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August 27, 2020
The TRIbune Is Here!
In this month’s TRIbune, we catch up with one of our KL2 Program graduates, Keneshia Bryant-Moore, Ph.D., APRN, FNP-BC, whose network of faith leaders is providing crucial information about COVID-19 to Arkansas populations most vulnerable to the disease. Bryant-Moore built the network using community engagement principles that have led to multiple awards from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research…
August 26, 2020
$10.6 Million Federal Grant to Expand National Proteomics Resource at UAMS
A $10.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will allow the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to greatly expand its proteomics resource. This grant will establish the IDeA National Resource for Quantitative Proteomics as the first NIH National Resource in Arkansas, which will serve biomedical researchers across the entire nation.
August 24, 2020
UAMS Researchers See 43% Funding Increase in FY2020
LITTLE ROCK – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and its affiliate research institutions saw research funding grow by 43% this past year, with $158.1 million in grants by the end of the fiscal year, June 30. The bulk of the funding is from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other federal…
August 13, 2020
Broadband Grants up to $75,000 Available to Rural Arkansas Communities through UAMS
LITTLE ROCK — Thirty grants of up to $75,000 each are available to help rural Arkansas communities apply for federal grants and loans to make broadband accessible to their residents. The “Rural Broadband I.D. Expenses Trust Fund Grant,” sponsored by state Sen. Missy Irvin, is funded by the state’s Restricted Reserve Fund and federal coronavirus…
August 12, 2020
Gohar Azhar, M.D., Invested in Jackson T. Stephens Distinguished Chair in Geriatrics Clinical Affairs
Gohar Azhar, M.D., a nationally recognized expert on cardiovascular aging research with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), was recently invested in the Jackson T. Stephens Distinguished Chair in Geriatrics Clinical Affairs. “It is with deep humility that I accept the great honor of the Jackson T. Stephens Distinguished Chair,” Azhar said. “I…
August 11, 2020
Erika Horta, M.D., Joins UAMS as Neuro-Immunologist
Erika Horta, M.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as a fellowship-trained neuro-immunologist and neuro-oncologist specializing in multiple sclerosis and brain and spine tumors. She sees multiple sclerosis patients at the UAMS Health Epilepsy and Neurology Clinic in Freeway Medical Tower, Suite 605, 5800 W. 10th St., just off Interstate 630…
Timely Treatment Saves 27-Year-Old from Stroke
John Jansky was an unlikely candidate for a stroke. He does not smoke, have high blood pressure or any other contributing medical conditions. Jansky was also an unlikely stroke survivor because he lives in rural Pineville, Ark. – several miles from the nearest hospital. One Monday evening in December, Janksy got up from dinner with…
August 7, 2020
Pinckard-Dover is First Female to Graduate UAMS Neurosurgery Residency
It doesn’t take long for many young girls to be exposed to messages about what girls “can” and “cannot” do. Thankfully, Heather Pinckard-Dover never got the memo. She is the first female neurosurgeon to complete a residency at UAMS, Arkansas’ only academic health sciences center. “From the time I was little, my parents were always…
August 5, 2020
$780,000 Federal Grant Will Give UAMS Medical Students Hands-on Cancer Research Experience
LITTLE ROCK — A $780,000 grant from the National Cancer Institute will fund a hands-on summer cancer research experience for medical students at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). “Partnership in Cancer Research will provide focused and innovative research experiences in laboratories, community outreach programs and clinics for selected first- and second-year students…
August 4, 2020
AR-Connect Links Arkansans With Virtual Care For Mental Illness, Stress Related to COVID-19
LITTLE ROCK – Arkansans experiencing mental health issues or stress related to the COVID-19 pandemic may receive immediate help 24 hours a day through the AR-Connect program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) with no out-of-pocket cost to the patient. The program began in May and offers the opportunity to talk to…
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