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October 4, 2022
Marius Nagalo, Ph.D., Receives American Association for Cancer Research Award
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) Bolni Marius Nagalo, Ph.D., is the recipient of the 2022 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Career Development Award. The $300,000 award will help Nagalo expand his novel research on virotherapy to treat advanced pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma — work he is conducting in the labs at the UAMS…
October 3, 2022
New Researchers Find Valuable Resources at Research Expo 2022
Research Expo 2022 arrived at a great time for Lisa Jansen, Ph.D., and more than 100 other researchers wanting to learn about and leverage the numerous research resources available at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), Arkansas Children’s Research Institute (ACRI) and the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System (CAVHS). “I am a new…
September 30, 2022
UAMS Satellite Training Centers Make Digital Health Accessible, Understandable for All
New medical innovations are always around the corner. The advent of the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated a host of digital health options that connect patients across the state to providers, often miles away. More virtual visits mean less travel time for patients who don’t live close to their provider, which is a good thing. But…
September 27, 2022
UAMS Internship Program Inspires Next Generation of Cancer Researchers
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…
September 26, 2022
UAMS Researchers Find Changes in Monkeypox Genome That May Explain Its Recent Rapid Spread
LITTLE ROCK — The rapid spread of monkeypox is unlike the virus’ past outbreaks and may be a result of genetic mutations identified by University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) researchers. Led by UAMS’ David Ussery, Ph.D., the UAMS team published its findings this month in the Journal of Applied Microbiology. The team compared…
September 21, 2022
UAMS Experts Present Leukemia, Lymphoma ‘State of the Science’ Summit Oct. 13 in Little Rock
Leading blood cancer experts from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute will host a meeting for medical professionals on the state of leukemia and lymphoma treatments and research at Little Rock’s Capital Hotel, Oct. 13, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. There is no fee to attend. Registration is…
September 20, 2022
UAMS Part of $6 Million National Effort to Make Testing for Toxins in Water and People Less Costly, Easier
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is co-leading a National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded effort to develop advanced, inexpensive devices to detect toxins in water and people. UAMS’ $908,952 portion of the four-year, $6 million project involves testing a novel way to detect toxins in humans, and is led by Shuk-Mei…
September 19, 2022
UAMS Researcher Receives Prestigious National Award, $1 Million to Support Falls Research in Older Adults
LITTLE ROCK — Jennifer L. Vincenzo, Ph.D., MPH, PT, recently became the first University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) researcher to receive the national Paul B. Beeson Emerging Leaders Career Development Award in Aging, which comes with $1 million over five years. The award will support Vincenzo’s work implementing a falls prevention strategy as…
September 13, 2022
UAMS Invests Jonathan Laryea, M.D., in Nolie and Norma Mumey Endowed Chair in Surgery
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine invested Jonathan Laryea, M.D., chief of the Division of Colorectal Surgery in the Department of Surgery and medical director of cancer services at UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, in the Nolie and Norma Mumey Endowed Chair in Surgery during a…
UAMS Invests Matthew A. Steliga, M.D., in Kent C. Westbrook, M.D., Distinguished Chair in Surgical Oncology
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine invested Matthew A. Steliga, M.D., chief of the Division of Thoracic Surgery in the UAMS Department of Surgery and a tenured professor of surgery in the UAMS College of Medicine, in the Kent C. Westbrook, M.D., Distinguished Chair in Surgical Oncology…
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