Nov. 1, 2012 | Nov. 1, 2012 | More than 200 attendees at the 12th annual Career Day for Biomedical Sciences on Oct. 18 heard about “sex and drugs” research, bioinformatics and a wide variety of other career options open to them.
Oct. 29, 2012 | Oct. 29, 2012 | Autism became personal for Sarah Holland when her cousin recently adopted a child with the disorder. Holland thought of the little boy when she was offered the chance to participate in an autism study.
Oct. 25, 2012 | Oct. 25, 2012 | A strong nephrology training program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently became even stronger with the renewal of a five-year grant of $650,000 from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Oct. 24, 2012 | Oct. 24, 2012 | Medical ethics. Health care access. Privacy issues. Scientific research. The story of Henrietta Lacks has it all. The one thing it doesn’t have is her consent. Born in Virginia in 1920, Lacks was only 31 years old when cervical cancer claimed her life. Although she has been dead for more than 60 years, her “immortal” cells have influenced — and continue to influence — research and major medical breakthroughs in ways no one could have predicted.
Oct. 23, 2012 | Oct. 23, 2012 | Without even knowing it, the founders of the Arkansas Chapter of the Society of Clinical Research Associates exceeded expectations and won an international award in the process.
Oct. 22, 2012 | Oct. 12, 2012 | If money equals speech, then the anesthesiologists of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) have spoken loudly in praise of Carmelita S. Pablo, M.D., chair of the Department of Anesthesiology in the UAMS College of Medicine.
Oct. 19, 2012 | Oct. 19, 2012 | Last spring, anticipation was building for the first Triple Crown winner since 1978, but the promising colt never made it on the track.
Oct. 18, 2012 | Oct. 18, 2012 | Jocelyn Elders, M.D. and former U.S. surgeon general, exhorted physicians Oct. 10 at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to “educate, educate, educate” and take a stronger leadership role to reduce health disparities nationwide.
Oct. 17, 2012 | Oct. 17, 2012 | A team of five University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) student pharmacists won the prestigious National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) Business Plan Competition during the organization’s annual convention on Oct. 14 in San Diego.
Oct. 17, 2012 | Oct. 17, 2012 | Jonnie Westbrook has touched the lives of thousands of cancer patients and their families. But she’s not a doctor or a nurse. She’s not even paid for her hours of tireless work.