UAMS News
October 24, 2012
Author Shares Story of Unknowing Medical Pioneer
Oct. 24, 2012 | Medical ethics. Health care access. Privacy issues. Scientific research. The story of Henrietta Lacks has it all. The one thing it doesn’t have is her consent. Born in Virginia in 1920, Lacks was only 31 years old when cervical cancer claimed her life. Although she has been dead for more than 60 years, her “immortal” cells have influenced — and continue to influence — research and major medical breakthroughs in ways no one could have predicted.
Jaime Vengoechea, M.D., Joins UAMS Adult Genetics Clinic
<p class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – Medical geneticist Jaime Enrique Vengoechea Barrios, M.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and sees patients at the UAMS Adult Genetics Clinic in the Freeway Medical Tower.</p>
UAMS Nephrology Program Earns $650,000 Grant Renewal
<p class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK — A strong nephrology training program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently became even stronger with the renewal of a five-year grant of $650,000 from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).</p>
October 23, 2012
Research Chapter Wins International Honors
Oct. 23, 2012 | Without even knowing it, the founders of the Arkansas Chapter of the Society of Clinical Research Associates exceeded expectations and won an international award in the process.
Golf Tournament Nov. 9 to Raise Stroke Program Awareness
<p class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – The Swing Out Stroke Golf Tournament to raise awareness for AR SAVES, a statewide program for emergency stroke treatment, will kick off at 11 a.m. Nov. 9 at the Stuttgart Country Club in Stuttgart.</p>
October 22, 2012
UAMS Translational Research Institute Awards $493,000 for 10 Pilot Research Studies
LITTLE ROCK – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Translational Research Institute has awarded 10 researchers almost $493,000 for pilot studies.
Anesthesiologists Raise $634,000 for Pablo Chair
Oct. 12, 2012 | If money equals speech, then the anesthesiologists of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) have spoken loudly in praise of Carmelita S. Pablo, M.D., chair of the Department of Anesthesiology in the UAMS College of Medicine.
October 19, 2012
TRI Improving Odds for Research Success
Oct. 19, 2012 | Last spring, anticipation was building for the first Triple Crown winner since 1978, but the promising colt never made it on the track.
October 18, 2012
Former Surgeon General Talks Health Disparities
Oct. 18, 2012 | Jocelyn Elders, M.D. and former U.S. surgeon general, exhorted physicians Oct. 10 at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to “educate, educate, educate” and take a stronger leadership role to reduce health disparities nationwide.
October 17, 2012
UAMS Student Pharmacists Win National Business Plan Competition
Oct. 17, 2012 | A team of five University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) student pharmacists won the prestigious National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) Business Plan Competition during the organization’s annual convention on Oct. 14 in San Diego.
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