College of Medicine
May 13, 2026
UAMS Researchers Identify New Ways to Protect Vision, Regrow Nerves in the Eye
Scientists at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) have discovered how to “reprogram” immune cells to help the eye heal after traumatic injuries and diseases such as diabetic retinopathy. Findings from research led by Abdel Fouda, Ph.D., an associate professor in the UAMS College of Medicine’s Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, were recently…
May 12, 2026
Constance Chapman, M.D., MPH, Joins UAMS Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Constance Chapman, M.D., MPH, has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology as a new practitioner and an assistant professor.
May 8, 2026
UAMS Highlights Research That Propels New Ideas in Family Medicine
Family medicine researchers from across Arkansas showcased clinical studies and how healthcare is taught and delivered at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Family Medicine Research Symposium.
UAMS Presents First Guyology® Puberty Session
During the inaugural Guyology® session at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), Tim Langford, M.D., chair of the Department of Urology, stood on stage at the Fred Smith Auditorium and lifted a sports cup high in the air.
May 7, 2026
Arkansas Community Health and Education Foundation Awards Grant to Support UAMS Bone Fracture Laboratory
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) received a $99,990 grant from the Arkansas Community Health and Education Foundation to UAMS College of Medicine’s Department of Physiology and Cell Biology.
April 29, 2026
UAMS Experts Discuss Complementary Therapies, Exercise, Research at Parkinson’s Symposium
While she’s open to Parkinson’s disease patients using dietary supplements alongside conventional medicine to ease their symptoms, neurologist Hillary Williams, M.D., a movement disorders specialist at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), encourages patients and their caregivers to have “a little bit of healthy suspicion” about claims made by the makers of some…
April 27, 2026
Conference Gives High School, Undergraduate Students a Look at UAMS’ Academic Programs
On a recent Saturday morning at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Simulation Center, six high school students gathered around a manikin that needed immediate medical attention.
April 24, 2026
Behind the Scenes
Majid Asgari, Ph.D. Majid Asgari, Ph.D., is a postdoctoral fellow in the UAMS College of Medicine Department of Internal Medicine. He earned his doctorate in medical biotechnology from the Pasteur Institute of Iran in 2021 and joined the UAMS Myeloma Center in 2024 in the lab of research director Fenghuang “Frank” Zhan, M.D., Ph.D. His…
Partners in Care: Cytogenetics Laboratory Finds Clues to Myeloma Treatment
The Myeloma Center began at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) in 1989. The Cytogenetics Laboratory has been supporting them since the beginning. The Cytogenetics Laboratory, located at the Freeway Medical Tower in Little Rock off UAMS’ main campus, is part of the Clinical Laboratory under the UAMS College of Medicine Department of…
April 21, 2026
UAMS Receives Initial Accreditation for Preventive Medicine Residency Program
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received initial accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education to form the Dr. Joseph H. Bates Preventive Medicine Residency Program, a blend of public health and general preventive medicine. It will be the only preventive medicine residency program in Arkansas. Recruitment will begin this…
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