Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute
April 28, 2021
UAMS Cancer Institute’s Volunteers, Paused by the Pandemic, Ready to Return
(UAMS) The UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute’s nearly 70 volunteers may have been out of sight for more than a year thanks to COVID-19, but they have remained close at heart to the Cancer Institute’s staff. For employees of Cancer Institute’s Volunteer Services and Auxiliary department, time and distance has not diminished their appreciation…
April 26, 2021
Saira Hassan, M.D., Joins UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute as a Specialist in Genitourinary Cancer
LITTLE ROCK — Saira Hassan, M.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute as a specialist in cancer of the genitourinary or urogenital system, which includes the urinary and reproductive systems. “Having Dr. Hassan join our staff strengthens and broadens the already-excellent level of care we offer…
April 23, 2021
Twist of fate Leads to Myeloma Diagnosis for Longtime Survivor
A persistent sore spot on his thigh led Bennie Utley of Cabot to ask his family doctor about it in early 2005. “It was about four inches wide and eight or 10 inches long,” Utley, 79, recalled. “He told me I was wearing my belt too tight.” Utley was not satisfied with the diagnosis and…
April 20, 2021
UAMS Ranked 7th in Nation on Forbes Magazine’s Best Employers for Diversity List
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has been ranked seventh nationally on an annual list of Best Employers for Diversity created by Forbes magazine. The rankings are based on independent surveys of more than 50,000 people in workplaces of more than 1,000 employees. They include both direct and indirect recommendations…
UAMS Cancer Researcher Receives $1.1 Million as Part of NIH Grant at University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
A National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant will allow UAMS researcher Isabelle Racine Miousse, Ph.D., to ramp up her study of a nutrient that may have a role in the effectiveness of immunotherapy for cancer patients. Miousse will receive $220,000 per year for up to five years as one of four project leaders at the…
April 19, 2021
UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Recognizes 2 Little Rock Central High Students
LITTLE ROCK —The inaugural Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Special Award for Outstanding Cancer Research at the Arkansas State Science and Engineering Fair was recently presented to Little Rock Central High School students Amna Khan and Anu Iyer for the cancer research they each presented at this year’s fair. The award recognizes a student or…
April 12, 2021
Cancer DNA Blood Tests Validated By International Research Team
LITTLE ROCK — An international team today reports the findings of an independent assessment of five commercially-available assays for tumor DNA sequencing – a fast, cheap and less invasive method to diagnose and monitor cancer.
April 6, 2021
UAMS Researchers Named Arkansas Research Alliance Scholar, Fellow
LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas Research Alliance (ARA) announced today that two researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences will be joining their ranks.
Kelly Named Associate Director for Cancer Research Training and Education at UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute
LITTLE ROCK — Cancer researcher Thomas J. Kelly Jr., Ph.D., has been named associate director for cancer research training and education at the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Kelly is an associate professor of pathology in the UAMS College of Medicine Department of Pathology and will…
April 5, 2021
UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Unveils New Breast Center
LITTLE ROCK — A spacious new center offering comprehensive breast imaging services opened today in the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).
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