UAMS Myeloma Institute
March 20, 2017
UAMS Helps Shine Light on Rare Diseases at State Capitol Event
March 20, 2017 | Hoping to bring more attention to rare diseases, several UAMS faculty and staff went to the state Capitol on March 8 to participate in the inaugural Rare Disease Day advocacy event. Gareth Morgan, M.D., Ph.D., director of the UAMS Myeloma Institute and a professor of internal medicine in the UAMS College of…
March 2, 2017
U.S. Ambassador Chooses UAMS Myeloma Institute
March 2, 2017 | Ambassador Ruth A. Davis traveled the world as a U.S. diplomat during her 40 years with the U.S. Foreign Service. But when she learned she had a relapse of multiple myeloma, a cancer of plasma cells in the blood, she headed to Arkansas and the UAMS Myeloma Institute. “I’ve often had…
February 10, 2017
Young Jewelry Designer Supports Myeloma Research
Feb. 10, 2017 | Bailey McNeill of Raleigh, North Carolina, is a UAMS Myeloma Institute rock star. McNeill’s father was diagnosed with multiple myeloma at Duke University Hospital when she was in third grade. “He sat down with my sisters and me and explained that he would be traveling with my mom to a facility…
February 9, 2017
Myeloma Patients Fare Better When Treated at Experienced Facilities
Feb. 9, 2017 | The UAMS Myeloma Institute, an international leader in myeloma research and clinical care since 1989, sees more myeloma patients than just about any other center in the world. The institute’s specialists treat myeloma day in and day out. That is a distinct advantage for patients. And, recent research indicating that patients…
February 1, 2017
Tiffani Foltz Joins UAMS as Development Officer for Myeloma Institute
Jan. 31, 2017 | Tiffani Foltz has been named a director of development for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) with a focus on fundraising activities for the Myeloma Institute. Prior to joining UAMS, Foltz held fundraising positions with the Arkansas chapter of the American Red Cross and Centers for Youth and Families,…
December 20, 2016
Thomas L. Stephenson Joins UAMS as Development Leader for Myeloma Institute
Dec. 20, 2016 | Thomas L. Stephenson has been named a senior director of development at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), where he is heading up philanthropic activities with the Myeloma Institute.
October 27, 2016
Blog Gives Multiple Myeloma Patient Way to Share
Oct. 27, 2016 | Sean Murray of Kimberling City, Missouri, was working a stressful job in November 2008. His project list was long and deadlines were coming due. So, yes, he noticed the pain in the upper middle part of his back. But the 49-year-old figured it was a pinched nerve or a pulled muscle…
February 29, 2016
Geneticist Brian Walker, Ph. D., Joins UAMS Myeloma Institute
LITTLE ROCK – Brian Walker, Ph.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as a professor of medicine in the College of Medicine and director of the Myeloma Institute’s basic research team. Walker’s most recent post was as a senior research scientist with the Centre for Molecular Pathology at The Royal Marsden…
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