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UAMS Chapter of Lambda Nu Inducts a Record Number of Students
The Lambda Nu National Honor Society Chapter in the UAMS College of Health Professions on March 10 inducted 47 new student members, the largest total ever since the chapter’s founding in 2018. Lambda Nu is a national honor society for the radiologic and imaging sciences. The UAMS chapter brings together students in the Diagnostic Medical…

March 18, 2025
College of Pharmacy Recognizes Class of 2026 at Pinning Ceremonies
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy Class of 2026 received commemorative pins marking their transition to patient care during ceremonies held in Little Rock on March 7 and Fayetteville on March 10. Thirty-nine students in Little Rock and 14 students in Fayetteville participated in the ceremonies, held at their respective…

Julie Windholz, M.D., Joins UAMS Thomas and Lyon Longevity Clinic
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has welcomed Julie Windholz, M.D., as a new physician at the Thomas and Lyon Longevity Clinic in the Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging. Windholz also serves as an assistant professor in the UAMS College of Medicine’s Department of Geriatrics. She started in her new roles after…

March 17, 2025
UAMS and Walmart Work Together to Address Food Insecurity and Improve Wellness
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Walmart are collaborating to increase access to nutritious food across Arkansas. Through the collaboration, participants in select research projects at the UAMS Institute for Community Health Innovation will receive Walmart Wellness Benefit cards to be specifically used at Walmart stores for various health-related…

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Behind the Scenes
Visanu Wanchai, Ph.D. Visanu Wanchai, Ph.D., is a postdoctoral fellow with the UAMS College of Medicine. He earned his doctorate in biomedical informatics from UAMS in 2020 and joined the Myeloma Center in 2022. His focus is developing leading-edge computational tools and employing high-performance computing techniques for single cell analysis to investigate key genes and…

March 14, 2025
Publications
Bispecific BCMA/CD24 CAR T cells control multiple myeloma growth Nature Communications January 2024 Primary authors: Fumou Sun, Ph.D.; Yan Cheng, Ph.D. Anti-multiple myeloma B cell maturation antigen (BCMA)-specific chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapies represent a promising treatment strategy with high response rates in myeloma. However, durable cures following anti-BCMA CAR T-cell treatment of myeloma…

Myeloma Center Hospitalists: A Vital Link in Patient Care
A strength of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Myeloma Center is the variety of strategies utilized to obtain the best outcome for the patient. The center’s hospitalists are an important part of that process. The term “hospitalist” was coined in 1996 to describe physicians who only see patients in a hospital, typically…

Myeloma Warrior Offers Support to Others in Fight
Alan Stephenson has taken his myeloma diagnosis and turned it into a positive for himself and others in this situation. “One of the reasons I’m passionate about being an advocate is to let people know what to expect. The fear of the unknown is often a lot more than what you actually face,” he said….

Partners in Care: Prevention is the Key for Keeping Infectious Diseases at Bay
Myeloma patients face several issues, one being compromised immune systems that make them more prone to infection. The UAMS Division of Infectious Diseases plays an important role in ensuring patients are in the best position to continue their cancer treatment. Under the direction of Michael Saccente, M.D., the Division of Infectious Diseases is part of…

70 Years after Discovery, UAMS Myeloma Center, Castleman Disease Collaborative Network Lead the Way in Understanding Disease
By Frits van Rhee, M.D., Ph.D. Castleman disease was first described in 1954 by Benjamin Castleman, M.D., longtime chief of the Division of Anatomic Pathology at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. Patients with Castleman disease have enlargement of one or more lymph node areas. Patients who have the disease in one area, unicentric Castleman disease,…

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