Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute
August 16, 2019
Free Skin Cancer Screening Offered at UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute on Sept. 14
People concerned about spots on their skin are invited to participate in a free skin cancer screening from 9 a.m. – noon Sept. 14 at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).
August 14, 2019
Robert Eoff, Ph.D., Receives $1.2 Million Grant from National Science Foundation
Researcher Robert Eoff, Ph.D., has received a $1.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation to continue his work at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) on DNA damage, cell replication and its implications for diseases like dementia, ALS and cancer. Eoff is an associate professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular…
August 13, 2019
UAMS Scientist Awarded $764,000 NIH Grant For Highly Advanced Research Equipment
A grant of almost $764,000 from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will allow the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to purchase biomedical research equipment with new capabilities unavailable elsewhere in Arkansas.
August 8, 2019
UAMS Myeloma Researcher Awarded Nearly $543,000 from Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
LITTLE ROCK — Brian Walker, Ph.D., with the Myeloma Center at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received a $542,486, three-year grant from the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society to look at changes in the DNA sequence that effects the development and advancement of multiple myeloma, a cancer of plasma cells in the…
August 5, 2019
Fellowship Program Gives Undergrads Glimpse Into Biomedical Research Careers
A rising college senior, Huddoy Walters’ sights are set on a career in biomedical research. “I want to be a scientist, most definitely,” said Walters, a native Jamaican and biochemistry major at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff.
July 23, 2019
Former UAMS Physician, Renowned for Introducing Benchmark Chemotherapy, Returning to Myeloma Center
LITTLE ROCK — Guido J.K. Tricot, M.D., Ph.D., has rejoined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), and will see patients at its Myeloma Center. While at UAMS previously, Tricot developed one of the most effective first-line therapies for multiple myeloma, now used around the world. “We are thrilled to have Dr. Tricot rejoin…
UAMS Cancer Researcher to Speak at Sept. 4 ‘Doctor is In’ Event in Hot Springs Village
You are invited to learn about the latest advances in cancer research, treatment and prevention at a free event featuring a researcher from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).
July 11, 2019
Subaru, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Blanketing Myeloma Patients with Love
July 12, 2019 | Patients undergoing treatment at the UAMS Myeloma Center received throw blankets recently along with written messages of hope, courtesy of the Subaru Loves to Care initiative. Six employees from the Subaru of Little Rock dealership — many of them with connections to cancer through their own loved ones — and the…
July 1, 2019
Cross-Country Cyclists Stop by UAMS Cancer Institute to Promote Research and Fundraising
Nearly 30 students from The University of Texas at Austin in Texas, riding bikes from Austin to Anchorage, Alaska, were greeted by cheers recently when they stopped by the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute. The students, part of the 2019 Texas 4000 for Cancer, the longest annual charity bike ride in the world, began…
June 20, 2019
UAMS Researcher Awarded $1.75 Million Grant to Study New Therapies for Metastatic Melanoma
Alan Tackett, Ph.D., a cancer researcher at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), has received a five-year $1.75 million grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to identify new tumor targets in the treatment of metastatic melanoma.
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