Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute
July 7, 2025
OnCore Clinical Trials System is Live
The Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute launched July 1 the Advarra OnCore Clinical Trials Management System (CTMS), a powerful new platform that will enhance cancer clinical trials oversight and support cutting-edge research across the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). The $2.4 million investment by the Cancer Institute places UAMS among the nation’s leading…
July 1, 2025
UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Invites Public to July 8 Town Hall in Paragould
The public is invited to attend a community town hall meeting featuring community outreach and education programs on cancer at noon, Tuesday, July 8, at the Paragould Community Center, 2404 Lindwood Drive, in Paragould, Arkansas. The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute is hosting the free event to share…
June 26, 2025
College Students Explore Cancer Research at Arkansas INBRE Workshop
Undergraduates from 14 schools across the country had the opportunity to explore the field of cancer research at a UAMS workshop sponsored by the Arkansas INBRE (IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence). Held May 28 in the UAMS Library, the “Bench to Bedside: Breakthroughs in Cancer Research and Therapy Workshop” attracted nearly 30 students interested in…
June 13, 2025
Father’s Cancer Battle Inspires Son’s Research
When Don Tackett learned that he had prostate cancer, his first call was to his son, Alan. “It was difficult to hear,” said Alan Tackett, Ph.D., a leading UAMS cancer researcher whose life’s work collided with his father’s health that day. “I’m used to researching cancer, but not my father being a cancer patient,” said…
June 5, 2025
Arkansas’ Leading Cancer Researchers Gather at Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Retreat
In a strong showing as the state’s leader in cancer research, the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute hosted its annual research retreat May 7 for scientists across the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Held at the Robinson Center Grand Ballroom in downtown Little Rock, the daylong event served as an opportunity for researchers…
June 4, 2025
UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Invites Public to June 10 Town Hall in Texarkana
The public is invited to a town hall meeting featuring community outreach and education programs on cancer at noon, Tuesday, June 10, at Sandflat Glendale Shannon Neighborhood Center located at 209 E. 14th Street in Texarkana, Arkansas. The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute is holding the event to…
May 22, 2025
1,700 Rally for Cancer, Raise $470,000 at Fifth Be A Part of the Cure Walk
The Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) held its fifth Be A Part of the Cure Walk on Saturday, May 3, in Little Rock. With a total of 1,700 walkers registered from 71 cities and 10 states, the huge crowd circled the War Memorial Stadium’s outdoor course…
May 9, 2025
UAMS Invests Rangaswamy Govindarajan, M.D., MRCP, in Hutchins Distinguished Chair for Hematology and Oncology
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine invested Rangaswamy Govindarajan, M.D., MRCP, a professor in the UAMS College of Medicine and director of the Division of Hematology and Oncology in the UAMS Department of Internal Medicine, in the Laura F. Hutchins, M.D., Distinguished Chair for Hematology and Oncology…
April 22, 2025
UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Scientists Uncover New Opportunities for Targeted Cancer Therapies
Molecular Cell publishes UAMS comprehensive structural biology study of MCL-1:BAK complex found in most cancers A research team led by UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute scientist, Tudor Moldoveanu, Ph.D., has uncovered novel insights into one of the body’s most fundamental processes impacting the development of cancer. Known as apoptosis, the research on the process…
April 7, 2025
UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer, Rison Pharmacy Partner to Host Colon Cancer Screening Event April 17
Residents of Cleveland County are invited to a colon cancer screening event on Thursday, April 17, in Rison. Patient navigators from the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will offer free take-home colorectal cancer screening kits, as well as information and resources on other recommended cancer screenings….
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