May 14, 2018
UAMS Invites Public to Clinical Trials Day Celebration May 21
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is inviting the public to attend its celebration of Clinical Trials Day on May 21, 2018. The celebration will be 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the first floor lobby of the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute. Attendees can enjoy snacks and drinks…
May 8, 2018
Public Invited to Attend UAMS Community Scientist Academy
LITTLE ROCK — Arkansans interested in having a voice in research programs at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) or simply learning how research is done are invited to participate in UAMS’ Summer 2018 Community Scientist Academy. Sponsored by the UAMS Translational Research Institute, the Community Scientist Academy will be on Tuesdays each…
March 27, 2018
New Opioid Studies Led by UAMS Researchers and Collaborating Sites
March 27, 2018 | Funding for two inter-institutional pilot studies looking at opioid abuse was recently announced by the UAMS Translational Research Institute. One study seeks to address opioid use disorders in pregnant women. “The study will harmonize data collection utilizing an iPad-based data collection tool with input from providers and patients,” said Jessica L. Coker,…
March 7, 2018
UAMS Researchers Circulating Survey About Medical Marijuana
March 7, 2018 | A first-of-its-kind survey is being circulated in Arkansas by UAMS researchers interested in Arkansans’ attitudes and perceptions about cannabis (marijuana) as state officials prepare to make it available for medical use. Of the 28 other states with medical marijuana, none have conducted surveys prior to its legalization that document public attitudes…
February 2, 2018
Doctor, Researcher, Inventor Offers Lessons in Perseverance
Feb. 2, 2018 | Drawing on her early career experiences with rejection, Carrie Byington, M.D., offered some advice during a Jan. 29 lecture at UAMS. As a new physician researcher, Byington, now dean of the Texas A&M College of Medicine, said all of her initial research papers in 1995 were rejected. “Not by one reviewer…
January 31, 2018
Stories from the Road: Residency Interviews Lead to Match Day for UAMS College of Medicine Seniors
Jan. 31, 2018 | As the arduous process of applying to residency programs winds down for this year’s seniors in the College of Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), one thing is clear: The road to Match Day is long – both figuratively and literally. In the fall and winter of…
December 7, 2017
UAMS’ Jay L. Mehta, M.D., Ph.D., Named to Forbes’ Physician Honor Roll
Dec. 7, 2017 | UAMS’ Jay (Jawahar) L. Mehta, M.D., Ph.D., is one of 27 cardiologists across the country being recognized by Forbes as an exemplary physician in the field of cardiology. Many individuals on the list have served in the top spots of multiple hospitals and contribute a wealth of clinical research to advance the…
December 1, 2017
UAMS, TRI Honor Community Partners at 2017 Celebration
Dec. 1, 2017 | The UAMS Translational Research Institute honored UAMS’ many Arkansas community partners Nov. 17 with its fifth annual Community Partner Celebration. During the event at the Centre at University Park in Little Rock, the Phillips and Jefferson Counties Faith Task Force, led by pastors Johnny Smith and Jerome Turner, received the Chancellor’s…
November 28, 2017
Four UAMS Researchers Receive Grants Totaling $200,000
LITTLE ROCK — The UAMS Translational Research Institute has approved research pilot study awards for four researchers totaling $200,000. The annual awards of up to $50,000 each are made to projects with the strongest likelihood of leading to improved health and health care. This is the first year the institute has offered awards for pilot…
October 30, 2017
Lyle Burdine, M.D., Joins UAMS as Kidney, Liver, Pancreatic Transplant Surgeon
LITTLE ROCK — Lyle J. Burdine, M.D., Ph.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as a kidney, liver and pancreas transplant surgeon. Burdine also serves as an assistant professor in the UAMS College of Medicine’s Department of Surgery. Burdine will perform kidney and liver transplants, as well as combined kidney-pancreas transplants….
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