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UAMS Performs Groundbreaking Epilepsy Surgery as Part of FDA-Approved Clinical Trial
LITTLE ROCK — Surgeons from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) have performed the first transplantation in Arkansas of interneuron cell therapy, called NRTX-1001, into a patient with non-lesional epilepsy as part of an FDA-approved clinical trial under way at multiple locations across the United States. Four months later, the 33-year-old patient, who…
June 16, 2025
Father’s Cancer Battle Inspires Son’s Research
When Don Tackett learned that he had prostate cancer, his first call was to his son, Alan. “It was difficult to hear,” said Alan Tackett, Ph.D., a leading UAMS cancer researcher whose life’s work collided with his father’s health that day. “I’m used to researching cancer, but not my father being a cancer patient,” said…
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June 13, 2025
UAMS Mourns Death of Famed Neurosurgeon M. Gazi Yaşargil, M.D.
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) was saddened to learn of the June 11 death of M. Gazi Yaşargil, M.D., an internationally renowned pioneer in neurosurgery who is often referred to as the “Father of Modern Microneurosurgery.”
Dental Hygiene Students Achieve 100% Clinical Board Pass Rate for Fourth Consecutive Year
Graduates of the Department of Dental Hygiene in May achieved a 100% first-time pass rate on the clinical board exam for the fourth year in a row.
Providers, Family and Friends Play Crucial Role in Vaccine Decisions, UAMS Researchers Find
Health care providers, along with family and friends, can play a large part in a parent’s decision to vaccinate their children, according to researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Community Health Innovation.
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Three New Faculty Members Join College of Pharmacy
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy has added three new members to its faculty: Jessica Binz, Pharm.D., Morgan Streett, Pharm.D., and Michelle Hernandez, Pharm.D. Jessica Binz, Pharm.D. Binz rejoins the faculty as an assistant professor of pharmacy practice. Previously she was on faculty from 2015-2023 before spending two years with…
June 11, 2025
UAMS Chancellor Cam Patterson, M.D., MBA, Stepping Down
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Chancellor Cam Patterson, M.D., MBA, announced today that he will step down as leader of the state’s only academic health sciences university once a transition plan is in place.
June 10, 2025
College of Public Health Alumna Works to Prevent the Spread of Diseases
Zuakernah Belo, MPH, finds her duties for the Arkansas Department of Health challenging, yet highly rewarding. An alumna of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, Belo is an HIV prevention program manager in the health department’s infectious disease branch. Informing Arkansans on the dangers of diseases…
Physician Assistant Class of 2027 Don White Coats
The Class of 2027 Physician Assistant students began their studies a month ago, and on May 23 they donned their white coats for the first time in a ceremony marking the formal start of their professional education at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). The ceremony represents a rite of passage as students…
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