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Institutional Advancement team members in front of Thank UAMS Day sign

Gratitude on Display for Donors, Colleagues on Thank UAMS Day

Nov. 19, 2021 | Thank UAMS Day is a day of gratitude for the people, places and programs of UAMS. At this year’s Nov. 10 event, gratitude was on full display as members of the Institutional Advancement division recognized the efforts of staff, the investment of donors and their shared contributions to the UAMS mission. As the COVID-19 pandemic...

College Honors Three Faculty Members

Nov. 18, 2021 | The College of Health Professions recently recognized three exceptional faculty members. Melissa Halverson, Pharm.D., M.P.H., an assistant professor in the Department of Physician Assistant Studies, received the college’s 2021 Excellence in Teaching Award.

Harshad Ladha, M.D., in white coat

Epileptologist Harshad Ladha, M.D., Joins UAMS Department of Neurology

Nov. 16, 2021 | Harshad Ladha, M.D., an epileptologist, recently joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)’ Level 4 Comprehensive Epilepsy Center as an assistant professor in the Department of Neurology. Ladha comes to UAMS from Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia, where he was a clinical neurophysiology fellow and then an epilepsy fellow. Earlier,...

Harshad Ladha, M.D., used graphics to illustrate his presentation.

Epilepsy Experts Share Updates on Condition during UAMS Symposium

Nov. 16, 2021 | Six multidisciplinary experts on epilepsy shared the latest updates on the neurological condition that affects over 65 million people worldwide, including 3.4 million in the United States, in a virtual epilepsy symposium hosted Nov. 6 by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). The Third Annual Epilepsy Symposium consisted of segments focused on pediatric...

“Dr. Shaughnessy’s return to UAMS expands and strengthens our research and subsequent treatment here at the Myeloma Center,” said Fenghuang “Frank” Zhan, director of research at the Myeloma Center.

Pioneering Researcher Returns to UAMS Myeloma Center

Nov. 15, 2021 | John D. Shaughnessy, Jr., Ph.D., has rejoined the Myeloma Center in the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as a principal staff scientist and professor of medicine. “It feels great to be back,” said Shaughnessy, whose research is focused on developing new targeted therapies for multiple myeloma,...

Members of the research team include, (back row, l-r) Keneshia Bryant-Moore, Ph.D., FNP-BC, RN, Pebbles Fagan, Ph.D., Carol Cornell, Ph.D., Linda Luster and Christina Hamilton; (front) Elizabeth Taylor, Theresa Prewitt, Dr.P.H., and Tiffany Haynes, Ph.D. Pictured separately are, from top: Mark Williams, Ph.D., Chris Long, Ph.D., and Mignonne Guy, Ph.D. (Virginia Commonwealth University).

UAMS Receives $18.9 Million NIH Award to Address Health Disparities

Nov. 15, 2021 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received $18.9 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support new research and interventions that will focus on reducing cancer and cardiovascular disease disparities among people who live in rural areas and African American populations across Arkansas. The five-year award from...

Jeanette Lee, Ph.D.

UAMS Biostatistics Contributes to Groundbreaking ANCHOR Study

Nov. 12, 2021 | The UAMS Department of Biostatistics played a key role in a successful national clinical trial to treat anal cancer in persons living with HIV. Jeannette Y. Lee, Ph.D., UAMS biostatistics professor and biostatistics leader for the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at UAMS, served as the statistical center director for the National Cancer Institute’s (NCI)...

From left to right, Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Director Michael Birrer, M.D., Ph.D., UAMS Chancellor Cam Patterson, M.D., MBA, Chris and Kim Fowler, and James Suen, M.D.

UAMS Raises $15 Million Toward NCI Designation

Nov. 10, 2021 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) announced today that it has raised more than $15 million towards NCI Designation, the halfway point toward its $30 million goal.

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