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Barry Coller is a white man in a suit and bowtie talking behind a podium.

Research Day Showcases Translational Science’s Impact in Arkansas

April 28, 2026 | The Translational Research Institute’s fifth annual Research Day highlighted the pivotal role of translational science in Arkansas, showcasing research presentations, panel discussions, and a poster session focused on scientific impact. A keynote presentation was delivered by Barry Coller, M.D., the David Rockefeller Professor of Medicine and head of the Allen and Frances Adler Laboratory of...

A metal i-beam, signed by attendees at the topping out ceremony for the UAMS Health Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Hospital in Springdale, is ready to be hoisted in place by a crane.

UAMS Holds Topping Out Ceremony for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Hospital in Springdale

April 24, 2026 | FAYETTEVILLE — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) hosted a topping out ceremony today for the UAMS Health Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Hospital, which will be the new home of world-class orthopaedic and sports medicine care providers serving Northwest Arkansas. Attendees were invited to sign a beam, which was then hoisted by crane...

Majid Asgari, Yamin Meng

Behind the Scenes

April 24, 2026 | 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...

Cytogenetics Lab

Partners in Care: Cytogenetics Laboratory Finds Clues to Myeloma Treatment

April 24, 2026 | 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...

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Jackye and Curtis Finch Jr. Commission Sculptures for The Orthopaedic and Spine Hospital at UAMS

April 23, 2026 | LITTLE ROCK — The Orthopaedic and Spine Hospital at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) received two sculptures by Ryan Schmidt that were commissioned by Jackye and Curtis Finch Jr. The sculptures, titled “Persistence” and “Stupendous,” are in the first-floor lobby and on the fourth floors, respectively, of the hospital, and are together...

Maegan Calvert, Ph.D., talks to community members about her research that uses neuroimaging to better understand human behavior, predict treatment outcomes, and develop interventions.

TRIumph Program Uses Communication to Connect Science to Community

April 22, 2026 | Many people fear public speaking and rightly so. You’re on stage, out there in the spotlight, facing an audience filled with unknown faces and trying to connect through a story, while not misspeaking, boring the room to sleep, or freezing. For researchers talking to a lay audience, the challenge is magnified. The dread of public...

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