UAMS News
May 2, 2014
Researcher’s Surprise Discovery Lands $1.8 Million Grant
A surprise discovery that could lead to new treatments for herpes viruses that infect more than 90 percent of the world’s adult population has led to a $1.8 million grant to UAMS from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Discovery Helps UAMS Researcher Land $1.8 Million NIH Grant for Herpes Virus and Cancer Research
LITTLE ROCK – A surprise discovery that could lead to new treatments for herpes viruses that infect more than 90 percent of the world’s adult population has led to a $1.8 million grant to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
May 1, 2014
Free Skin Cancer Screening Offered at UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute May 17
LITTLE ROCK – People concerned about spots on their skin are invited to participate in a free skin cancer screening from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. on May 17 at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). The screenings will take place on the sixth floor of the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute.
Cancer Institute Auxiliary Names Makhoul Distinguished Honoree
Friends and colleagues at the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute gathered April 29 to honor Issam Makhoul, M.D., who was named the 2014 Distinguished Honoree by the Cancer Institute Auxiliary for his 12 years of dedicated service.
April 30, 2014
Biomed Students at UAMS Get $2.45 Million Boost
A University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) program developed to help increase the number of underrepresented, disadvantaged and disabled students graduating with doctoral degrees in biomedical sciences recently received a $2.45 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) training grant that will continue through 2019.
UAMS Receives $2.45 Million Grant Renewal to Boost Disadvantaged, Disabled and Minority Biomed Doctoral Grads
LITTLE ROCK — A University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) program developed to help increase the number of underrepresented, disadvantaged and disabled students graduating with doctoral degrees in biomedical sciences recently received a $2.45 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) training grant that will continue through 2019.
RockStar Lounge Raises Funds for Cancer Research
It may be 2014, but friends of the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute can still party like it’s 1999 when it comes to supporting cancer research.
April 28, 2014
Baptist Health Medical Center-Hot Spring County Joins UAMS-Led Program to Provide Emergency Stroke Care
LITTLE ROCK – Baptist Health Medical Center-Hot Spring County in Malvern has partnered with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to provide life-saving emergency care for stroke patients in the region.
April 25, 2014
UAMS to Offer Free Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Screenings May 2
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is offering free oral, head and neck cancer screenings from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. May 2 on the sixth floor of the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute.
Super Bowl Champ Visits Cancer Institute Patients
Defensive tackle for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Super Bowl XLVIII champion Clinton McDonald learned that he has something in common with UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute patients when he paid them a visit last week — they are fighters.
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