Dec. 17, 2019 | Tresor Mukiza, a Ph.D. student at UAMS, received high honors for his first-author publication in the November issue of the journal Genetics. The editors selected the paper to be featured in a Highlight, and cover art for the article was displayed on the journal home page during the month of publication. “This is a notable...
Dec. 16, 2019 | Shuk-Mei Ho, Ph.D. — vice chancellor for research and innovation at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) — has won the Distinguished Toxicology Scholar Award from the Society of Toxicology, an internationally recognized professional organization.
Dec. 13, 2019 | The Translational Research Institute (TRI) has awarded three pilot research grants to UAMS faculty for studies of special populations in Arkansas.
Dec. 12, 2019 | A genetics study of hepatitis viruses by a UAMS research team appears to be the first to shed new light on its origins, linking hepatitis A, known for infecting humans and other animals, to an insect virus. The team and its German-based consultant published the findings in MicrobiologyOpen, providing important new insight for researchers seeking...
Dec. 11, 2019 | When a young Laura Hutchins’ mom encouraged her to get a part-time job, she found one in a clinical lab not far from her parents’ dairy farm in northeastern Mississippi. It didn’t take long for the teenager to realize that lab work was more stimulating than cleaning barns. It also was quickly apparent to her...
Dec. 11, 2019 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has been awarded $4 million by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to study digital delivery of health care to patients with heart failure. The project is under the leadership of Leanne Lefler, Ph.D., APRN, an associate professor in the College of Nursing, who is a Fellow...
Dec. 10, 2019 | The UAMS Translational Research Institute’s Seventh Annual Community Partner Celebration recently honored 35 community partners for their crucial work in improving the health of all Arkansans and their exceptional partnerships with UAMS. Held Nov. 8 at the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center in downtown Little Rock, this year’s celebration included a recognition ceremony and dinner, live...
Dec. 9, 2019 | High school student Kaniya Lawson was excited to learn that research could be part of her possible career as a psychiatric nurse practitioner. She was among the 24 Little Rock School District students who graduated from the fall 2019 UAMS Translational Research Institute’s Community Scientist Academy. “They had actual researchers come in and show us...
Dec. 6, 2019 | The full power of UAMS experts in dementia was on display at the Dementia Update hosted by the UAMS Reynolds Institute on Aging on Nov. 21-22. The conference drew more than 130 health care professionals and caregivers. The theme was “Preserving function and information about quality of life” among patients with neurocognitive disorders. The presentations...
Dec. 5, 2019 | UAMS’ Teresita Bellido, Ph.D., an internationally known leader in bone research, was named an Arkansas Research Alliance (ARA) Scholar at a news conference today at the State Capitol. Bellido, who will receive $500,000 from the ARA to further her research, was presented with a certificate by Gov. Asa Hutchinson and UAMS Chancellor Cam Patterson, M.D.,...