Research
June 18, 2025
UAMS Postdoc Competes on Global Stage with Lifesaving Technology
Henry Palfrey, Ph.D., a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), and his business startup team, PulseArk Technologies, reached the semifinals and earned a Best Presentation Award in the Bangkok Business Challenge, one of the world’s leading student startup competitions. Palfrey is a third-year postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of John…
June 4, 2025
UAMS’ Extensive Research Facilities Showcased at Latest Medical Discoveries Symposium
Scientists conducting a wide range of basic, clinical and translational research at UAMS gathered May 14 at the Showcase of Medical Discoveries Symposium. Held on the 10th floor of the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, the event highlighted the extensive capabilities of UAMS’ 16 core facilities that are available to help researchers with their studies….
June 2, 2025
Chancellor Praises BioVentures for Giving UAMS Researchers ‘More Shots on Goal’
Chancellor Cam Patterson, M.D., MBA, opened BioVentures Innovation Week at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) with an enthusiastic call for “more shots on goal” for UAMS inventors. “You determine the quality of the innovation,” Patterson said at the Inventors Lunch & Award Ceremony on May 13. “What we can influence is the…
May 30, 2025
UAMS Chancellor Praises Research Staff, Participants at Clinical Trials Day Celebration
UAMS Chancellor Cam Patterson, M.D., MBA, recently visited the hospital lobby to thank researchers and clinical trial participants during UAMS’ Clinical Trials Day celebration, emphasizing the critical role that clinical trials play in advancing patient care. “Clinical trials are designed to determine whether we are treating patients better or not,” Patterson told staff and visitors…
May 29, 2025
UAMS Leaders Spotlight AI Innovation at TRI AI Research Symposium
UAMS College of Medicine Dean Steven A. Webber, M.D., joined other UAMS leaders and researchers April 29 for the Translational Research Institute (TRI) AI Research Symposium, highlighting the use of artificial intelligence in biomedical research. “Many of our faculty are already leading the way in several areas of AI-driven research, and that’s clearly something we…
May 5, 2025
Up and Coming UAMS-trained Researchers Excel at Local Competitions
High school students working on research projects at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) are a continuing example of UAMS’ commitment to expanding opportunities in biomedical sciences. Nyera Ali, Akshara Chevireddy, Carmella Lewis, and Meera Patel studying under the supervision of scientists and graduate students in the College of Medicine Department of Biochemistry…
April 25, 2025
Student Research Day Celebrates UAMS’ Next Generation
Aspiring researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) presented their work to faculty and peers at Student Research Day on the main campus in Little Rock on April 17. The UAMS Northwest Regional Campus in Fayetteville hosted a concurrent Student Research Day at Washington Regional Medical Center. The event, originally scheduled for…
April 18, 2025
UAMS Showcase for Medical Discoveries Focuses on Digital Health, Collaboration
Amidst the digital health initiatives on display during the latest research showcase at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) was the opportunity for good, old-fashioned collaboration. Approximately 40 people attended the UAMS Showcase of Medical Discoveries, held April 9 on the 10th floor of the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute in Little…
April 15, 2025
UAMS, CDC Find 3% of Arkansas 8-Year-Olds, 2.5% of 4-Year-Olds Diagnosed with Autism
LITTLE ROCK — One in 34 (3.0%) of 8-year-old children in Arkansas were identified with autism spectrum disorder by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) Arkansas Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (AR ADDM) program in 2022, according to an analysis published April 15 in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Surveillance Summaries.
March 31, 2025
NIH Awards UAMS Nearly $3 Million to Study DNA Structures that Could Impact Cancer Treatment
LITTLE ROCK — University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) researcher Kevin Raney, Ph.D., has been awarded a five-year, $2.99 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study unusual DNA structures called quadruplexes, which may act like natural drugs by binding to key proteins involved in disease. The grant from the NIH…
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