Research
February 25, 2021
UAMS Researcher Cannon Awarded Nearly $1 Million to Study Vaccination Against Ovarian Cancer
![“This award will support the development of an integrated and multi-faceted program to target immune suppression using blood cells in the ovarian tumor microenvironment,” said Cannon. “We hope our work will improve responses to immunotherapy, including dendritic cell vaccination.”](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Cannon-Martin-for-release-150x150.jpg)
LITTLE ROCK —Martin J. Cannon, Ph.D., a professor at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), has been awarded an Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance (OCRA) grant of $900,000 to study dendritic cell vaccination against ovarian cancer. A dendritic cell is a unique immune cell that boosts immune responses by displaying antigens such as toxins…
February 24, 2021
National Proteomics Symposium Draws Leading Scientists Studying Proteins
![The fifth annual Proteomics Facility Staff Symposium on Feb. 2, held virtually by UAMS, brought together 36 proteomics core directors and staff members from IDeA (Institutional Development Award) states and Puerto Rico to learn more about operating and maintaining these facilities at their institutions.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/proteomics-symposium-2021reduced-for-release-150x150.jpg)
Biomedical research begins with scientists identifying, analyzing and comparing proteins in biological samples. The complex process requires facilities known as proteomics cores filled with specialized equipment and highly trained staff. The fifth annual Proteomics Facility Staff Symposium on Feb. 2, held virtually by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), brought together 36 proteomics…
February 22, 2021
UAMS, Hendrix Partnership Gives Undergraduate Students Research ‘Immersion’ Opportunity
![The UAMS-Hendrix partnership is teaching undergrads about translational research and involving them in an ongoing research project. Top row, l-r: Laura James, M.D., Andres Caro, Ph.D., and Clare Nesmith, M.D. Bottom row, students Emilie Cassar, Savannah Wiegel and Allison Long.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/UAMS-Hendrix-CTRI-Program-2021-e1614012083909-150x150.png)
Through a partnership with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), Hendrix College students have a unique opportunity to address a critical human health issue in the new Clinical and Translational Research Immersion (CTRI) Program. Andres Caro, Ph.D., a professor of chemistry at Hendrix, is leading the educational components of the program in collaboration…
February 9, 2021
UAMS’s Justin Leung, Ph.D., Receives $792,000 American Cancer Society Grant to Study DNA Repair Mechanisms
![Justin Leung, PhD](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Leung_Justin-Lab-150x150.jpg)
LITTLE ROCK — A four-year, $792,000 American Cancer Society Research Scholar grant has been awarded to researcher Justin Leung, Ph.D., at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to study DNA repair mechanisms. “Understanding the molecular processes of DNA repair can help both better diagnose cancer and to progress treatment,” said Leung, an assistant…
November 5, 2020
UAMS-UA Fayetteville Host Joint Cancer Research Retreat
![Cancer Retreat Zoom image](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/snip4-150x150.jpg)
More than 160 scientists gathered online Oct. 30 for the first-ever UAMS – UA Fayetteville Collaborative Cancer Research Retreat.
October 30, 2020
Klimberg Lectureship Offers Insight from Leading Breast Cancer Researcher
![Kirby Bland, MD](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Bland-for-web-150x150.jpg)
As a young physician-scientist, V. Suzanne Klimberg, M.D., Ph.D., found a lifelong mentor and friend in renowned breast cancer researcher Kirby Bland, M.D. “Without him, I would not be where I am today,” said Klimberg, former division director of the UAMS College of Medicine Division of Breast Surgical Oncology. That mutual respect and admiration led…
October 22, 2020
Renowned Expert in Cancer Disparities Presents Blass Lecture
![Steven R. Patierno, Ph.D.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Patierno-150x150.jpg)
The late philanthropist Elizabeth Weitzenhoffer “Betsy” Blass firmly believed in the importance of biomedical research and education. Although Blass died in 2005, her influence lives on at the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute through an endowed lecture series she established to provide UAMS scientists the opportunity to interact with some of the world’s leading…
September 16, 2020
UAMS Researcher Delgado-Calle Awarded $1.7 Million to Study Bone Health in Myeloma Patients
![Jesus Delgado-Calle, Ph.D., an assistant professor at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, has been awarded a National Cancer Institute grant of more than $1.7 million to study bone health in myeloma patients and the effectiveness of bone therapies.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Jesus-Delgado-Calle-lab-09102020-logo-cropped-for-news-release-150x150.jpg)
LITTLE ROCK —Jesus Delgado-Calle, Ph.D., an assistant professor at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), has been awarded a National Cancer Institute grant of more than $1.7 million to study ways bone therapy might repair damaged bone and prevent or delay relapse in myeloma patients. Multiple myeloma, a cancer of the plasma cells…
September 8, 2020
$1.9 Million Grant Funds DNA Damage Research by UAMS Scientist Justin Leung, Ph.D.
![Justin Leung, PhD](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Leung_Justin-Lab-02262021-EDL_5777-150x150.jpg)
A $1.9 million grant from the National Institute of General Medical Studies (NIGMS) will allow a scientist at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to advance his research of DNA damage response (DDR) in cancer and genetic disorders.
September 3, 2020
UAMS Researchers Awarded $11.4 Million Grant to Continue Study of Cancer Therapy Side Effects
![The four new COBRE researchers are, left to right, Amanda Stolarz, Ping-Ching Hsu, Brendan Frett and Caroline Schinke.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/COBRE-featured-150x150.jpg)
LITTLE ROCK — Led by Marjan Boerma, Ph.D., a team of University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) researchers has received a five-year $11.4 million grant to continue research into the side effects of cancer therapies, including radiation and chemotherapies. The Centers for Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE), a program of the National Institute of General…
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