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UAMS Pre-Health Conference Connects Students to Medical Career Paths
College students exploring health care careers recently gathered at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Undergraduate Pre-Health Conference, gleaning next-step advice from five UAMS college and graduate school representatives and a panel of current UAMS students. The conference was hosted by UAMS Regional Campuses on April 17 to help build a pipeline of…
April 29, 2026
UAMS Experts Discuss Complementary Therapies, Exercise, Research at Parkinson’s Symposium
While she’s open to Parkinson’s disease patients using dietary supplements alongside conventional medicine to ease their symptoms, neurologist Hillary Williams, M.D., a movement disorders specialist at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), encourages patients and their caregivers to have “a little bit of healthy suspicion” about claims made by the makers of some…
Research Day Showcases Translational Science’s Impact in Arkansas
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…
UAMS Health Urology Center Named Center of Excellence for Treatment of Severe Male Stress Incontinence
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently became the first provider in Arkansas to receive a Center of Excellence designation for implantation of the AMS 800, a device that treats severe male stress incontinence caused by prostate cancer treatments. Brian Langford, M.D., a urologist at the UAMS Health Urology Center at Premier Medical…
Conference Gives High School, Undergraduate Students a Look at UAMS’ Academic Programs
On a recent Saturday morning at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Simulation Center, six high school students gathered around a manikin that needed immediate medical attention.
- Academic Pathways and Workforce Partnerships
- College of Health Professions
- College of Medicine
- College of Nursing
- College of Pharmacy
- Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health
- University News
April 27, 2026
Gary Clark, P.D., Boosts Family Scholarship In UAMS College of Pharmacy with $140,000 Gift
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received a gift of $140,000 from Gary Clark, P.D., to increase the endowment of his family scholarship for the UAMS College of Pharmacy to a university scholarship.
UAMS Holds Topping Out Ceremony for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Hospital in Springdale
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…
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April 24, 2026
Behind the Scenes
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…
Publications
Multi-omics reveal immune microenvironment alterations in multiple myeloma and its precursor stages Blood Cancer Journal November 2024 Primary authors: Yan Cheng, Ph.D.; Fumou Sun, Ph.D. Tumor immune microenvironmental alterations occur early in multiple myeloma development. In this study, we aim to systematically characterize the tumor immune microenvironment (TME) and the tumor-immune interactions from precursor stages,…
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