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July 29, 2019
Five UAMS Researchers Receive Translational Research Training Awards
The UAMS Translational Research Institute has awarded five early-career UAMS researchers with KL2 Mentored Research Career Development Program Scholar Awards. The program provides two years of instruction and mentored research training. Scholars receive 75% salary support and up to $25,000 per year for research, tuition, travel expenses and education materials. The KL2 Scholars were chosen from 11…
July 23, 2019
Former UAMS Physician, Renowned for Introducing Benchmark Chemotherapy, Returning to Myeloma Center
LITTLE ROCK — Guido J.K. Tricot, M.D., Ph.D., has rejoined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), and will see patients at its Myeloma Center. While at UAMS previously, Tricot developed one of the most effective first-line therapies for multiple myeloma, now used around the world. “We are thrilled to have Dr. Tricot rejoin…
UAMS Cancer Researcher to Speak at Sept. 4 ‘Doctor is In’ Event in Hot Springs Village
You are invited to learn about the latest advances in cancer research, treatment and prevention at a free event featuring a researcher from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).
July 11, 2019
Subaru, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Blanketing Myeloma Patients with Love
July 12, 2019 | Patients undergoing treatment at the UAMS Myeloma Center received throw blankets recently along with written messages of hope, courtesy of the Subaru Loves to Care initiative. Six employees from the Subaru of Little Rock dealership — many of them with connections to cancer through their own loved ones — and the…
July 3, 2019
NIH Awards Five-Year, $24.2 Million Grant to UAMS Translational Research Institute
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Translational Research Institute announced today it will receive five years of federal funding totaling $24.2 million to accelerate research that addresses Arkansas’ biggest health challenges. The Translational Research Institute helps researchers turn their ideas and findings into new medical treatments and other health interventions. Its focus is…
NIH Awards Five-Year, $24.2 Million Grant to UAMS Translational Research Institute
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Translational Research Institute announced today it will receive five years of federal funding totaling $24.2 million to accelerate research that addresses Arkansas’ biggest health challenges. The Translational Research Institute helps researchers turn their ideas and findings into new medical treatments and other health interventions. Its focus is…
July 1, 2019
Cross-Country Cyclists Stop by UAMS Cancer Institute to Promote Research and Fundraising
Nearly 30 students from The University of Texas at Austin in Texas, riding bikes from Austin to Anchorage, Alaska, were greeted by cheers recently when they stopped by the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute. The students, part of the 2019 Texas 4000 for Cancer, the longest annual charity bike ride in the world, began…
June 20, 2019
UAMS Researcher Awarded $1.75 Million Grant to Study New Therapies for Metastatic Melanoma
Alan Tackett, Ph.D., a cancer researcher at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), has received a five-year $1.75 million grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to identify new tumor targets in the treatment of metastatic melanoma.
June 17, 2019
New Spinal Surgery Gets Pulaski County Man Back on His Feet
Six months after a fall left him severely injured, Dewey Raper, 65, was not healing as quickly as he thought he would. “I spent so much time in a wheelchair, a walker and on crutches,” Raper said. “Eventually, I got an MRI. Dr. Radvany viewed it and took the case over.” Martin Radvany, M.D., is…
June 10, 2019
UAMS Sets Summer Computer Classes for Adults
LITTLE ROCK – Two computer classes – Intermediate Computers and Computer Basics – will be taught this summer for adults at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging. The courses will be presented by the Little Rock Digital Learning Center, a nonprofit volunteer group in collaboration with LifeQuest…
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