Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute
July 25, 2024
UAMS’ Michael Birrer, M.D., Ph.D., Publishes Study Results in JAMA Oncology on Treatment for Incurable Cervical Cancer
The results of an international clinical trial led by Michael Birrer, M.D., Ph.D., director of the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), on the use of a novel bispecific antibody for women with recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer were published today in JAMA Oncology. Cervical cancer is…
July 18, 2024
Little Rock Subaru Delivers Blankets for UAMS Blood Cancer Patients
Blood cancer patients at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute received a little more assistance going through their journey, thanks to Subaru of Little Rock and the Arkansas Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Subaru of Little Rock delivered 80 blankets and 30 patient care kits to the UAMS Patient…
July 5, 2024
Hot Springs Village Couple Grateful to Myeloma Center
Tom and Deb Heau have come a long way together. “I couldn’t have made it without Deb, she’s the guardian angel,” said Tom Heau, who was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 2018. Deb Heau describes the day they found out about her husband’s illness. “It was March 1, 2018. Tom came home and said, ‘I…
July 1, 2024
UAMS Invests Marjan Boerma, Ph.D., in J. Thomas May Distinguished Endowed Chair in Oncology
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy invested Marjan Boerma, Ph.D., director of the UAMS College of Pharmacy Division of Radiation Health and associate director of basic science in the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, in the J. Thomas May Distinguished Endowed Chair in Oncology in a…
June 28, 2024
Proton Center of Arkansas Marks 100th Patient Milestone
Arkansas’ first and only proton radiation center has treated 100 patients since opening in September 2023. To commemorate the milestone, Carson Placker, 7, of Mountain Home, and Bob Sanders, 71, of Conway, rang the end of treatment bell together June 14, surrounded by their physicians and family. Though 64 years apart in age, the two…
June 27, 2024
UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Awarded Five New Grants from National Cancer Institute
Researchers at the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) have been awarded five new grants from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) in 2024, totaling $4.6 million. New grants include: $3.3 million NCI grant to create a Melanoma Resistance Evolution Atlas, Principal Investigator: Alan Tackett, Ph.D., Winthrop P….
June 11, 2024
UAMS’ Gwendolyn Bryant-Smith, M.D., Named Fellow of the American College of Radiology
Gwendolyn Bryant-Smith, M.D., director of the Breast Center at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, has received the prestigious designation of Fellow of the American College of Radiology (FACR). ACR awards fellowships to only 15% of its 40,000 members for exceptional service to the organization and to the…
June 3, 2024
Be A Part of the Cure Walk Raises $400,000 for UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute
The UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute held its fourth Be A Part of the Cure Walk on Saturday, May 4, and raised a record-setting $400,000 to support its growing clinical and translational research programs.
May 31, 2024
Cancer Institute Research Retreat Focuses on Prevention, Early Detection
The third UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Cancer Research Retreat brought together more than 250 UAMS cancer researchers and faculty to share ongoing research on the prevention and early detection of cancer in Arkansas. An alarming statistic prompted the retreat’s prevention and early detection focus in the hopes that collaboration and sharing innovative strategies…
May 28, 2024
UAMS Oncologist Invested in Inaugural Omar T. Atiq, M.D., MACP, Distinguished Chair in Physician Leadership
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine invested Omar T. Atiq, M.D., MACP, FRCP, in the inaugural Omar T. Atiq, M.D., MACP, Distinguished Chair in Physician Leadership during a May 20 ceremony. Atiq is a medical oncologist at the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute and a distinguished…
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