Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute
September 21, 2021
Be a Part of the Cure Telethon Raises $400,000
![Event Chairs Natalie and Win Rockefeller and Emcee KATV’s Renee Shapiro welcome viewers to the telethon.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/telethon-rockefellers-150x150.png)
The 2nd annual Be a Part of the Cure Telethon to benefit the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute’s research and treatment programs raised nearly $400,000 despite a second year of pandemic challenges. “Cancer has affected us all, and the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute continues to see patients, provide treatment and take care of…
September 13, 2021
UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Names Three to Board of Advisors
![Danyelle Musselman, Aimee Arzoumainian, David Rainey](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/BOA-collage--150x150.png)
The board of advisors of the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has announced the election of three new board members. The new members are Danyelle Musselman, Aimee Arzoumanian, MHA, and David Rainey, Ed.D. Musselman is co-chair of the American Cancer Society’s Coaches vs. Cancer Wives and…
September 9, 2021
UAMS Research Team Finds Potential Cause of COVID-19 ‘Long-haulers’
![Terry Harville, M.D., Ph.D., consults with John Arthur, M.D., Ph.D., in the UAMS Pathology Lab.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Arthur-Harville-COVID-Research-crop-150x150.jpg)
LITTLE ROCK — A UAMS research team has identified a potential cause of long-lasting symptoms experienced by COVID-19 patients, often referred to as long-haulers. The findings were published in the journal, The Public Library of Science ONE (PLOS ONE). At the heart of the team’s findings is an antibody that shows up weeks after an…
August 30, 2021
New UAMS Baptist Health Cancer Center Opens in North Little Rock
![UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Director Michael Birrer, M.D., Ph.D., North Little Rock Mayor Terry Hartwick, Baptist Health CEO Troy Wells, and UAMS Senior Vice Chancellor and Medical Center CEO Steppe Mette, M.D., in front of the new UAMS Baptist Health Cancer Center in North Little Rock.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/UAMSBaptist-ribbon-cutting-08302021-850_2658-1-150x150.jpg)
LITTLE ROCK — The first UAMS Baptist Health Cancer Center is now open on the campus of Baptist Health Medical Center in North Little Rock, bringing the full spectrum of cancer research, diagnostic and treatment services available at UAMS’ Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute to more Arkansans.
August 25, 2021
NIH Awards UAMS’ Nakagawa $3.6 Million to Expand HPV Cancer Vaccine Study
![Dr. Mayumi Nakagawa - With an additional $3.6 million from the National Institutes of Health, Mayumi Nakagawa's, M.D., Ph.D., ground-breaking HPV vaccine research tops $10 million.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Nakagawa_Mayumi_wide-150x150.jpg)
Mayumi Nakagawa, M.D., Ph.D., was awarded $3.6 million from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to complete phase 2 clinical trials of PepCan, a breakthrough vaccine she developed at UAMS to treat cancers caused by human papillomavirus (HPV).
August 24, 2021
UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute ‘Be a Part of the Cure’ Telethon Airs Statewide on ABC Sept. 8
!["Be A Part of The Cure" and text or call in your donation in support of our cancer research efforts.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/cancer-building-logo-150x150.jpeg)
Arkansans are invited to “Be a Part of the Cure” on Sept. 8 when the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) holds its second televised event to raise funds and awareness for its cancer research and treatment programs. The event is set for 11 a.m. – 6:30…
August 19, 2021
UAMS Researcher Leading $3.1 Million Preschool Intervention to Reduce Obesity and Cancer in Arkansas, Louisiana
![Taren Swindle, Ph.D., here visiting a Head Start classroom in 2019, is leading the NCI-funded study that aims to improve diets in early care and education settings.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Taren-Swindle-Head-Start-2-150x150.jpg)
UAMS is leading a major new effort to reduce cancer by addressing eating habits in early childcare and education settings. The project, led by UAMS’ Taren Swindle, Ph.D., will reach about 5,000 children and 500 teachers across Arkansas and Louisiana.
August 10, 2021
Samer Al Hadidi, M.D., Joins the UAMS Myeloma Center
![Samer Al Hadidi, M.D.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Al-Hadidi_Samer-Ahmad-Suleiman_environmental_wide-150x150.jpg)
LITTLE ROCK — Samer Al Hadidi, M.D., has joined the Myeloma Center in the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), where he will treat patients with myeloma and other plasma cell disorders. “I’m very happy to welcome Dr. Al Hadidi to our staff,” said Frits van Rhee,…
August 9, 2021
UAMS Offering Revolutionary CAR T-Cell Therapy for Myeloma Patients
![“This offers an entirely new treatment option for relapsed myeloma patients,” said Myeloma Center clinical director Frits van Rhee, M.D., Ph.D. “It is a whole new class of treatment; it’s like immunotherapy is coming of age.”](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/van_Rhee_Frits-1-scaled-150x150.jpg)
The Myeloma Center at the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute is offering a new cutting-edge immunotherapy treatment for myeloma patients. The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is the first and only medical facility in Arkansas approved to provide cellular therapy to myeloma patients.
July 29, 2021
Forbes Magazine Ranks UAMS in Top 30% of Best Employers for Women
![Forbes Best Employers logo](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Forbes-150x150.jpg)
Forbes magazine has named the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences to its list of Best Employers for Women 2021. UAMS was ranked 86th on a list of the top 300 companies in the United States, putting it in the top 30%. UAMS was the only company in Arkansas to make the list. The 300…
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