Research
May 17, 2019
Six Years into Retirement: Neurology Professor Still Making Major Contributions
Does science stop in retirement? The short answer — according to Gerald A. Dienel, Ph.D. — is no. The long answer? It’s reflected in the many publications, lectures and contributions Dienel has made since retiring in 2013 as a professor emeritus in the Department of Neurology in the UAMS College of Medicine. Dienel has 23…
May 7, 2019
Johann Granted $1.47 Million to Continue Cutting-Edge Lung Cancer Clinical Trials
Physician-scientist Donald J. Johann Jr., M.D., has been awarded a $1.47 million grant from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to continue a clinical trial to determine if new approaches can be developed to monitor and screen for lung cancer with a blood test. Johann is an associate professor in the departments of Biomedical Informatics…
April 19, 2019
23rd Showcase Highlights Work of National Center for Toxicology Research
The diverse and intricate work of the National Center for Toxicological Research (NCTR) in Jefferson, Arkansas, the only FDA center outside of Washington, D.C., took center stage at the 23rd Showcase of Medical Discoveries, held April 10 in the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute. The series is intended to foster scientific collaboration by sharing…
April 15, 2019
Researcher Granted $1.86 Million to Study Poxvirus
The poxvirus — with its applications for the investigation of disease development, cross-species infection-caused diseases, vaccine development and cancer virotherapy — is the focus of research by Jia Liu, Ph.D., who has received a $1.86 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to continue this innovative work at the University of Arkansas for Medical…
March 26, 2019
UAMS Aims to Improve How Researchers Share Results with Study Participants
FAYETTEVILLE – More than $180 billion is spent each year in the U.S. on medical and health research, with hundreds of thousands of people taking part. However, the results of those studies are often not returned to participants. Researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) are trying to change that. Chris Long,…
March 11, 2019
Physician Living with Parkinson’s: No One Should Go Through It Alone
Every year in America, health care professionals diagnose 50,000 to 60,000 new cases of Parkinson’s disease. In 2007, Glenn Davis, M.D., was one of those patients, though he’d experienced symptoms a few years prior.
UAMS Spearheads Project to Increase Healthy Options at Food Pantries
FAYETTEVILLE – Three local food pantries that participated in a study with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) increased their distribution of fresh fruits and vegetables by more than three servings per person per household. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 5 percent of all U.S. households reported using a food pantry…
March 6, 2019
UAMS Graduate Student Receives Prestigious NCI Fellowship
A prestigious fellowship from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) will allow UAMS Graduate School student Brian Koss to advance his melanoma research.
February 26, 2019
UAMS Study Shows Schools Lowered Sodium Content of Lunches by 11.2 Percent
FAYETTEVILLE – Public schools in Springdale have lowered the sodium content of school lunches by 11.2 percent, research by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) shows. In an article in “Preventing Chronic Disease,” published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), researchers from the UAMS Northwest Regional Campus outlined the progress…
September 27, 2018
Showcase Puts COBREs in Spotlight
Have the COBRE programs at UAMS and ACRI reached critical mass and can now benefit the entire campus research community? Mark Smeltzer, Ph.D., certainly thinks so.
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