Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute
March 14, 2025
Childhood Friends Ride to Support One of Their Own
Rob Guba, Burke Moran and Chris Seab grew up together in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. When Seab was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in May 2024, Guba and Moran decided to do something. That something is a project called Wheeling for Healing, a cross-country e-bike ride to raise money not only in support of their friend but…
March 6, 2025
UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Scientist Awarded $1.9 Million to Study Air Pollution, Breast Cancer
A researcher at the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received a $1.9 million grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) to study the role of environmental exposures in the development of early onset breast cancer in Arkansas women. Ping-Ching Hsu, Ph.D., an…
February 18, 2025
Radiation Oncologist, J. Scott Cordova, M.D., Ph.D., Joins UAMS
Scott Cordova, M.D., Ph.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as an assistant professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology in the UAMS College of Medicine. A board-certified radiation oncologist and Arkansas native, Cordova specializes in the treatment of gynecologic, genitourinary and gastrointestinal cancers, as well as soft tissue sarcomas. Cordova…
February 10, 2025
Breast, Endocrine and Colorectal Cancer Surgeons Join UAMS
Gili G. Halfteck, M.D., Ph.D., and Sandra M. Garcia-Osogobio, M.D., have joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as breast, endocrine and colorectal cancer surgeons. Both also serve as assistant professors in the Division of Surgical Oncology in the UAMS College of Medicine Department of Surgery. Halfteck is a breast and endocrine cancer…
February 3, 2025
UAMS Myeloma Center Social Work’s Harold Dean Named Chair of National Credentialing Board
LITTLE ROCK — Harold Dean, LCSW, OSW-C, the social work program manager for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Myeloma Center, has been named chair of the Board of Oncology Social Work Certification (BOSWC). His one-year term began Jan. 1. The BOSWC administers the Certified Oncology Social Worker program and confers the OSW-C…
December 20, 2024
Myeloma Survivor Rides to Raise Money, Inspire Others
More than 20 years after his initial myeloma diagnosis, David Sutton continues to express his gratitude for the care he’s received at the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and display an unwavering desire to help those in a similar situation. “I have greatly benefited from the…
October 25, 2024
Just in Time: Genoa Mom Grateful for Lifesaving Visit from UAMS MammoVan
A 45-foot van in the parking lot of your child’s elementary school might seem an unlikely location for one of the most important medical exams of your life. It was ideal for Lyndee Braley. The busy mother of three from tiny Genoa, Arkansas, population 972, had just turned 40 when she saw a notice on…
October 22, 2024
2024 Gala for Life Raises $1 Million to Support UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute
The 2024 Gala for Life, the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute’s signature black-tie fundraiser, raised over $1 million to benefit the state’s only bone marrow program at UAMS. “We are so grateful to the generous sponsors, donors, volunteers and patrons who made this year’s event such a success,” said Michael Birrer, M.D., Ph.D., director of…
October 16, 2024
UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Named Center of Excellence by MDS Foundation
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute has been designated as a Center of Excellence by the MDS Foundation, making it the only center in Arkansas to become part of the foundation’s referral network of the top bone marrow disorder treatment centers in the world. Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are…
October 15, 2024
UAMS Establishes Proteomics Center of Excellence in Little Rock with Thermo Fisher Scientific
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) announced the launch of the Thermo Fisher Scientific Center of Excellence for Proteomics at UAMS — the first and only academic-industry partnership of its kind in the United States. The world leader in serving science, Thermo Fisher Scientific, entered into a formal agreement with the IDeA National…
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