Don and Melissa Wilson
Cancer Patient Stories

When Words Are Not Enough: 20-Year Myeloma Survivor Gives Back to UAMS

April 24, 2026 | By Shannon Perna “Thank you.” These heartfelt words are often all that’s needed to express sincere gratitude, but after 20 years of life-saving treatment at the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute’s Myeloma Center, Don Wilson, DVM, and his wife, Melissa Wilson, wanted to do more. So more than a decade ago, they began to...

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Finch
News Release

Jackye and Curtis Finch Jr. Commission Sculptures for The Orthopaedic and Spine Hospital at UAMS

April 23, 2026 | LITTLE ROCK — The Orthopaedic and Spine Hospital at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) received two sculptures by Ryan Schmidt that were commissioned by Jackye and Curtis Finch Jr. The sculptures, titled “Persistence” and “Stupendous,” are in the first-floor lobby and on the fourth floors, respectively, of the hospital, and are together...

Andrew Vogler
Maegan Calvert, Ph.D., talks to community members about her research that uses neuroimaging to better understand human behavior, predict treatment outcomes, and develop interventions.
Research

TRIumph Program Uses Communication to Connect Science to Community

April 22, 2026 | Many people fear public speaking and rightly so. You’re on stage, out there in the spotlight, facing an audience filled with unknown faces and trying to connect through a story, while not misspeaking, boring the room to sleep, or freezing. For researchers talking to a lay audience, the challenge is magnified. The dread of public...

Shea Stewart
logos of College of Medicine, Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health and Arkansas Department of Health on background picture of UAMS hospital
College of Medicine

UAMS Receives Initial Accreditation for Preventive Medicine Residency Program

April 21, 2026 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received initial accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education to form the Dr. Joseph H. Bates Preventive Medicine Residency Program, a blend of public health and general preventive medicine. It will be the only preventive medicine residency program in Arkansas. Recruitment will begin this...

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Smiling nursing making a heart gesture with her hands.
News Release

UAMS, University of Arkansas-Fort Smith Forge Agreement to Expand Health Care Education Pathways

April 20, 2026 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith (UAFS) have entered into a formal Memorandum of Agreement designed to create clear, accelerated pathways for UAFS graduates pursuing careers in health care. The agreement covers 14 UAMS programs across four colleges and offers qualifying UAFS students guaranteed...

David Wise

University News

Members of a panel discuss rural health at the Northwest Arkansas Health Summit at the Fayetteville Town Center

Connection Takes Root at Annual Northwest Arkansas Health Summit

April 21, 2026 | National and state leaders in health care and community outreach recently convened at the Fayetteville Town Center to engage, learn, and collaborate on solutions to improve access to care across Arkansas. The April 2 summit kicked off with a keynote discussion by Neel Shah, chief medical officer of Maven Clinic, and nurse midwife Cara Osborne...

David Wise
Leah Tobey-Moore, assistant professor in the UAMS College of Medicine’s Department of Psychiatry, and Meghan Breckling, assistant professor in the College of Pharmacy’s Department of Pharmacy Practice, presented several simulated case studies showing treatment options for older patients with health conditions such as osteoarthritis or diabetic neuropathy.

UAMS Hosts Symposium on Treatments for Chronic Pain

April 16, 2026 | Health professionals from across the state recently convened at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) for the 2026 Arkansas Pain Management Symposium, an event that highlights the importance of interprofessional collaboration to improve treatment for chronic pain.

Chris Carmody

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Majid Asgari, Yamin Meng
College of Medicine

Behind the Scenes

April 24, 2026 | 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...

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Infusion B APRNs
Myeloma Center

Infusion B: A Welcoming Setting for Blood Cancer Patients

April 24, 2026 | Five years after its opening, Infusion B at the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute continues to play a vital role in the transformational care that blood cancer patients receive at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). The state-of-the-art center, which opened in late 2020 on the institute’s sixth floor, sees patients with such...

Nathan Tidwell
Clinical Research Team
Myeloma Center

Cancer Institute’s Clinical Research Team Guides Myeloma Clinical Trials

April 24, 2026 | The Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is the state’s leader in cancer clinical trials. Clinical trials are conducted for purposes such as studying new drugs or drug combinations, reviewing a new method of performing surgeries or using existing treatments, or researching ways to prevent diseases. The...

Nathan Tidwell
Kayla Hefner
Myeloma Center

Early Experiences Set Myeloma Center Nurse on Her Current Course

April 24, 2026 | Kayla Hefner, RN, has been in health care nearly her entire life. “My mother worked in the human resources department at the old Doctors Hospital in Little Rock,” said Hefner, a nurse with the Myeloma Center in the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). “As a teenager,...

Nathan Tidwell
Yan Cheng, Ph.D., Fumou Sun, Ph.D., Bhavesh Mohan Lal, M.D., Toshali Pandey, MBBS
Myeloma Center

Publications

April 24, 2026 | 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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Gary Robertson
Cancer Patient Stories

Myeloma Patient Thankful for Chance to Participate in Clinical Trial

April 24, 2026 | Gary Robertson thinks his multiple myeloma diagnosis came at good time, if such a thing is possible. “I’d never any had health issues to speak of,” said the 73-year-old Robertson, whose multiple myeloma diagnosis coincided with a groundbreaking clinical trial at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute. His...

Nathan Tidwell
Cytogenetics Lab
College of Medicine

Partners in Care: Cytogenetics Laboratory Finds Clues to Myeloma Treatment

April 24, 2026 | The Myeloma Center began at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) in 1989. The Cytogenetics Laboratory has been supporting them since the beginning. The Cytogenetics Laboratory, located at the Freeway Medical Tower in Little Rock off UAMS’ main campus, is part of the Clinical Laboratory under the UAMS College of Medicine Department of...

Nathan Tidwell
Carolina Schinke
Myeloma Center

Cancer Institute Spotlight Shines on Myeloma Center Physician

April 24, 2026 | Carolina Schinke, M.D., one of the exceptional clinicians and researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Myeloma Center, has been recognized for her outstanding work. The Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute hosted its annual research retreat on May 7, 2025, at the Robinson Center in downtown Little Rock, at which Schinke was...

Nathan Tidwell

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