Research
May 6, 2020
UAMS Radiation Oncologist Awarded $1.86 Million National Cancer Institute Grant
![Fen Xia, M.D., Ph.D.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/MRI_0072-150x150.jpg)
A five-year grant of more than $1.86 million from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will fund research aimed at reducing long-term neurological damage caused by a common cancer treatment regimen.
February 7, 2020
Proteomics Symposium Draws Leaders from Across the Country
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To conduct biomedical research, scientists must be able to identify, analyze and compare proteins in biological samples. This complex process requires facilities – known as proteomics cores – that house the specialized equipment and highly trained staff required for such a task.
February 4, 2020
Research at UAMS Shows Potential to Reduce Chemo-related Heart Damage
![Valentina Todorova, PhD](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/val2-150x150.jpg)
A team led by UAMS cancer researcher Valentina Todorova, Ph.D., has demonstrated the potential to prevent chemotherapy-induced heart damage without reducing the treatment’s effectiveness.
December 11, 2019
Laura Hutchins, M.D., Honored as Dean’s Distinguished Scholar
![Hutchins and Westfall at lecture](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Hutchins-and-Westfall-150x150.jpg)
When a young Laura Hutchins’ mom encouraged her to get a part-time job, she found one in a clinical lab not far from her parents’ dairy farm in northeastern Mississippi. It didn’t take long for the teenager to realize that lab work was more stimulating than cleaning barns. It also was quickly apparent to her…
November 27, 2019
Cancer Research Highlights Largest-Ever Showcase of Medical Discoveries
![Stephanie Byrum, PhD](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Showcase-of-medical-discoveries-11202019-DSC_5113-150x150.jpg)
Scientists conducting cancer research in the lab, clinic and community gathered Nov. 20 at the 26th UAMS Showcase of Medical Discoveries to share their projects and discuss ways to work together.
October 8, 2019
Research Collaboration Crosses Basic Science, Clinical Boundaries
![NCI R01 collaborators](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/collaborators-for-web-150x150.jpg)
Biomedical research does not exist in a vacuum. To succeed, scientists must work together by combining resources and ideas in new and innovative ways.
October 3, 2019
UAMS Breast Center Patients Eligible to Participate in National Mammography Research Study
If it’s time for your annual mammogram, you may qualify to take part in a national research study at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).
September 25, 2019
Gala for Life Breaks Record, Raises $1.2 Million for UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute
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Almost 600 guests took a journey down the yellow brick road Sept. 6 when the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute hosted its 24th annual Gala for Life. Complete with a Wizard of Oz theme, the black-tie event raised a record-setting amount of more than $1.2 million to benefit the institute’s efforts to achieve National…
September 17, 2019
Study Co-authored by UAMS Doctor Shows Benefit of Facebook Patient Support Groups in Rare Cancer Research
![(From left) Marjorie David, M.D.; Gayle Dicker; and Jerad Gardner, M.D., presented their research at the 2016 American Society of Dermatopathology Annual Meeting in Chicago. Dicker was one of five patients with dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans who served on a Patient Advisory Board for the study.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Gardner_Jerad-Facebook-study-150x150.jpg)
LITTLE ROCK – An article co-authored by Jerad Gardner, M.D., at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) demonstrates the ability to use international Facebook patient support groups to rapidly reach large numbers of rare cancer survivors.
August 14, 2019
Robert Eoff, Ph.D., Receives $1.2 Million Grant from National Science Foundation
![Robert Eoff, Ph.D.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Robert-Eoff_0335-150x150.jpg)
Researcher Robert Eoff, Ph.D., has received a $1.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation to continue his work at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) on DNA damage, cell replication and its implications for diseases like dementia, ALS and cancer. Eoff is an associate professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular…
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