Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute


July 24, 2020

‘Be a Part of the Cure’ Televised Event to Benefit UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute on Sept. 2

Susan Van Dusen

BAPOTC on background

A new event will offer Arkansans a way to support UAMS’ cancer research and treatment programs from the comfort of their own home.


July 23, 2020

Fenghuang “Frank” Zhan, M.D., Ph.D., Awarded Nearly $3.14 Million to Further Myeloma Research

Linda Haymes

Fenghuang “Frank” Zhan, M.D., Ph.D., Myeloma Center research director at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), has received two grants totaling almost $3.14 million to study the molecular genetics and drug resistance of multiple myeloma, the second-most common blood-related cancer.

LITTLE ROCK — Fenghuang “Frank” Zhan, M.D., Ph.D., Myeloma Center research director at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), has received two grants totaling almost $3.14 million to study the molecular genetics and drug resistance of multiple myeloma, the second-most common blood-related cancer. One grant from the U.S. Department of Defense provides $1.4…


July 21, 2020

National Cancer Database at UAMS Becomes U.S. Storehouse for COVID-19 Images

David Robinson

A Chest Radiograph (left) and Computed Tomography (CT) image (right) of the same COVID-19 patient taken one day apart. These UAMS images, now publicly available in the national Cancer Imaging Archive, show COVID-19 lung infection similar to pneumonia. Medical experts refer to the appearance as ground glass opacities, a haziness overlying the lung that is common with COVID-19 patients.

LITTLE ROCK — A national database for patient cancer images at UAMS will become the storage site for COVID-19 clinical images from across the United States and around the globe, including chest x-rays and CT scans of the body. This week, UAMS also became the first research institution to contribute de-identified images of COVID-19 to…


UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Expands Services with Addition of 12 Oncologists

Susan Van Dusen

Oncologists join UAMS

LITTLE ROCK — The addition of 12 oncologists will expand services and increase access for patients at the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). “We are in a period of significant growth at the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute and are proud to welcome 12 talented physicians…


July 16, 2020

UAMS, Arkansas Children’s, Baptist Health and Proton International Sign Letter of Intent to Build State’s First Proton Treatment Center

Liz Caldwell

Proton ACH Baptist UAMS logos

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), Arkansas Children’s, Baptist Health and Proton International (PI) have signed a Letter of Intent to bring proton therapy — an alternative to radiation therapy for treating cancer — to Arkansas.


July 1, 2020

UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Elects New Board of Advisors Members

Susan Van Dusen

Cancer Institute Board of Advisors

The Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) announces the election of new members to its Board of Advisors.


June 25, 2020

UAMS Cancer Institute Joins KIYATEC Clinical Study of Test to Predict Pre-Treatment, Patient-Specific Response to Ovarian Cancer Drugs

Susan Van Dusen

Michael Birrer, MD, PhD

KIYATEC, Inc. today announced that the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has joined the growing roster of institutions participating in its 3D-PREDICT clinical study to validate the company’s test as a patient-specific predictor of response to recommended drug therapies for patients with ovarian cancer.


June 22, 2020

UAMS Part of International Effort to Build AI Platform for Cancer Research

David Robinson

Fred Prior, Ph.D., has a leading role in international effort to apply artificial intelligence to cancer research.

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will have a key role in a major international effort using artificial intelligence (AI) to teach computers at local research centers how to recognize cancer. UAMS has received a four-year grant of $894,074 as part of EuCanImage, a nearly $9 million cancer research project…


June 3, 2020

Findings on DNA Damage Repair Published by UAMS Cancer Researcher

Susan Van Dusen

Leung research team

A research team led by cancer researcher Justin Leung, Ph.D., at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has uncovered the role of the protein RNF168 in DNA damage repair and shown how mutations of the protein affect people with a rare genetic condition.


June 1, 2020

UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute To Host ‘Be a Part of the Cure’ Sept. 2 on KATV

Susan Van Dusen

Be a Part of the Cure, UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute

Arkansans are invited to “Be a Part of the Cure” on Sept. 2 when the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) hosts its first-ever televised event to raise funds and awareness for its research and treatment programs.



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