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Kapil Yadav, M.D. in white coat

Kapil Yadav, M.D., Joins UAMS to Lead Nuclear Cardiology and Vascular Medicine Program

March 18, 2024 | LITTLE ROCK — Kapil Yadav, M.D., an established interventional cardiologist in central Arkansas, has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to lead its Nuclear Cardiology and Vascular Medicine Program. An associate professor in the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine in the UAMS College of Medicine’s Department of Internal Medicine, Yadav will treat patients...

Kevin Phelan, professor in the UAMS College of Medicine’s Department of Neurobiology and Developmental Sciences, addresses students during the Find Your Future in Healthcare session held by UAMS Regional Campuses.

Find Your Future in Healthcare Program Introduces Teens to Health Careers

March 15, 2024 | Teens from 13 schools across the state convened in classrooms and science labs for the spring session of Find Your Future in Healthcare, a virtual program from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Regional Campuses that introduces students to a variety of health careers. The March 6 event focused on students in grades...

Brain Injury Conference Wellness Panel

Annual Brain Injury Conference Focuses on Support, Education for Survivors

March 15, 2024 | More than 60 people attended this year’s 2024 Arkansas Brain Injury Survivors’ Conference on March 1, gathering in person for the first time since 2019. The annual conference, held this year at the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service State Office in Little Rock, is the only event of its kind in...

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Students Learn About How Community Partnerships Enhance Relevancy of Research

March 14, 2024 | Three doctoral students from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health met with community members from various Little Rock civic and faith-based organizations during a special forum at Second Baptist Church in downtown Little Rock. Participating in the forum were students Alice Gardner, Rachel Hale and Ishu...

Danielle and Justin Graham

Graduate School Alums Return to Share Their Experiences in IMSD Program

March 11, 2024 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Graduate School welcomed back two of its earliest students from the Initiative for Maximizing Student Development (IMSD) program Feb. 20. Danielle Graham, Ph.D., and Justin Graham, Ph.D., conducted a seminar, “Planning the Perfect Picture,” at the Biomedical Research Center II’s Rayford Auditorium. The seminar is part of...

Michael Luna, M.D., in white coat

Michael Luna, M.D., Nationally Recognized Leader in Structural and Congenital Heart Disease, Joins UAMS

March 11, 2024 | LITTLE ROCK — Board-certified and triple-fellowship-trained cardiologist Michael Luna, M.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, as a professor. Luna came to UAMS from the Dallas VA Medical Center and UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, where he was an associate professor of...

Proteomics directors at UAMS

UAMS Hosts National Proteomics Symposium

March 8, 2024 | Experts in proteomics, the analysis of disease-causing proteins, gathered Feb. 20 and 21 at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute for a symposium. Hosted by the IDeA National Resource for Quantitative Proteomics in the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, the two-day event drew proteomics directors and staff...

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