAMS Employees, Public Join National Institutes of Health All of Us Research Program during Exhibit Tour
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) hosted the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) All of Us Journey, a traveling research exhibit, Nov. 12 – 15. The interactive exhibit drew 120 visitors, with 40 people enrolling in the NIH’s All of Us Research Program before the tour left Little Rock. Among them was Robin…
November 8, 2024
UAMS to Host National Institutes of Health All of Us Research Program Mobile Tour on Nov. 12-15
LITTLE ROCK — The public is invited to visit the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) All of Us Journey, a traveling, hands-on exhibit, at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Little Rock campus Tuesday, Nov. 12 through Friday, Nov. 15. The exhibit, at 324 W. Campus Drive, will be open to the public…
75 Years after Accident, UAMS Surgeons, I³R Researchers Restore Greenwood Pastor’s Sense of Touch, Ability to Grip
As Dewey Hickey took apart and reassembled a bait casting reel using an experimental prosthetic hand system, he marveled at the revolutionary technology that made it possible. “It amazes me,” said Hickey, who in January 2023 became the first Arkansan and only the second person in the world to receive the device, which restored his…
October 29, 2024
TRI-Supported Researcher Megha Sharma, M.D., Published in Pediatrics
A successful effort at UAMS to reduce the amount of blood taken for lab tests from premature infants has been published in the journal Pediatrics. The project was led by Megha Sharma, M.D., a neonatologist and associate professor in the College of Medicine Department of Pediatrics. Her work was conducted in the UAMS Neonatal Intensive…
October 4, 2024
Research Leader Tells Conference Attendees that Networks Are Key to Solving ‘Wicked’ Health Problems
Lifespan research may span cradle to grave, but for Neal Halfon, M.D., MPH, the top priority is addressing complex problems that often begin prenatally, preventing children from thriving and leading to long-term health issues. A major thought leader in children’s health policy and health system change from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Halfon…
October 1, 2024
NIH Awards UAMS $3.7 Million in Quest for More Effective Tuberculosis Vaccine
LITTLE ROCK — UAMS researcher Lu Huang, Ph.D., has received a $3.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support his pursuit of a more effective tuberculosis (TB) vaccine, a feat that has eluded scientists for more than 100 years. The five-year grant from the NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious…
September 17, 2024
UAMS Study to Address Maternal, Infant Deaths with $2.4 Million Federal Grant
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will receive up to $2.4 million over the next four years to test prevention strategies for reducing high rates of maternal and infant deaths in the Arkansas Delta. The grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will fund a combination…
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