research


May 12, 2015

UAMS Cancer Researchers Featured on VoiceAmerica

Spencer Watson

May 12, 2015 | Two UAMS researchers who are examining dog’s ability to sniff out thyroid cancer were the featured radio guests of the online broadcast Frankly Speaking About Cancer radio show, hosted by Kim Thiboldeaux, president and CEO of the Cancer Support Community, an online global network for cancer patients and their families.


December 22, 2014

UAMS Leads in Research, Patient Care, Education in 2014

Ben Boulden

Dec. 22, 2014 | UAMS saw some new faces in leadership positions in research in 2014 alongside a year of dynamic, positive change with several new expansions in patient care.


February 28, 2014

Prince Tribute Band to Headline UAMS Cancer Institute’s RockStar Lounge April 26

Nate Hinkel

LITTLE ROCK – Join Little Rock’s hottest rock ’n’ roll party April 26 when Prince tribute band Vince & the Revelation headlines the annual RockStar Lounge event to benefit research at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute.


February 25, 2014

Researcher Aids Cancer Prevention with Colon Polyp Identifier

Liz Caldwell

Feb. 25, 2014 | Research led by a University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) professor of medicine and genetics has found a way to identify a type of polyp in the colon that may account for as much as 30 percent of colon cancers, a potential breakthrough in colon cancer prevention.


February 12, 2014

Laura James, M.D., Named Director of UAMS Translational Research Institute

Nate Hinkel

LITTLE ROCK – University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Chancellor Dan Rahn, M.D., today announced the appointment of Laura James, M.D., as director of the UAMS Translational Research Institute and Cornelia Beck Ph.D., R.N., as associate director.


December 23, 2013

Medical Showcase Events Becoming Part of Research Culture

Ben Boulden

Dec. 23, 2013 | Fifth in a continuing series of such events, the “Showcase of Medical Discoveries: A Focus on Substance Abuse” on Dec. 5 pulled in dozens of UAMS researchers, physicians, faculty and students despite the onset of wintry weather just an hour before its start.


September 6, 2013

Two New UAMS Researchers Win Funding for Asthma, Cardiovascular Studies

Nate Hinkel

LITTLE ROCK – Two University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) researchers, Joshua Kennedy, M.D., and Elvin Price, Pharm.D., Ph.D., are the newest recipients of the UAMS Translational Research Institute KL2 Scholar Career Development Awards, which will provide them with salary and research support for two years.


August 23, 2013

UAMS Innovations Aid $12 Million Asthma Study

David Robinson

Aug. 23, 2013 | Living human lungs donated to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) are helping a multi-center team of researchers begin testing potential breakthrough asthma treatments as part of a 5-year, $11.9 million study funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).


UAMS Researcher’s Living Lung Innovations Aid $11.9 Million NIH Asthma Study

David Robinson

LITTLE ROCK – Living human lungs donated to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) are helping a multi-center team of researchers begin testing potential breakthrough asthma treatments as part of a five-year, $11.9 million study funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).


April 29, 2013

More Than 1,000 Arkansans Join UAMS-Supported Research Volunteer Registry

David Robinson

LITTLE ROCK – More than 1,000 Arkansans have signed up to volunteer for research through an online registry that connects them with research opportunities at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and other institutions nationwide.



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