College of Medicine


October 21, 2024

UAMS Researchers Find Ground Beef Packs Bigger Muscle-Building Punch than Soy-Based Alternative

News Staff

Top view of a rustic wood table filled with ingredients for cooking a delicious homemade cheeseburger. An iron grill with two cooked ground beef burgers is placed at the top-right of the frame and at the opposite side is a cutting board with raw ground beef burgers while the other ingredients are scattered on the table.

LITTLE ROCK — When it comes to building muscle, not all proteins are created equal.

New research from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) reveals that 100% ground beef packs a bigger punch for muscle protein synthesis than a soy-based counterpart.


October 15, 2024

UAMS Establishes Proteomics Center of Excellence in Little Rock with Thermo Fisher Scientific

Marty Trieschmann

UAMS Establishes Proteomics Center of Excellence in Little Rock with Thermo Fisher Scientific

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) announced the launch of the Thermo Fisher Scientific Center of Excellence for Proteomics at UAMS — the first and only academic-industry partnership of its kind in the United States. The world leader in serving science, Thermo Fisher Scientific, entered into a formal agreement with the IDeA National…


‘Drugified’ Depictions Everywhere in America, Says Author Sam Quinones

Tim Taylor

Author Sam Quinones, sitting with Department of Psychiatry Chair Laura Dunn, M.D.,, said an estimated 100,000 Americans will overdose on fentanyl this year. “That is a staggering amount of people.”

The American public is “assaulted” with addictive images every day, according to award-winning author Sam Quinones, so it should come as no surprise that so many people are drawn to the abundance of illicit drugs available throughout the country.


October 14, 2024

Pediatrician Amy Cross, M.D., Joins UAMS Health Family Medical Center in Magnolia

Philip Allison

Headshot of Dr. Amy Cross

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas — Pediatrician Amy Cross, M.D., has joined the staff of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Health Family Medical Center in Magnolia. She will see pediatric patients while also serving as an associate professor for UAMS’ residency program. A native of Magnolia, Cross has operated Magnolia Pediatric Clinic since 1999….


October 9, 2024

Stroke Survivors, Caregivers, Experts Share Insights at UAMS Stroke Conference

Linda Satter

An audience of mostly health care professionals listens as stroke survivors share their experiences.

Four stroke survivors and about a dozen clinicians who work with stroke patients shared insights and expertise at the 2024 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Stroke Conference. The daylong event, held September 13 in the UAMS Jackson T. Stephens & Neurosciences Institute, was presented by the UAMS Comprehensive Stroke Center to highlight statewide…


October 8, 2024

Marius Nagalo, Ph.D., First at UAMS to Receive NIH New Innovator Award

Marty Trieschmann

Marius Nagalo, Ph.D., (left) is the first UAMS researcher to receive the prestigious New Innovator Award from the National Institutes of Health.

LITTLE ROCK — A researcher at the Winthrop P Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), Marius Nagalo, Ph.D., has received the prestigious New Innovator Award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).


October 7, 2024

Urologic Oncologist Marcelo Bigarella, M.D., Joins UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute

Marty Trieschmann

Urologic Oncologist Marcelo Bigarella, M.D., Joins UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute

Fellowship-trained urologic oncologist Marcelo Bigarella, M.D., has joined the Division of Urology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, where he specializes in the diagnosis and management of urologic cancers, such as prostate, kidney, testicular, bladder, penile and adrenal cancer. Bigarella joined UAMS after completing a fellowship in…


October 4, 2024

Research Leader Tells Conference Attendees that Networks Are Key to Solving ‘Wicked’ Health Problems

David Robinson

Neal Halfon, M.D., MPH, speaks to attendees of the Advancing Arkansas Lifespan Research Conference.

Lifespan research may span cradle to grave, but for Neal Halfon, M.D., MPH, the top priority is addressing complex problems that often begin prenatally, preventing children from thriving and leading to long-term health issues. A major thought leader in children’s health policy and health system change from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Halfon…


October 3, 2024

Schizophrenia Conference Offers Education, Optimism

Tim Taylor

Brian Kirkpatrick, M.D., discusses some of the misconceptions about schizophrenia at the Arkansas Schizophrenia Conference.

The more than 250 people who attended the Arkansas Schizophrenia Conference, hosted by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ Psychiatric Research Institute, left the Sept. 27 event with information about the latest treatment approaches and promising findings.


October 1, 2024

NIH Awards UAMS $3.7 Million in Quest for More Effective Tuberculosis Vaccine

David Robinson

Lu Huang, Ph.D., center, with his lab team at UAMS (front, l-r): J. Tucker Andrews and Ananya Ranaraja; and (back, l-r): Grant Dawson and Jilliyn Jeu.

LITTLE ROCK — UAMS researcher Lu Huang, Ph.D., has received a $3.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support his pursuit of a more effective tuberculosis (TB) vaccine, a feat that has eluded scientists for more than 100 years. The five-year grant from the NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious…



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