Education and Training


October 6, 2023

UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute to Hold Oct. 27 Proton Symposium

Marty Trieschmann

photo of molecules

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute will host the state’s first symposium on proton therapy, Oct. 27. The free event, entitled “Proton Therapy: The Forefront of Cancer Treatment,” will run from 8 a.m. to noon in the Walton Auditorium on the 10th floor of the UAMS Winthrop P….


July 31, 2023

UAMS Internship Program Enlists Students in the Fight Against Cancer

Marty Trieschmann

Group of medical students standing together

The UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute is getting medical students involved in the fight against cancer. For the third summer, UAMS hosted 12 medical students at its main campus in Little Rock for an eight-week internship experience. Supported by a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Partnership in Cancer Research (PCAR), the…


June 8, 2023

Cancer Institute Hosts Annual Celebration of Student Discovery Symposium

Marty Trieschmann

high school students on tour in the UAMS Proteomics Lab

The Celebration of Student Discovery Symposium, now in its second year at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, recently brought together 50 top middle and high school science students for a day of hands-on learning with nationally recognized cancer researchers. Students invited to the UAMS symposium distinguished themselves…


September 27, 2022

UAMS Internship Program Inspires Next Generation of Cancer Researchers

Marty Trieschmann

Summer interns at the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute

When asked what he did this summer, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) medical student Wyatt D’Spain gives a rather unusual response. “I learned how to grow a tumor in a flask, infect it with a virus and reassess how it affected the tumor’s viability,” he said. D’Spain’s summer project was conducted safely under…


May 3, 2022

Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Celebrates Student Research at Symposium

Marty Trieschmann

Cancer Institute Director Michael Birrer and a student

The UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute held its first Celebration of Student Discovery Symposium April 14 for over 30 students, teachers, and some family members from Little Rock Central High School and LISA Academy West interested in cancer research. Students who won or placed in the regional and state science fairs were invited to…


March 16, 2022

Study Puts More Than 50 UAMS Faculty Among Top 2% of Influential Researchers

David Robinson

Shuk Mei Ho, Ph.D., UAMS vice chancellor for Research and Innovation, said the lengthy list of influential UAMS faculty is a testament to the institution’s high priority for research.

LITTLE ROCK — A study by Stanford University lists over 50 current and retired UAMS faculty among the top 2% of most influential researchers. The study is based on an analysis of Scopus, the largest database of peer-reviewed research literature. To determine the most influential researchers, the study authors used a combination of citation metrics…


March 2, 2022

High School Student Earns Spot on UAMS Research Team

David Robinson

Anu Iyer, a junior at Little Rock Central High School, was invited to join a UAMS research team studying Parkinson's disease.

When a UAMS Parkinson’s disease research project needed someone with machine learning expertise, Fred Prior, Ph.D., asked Anu Iyer if she would be interested. It would have been a routine invitation among researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), but Iyer is a junior at Little Rock’s Central High School. Prior, Iyer’s…


January 18, 2022

UAMS Webinar to Highlight New HPV Vaccination and Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines

Marty Trieschmann

UAMS Cervical Cancer Webinar

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Office of Health Initiatives and Disparities Research will host a public webinar, “Getting Back on Track After the Impact of COVID-19: HPV Vaccination and Cervical Cancer Screening Guideline Updates,” on Friday, Jan. 28, at 2 p.m. In addition to new recommended screening guidelines by the American Cancer…


January 6, 2022

Kirk West, Ph.D., Receives American Cancer Society Postdoctoral Fellowship

Marty Trieschmann

Kirk West, Ph.D., UAMS' first recipient of the American Cancer Society's Postdoctoral Fellowship

Kirk West, Ph.D., a Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute researcher, is the first UAMS scientist to be awarded the prestigious American Cancer Society (ACS) Postdoctoral Fellowship. Only 14% of ACS fellowships are funded from a nationwide pool of applicants. The three-year fellowship will help fund West’s research on the role of LC8-TLK1/2 axis in the…


December 2, 2021

Ashley County Cares Donations to UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Near $500,000

Marty Trieschmann

Ashley County Cares Donation to the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute

The Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) received $36,000 in additional funding from nonprofit Ashley County Cares (ACC) to further the institute’s statewide cancer prevention, treatment and research programs. The donation, presented Nov. 18 by Ashley County Cares co-directors Donna Shields and Bernice Nelms to Michael J….



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