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October 25, 2017
Four UAMS Early Career Faculty Receive Research Awards
Oct. 25, 2017 | Four early career UAMS researchers were recently selected to receive KL2 Mentored Research Career Development Scholar Awards. The KL2 Scholar program at the UAMS Translational Research Institute (TRI) provides two years of research training to junior faculty. It provides 75 percent salary support and up to $25,000 per year for research,…
October 24, 2017
Ronda Henry-Tillman, M.D., Named Chief of Breast Oncology at UAMS
LITTLE ROCK – Ronda Henry-Tillman, M.D., has been named chief of Breast Oncology in the College of Medicine Department of Surgery at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). She sees patients in the second floor clinics at the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute. Henry-Tillman has served as a member of the UAMS…
October 23, 2017
$1.8 Million Research Project Grant Marks Third Concurrent NIH Award for UAMS Scientist
LITTLE ROCK – A scientist at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has reached a status few achieve by being awarded his third concurrent R01-type Research Project Grant by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Daohong Zhou, M.D., received the $1.8 million grant to support his research on a therapy to prevent and…
Senior Expo Set for Nov. 3 in Jonesboro by UAMS Center on Aging-Northeast, Schmieding Program
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Center on Aging-Northeast and UAMS Schmieding Home Caregiver Training program in Jonesboro will offer a free Senior Expo on Nov. 3 at Nettleton Baptist Church in Jonesboro. From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the church (formerly Northeast Arkansas Fairgrounds), 7001 E. Johnson Ave., seniors, their families…
October 16, 2017
Junior B.S.N. Students Get White Coats
Oct. 16, 2017 | Before embarking on their final two years toward completing their Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree, members of the UAMS College of Nursing’s class of 2019 stopped to mark their passage into the clinical phase of their education by donning their white coats. With eager smiles and coats draped over their…
October 12, 2017
Breast Cancer Didn’t Steal Little Rock Woman’s Zeal for Life
Oct. 12, 2017 | The past year and a half has included many challenges for Josephine Guiden — being diagnosed with cancer, then chemotherapy, surgery and radiation treatments— but none of them have snatched her passion for life. “There’s power in knowing you have to be positive about life,” said the 70-year-old Little Rock resident….
UAMS Sets SeniorNet November Computer Classes for People 50 and Up
Oct. 12, 2017 | Three computer workshops — One-on-One Computer Support, Basic Facebook, and Texting and Typing on Your iPhone — and tw computer classes — Fundamentals for Computers and Introduction to Computers — will be taught in November for people ages 50 and older at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Donald…
Researchers Awarded $8 Million for Anti-Methamphetamine Medication Study
Oct. 12, 2017 | Led by UAMS researchers, a new clinical study called STAMPOUT aims to help a drug user stay in treatment by keeping the effects of the drug from going into the brain. This month, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Institute on Drug Abuse awarded the InterveXion/UAMS research team an $8…
October 11, 2017
Annual Gala for Life Raises $942,000 for UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute
Oct. 11, 2017 | The bright lights of New York City shone on Little Rock on Sept. 15 when the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute hosted its 22nd annual Gala for Life. The black-tie event, held at Little Rock’s Statehouse Convention Center, brought together 740 supporters from throughout Arkansas and raised about $942,000 for…
UAMS Translational Research Institute Receives $3.5 Million to Help Speed Discovery
Oct. 11, 2017 | The UAMS Translational Research Institute has received funding for a Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) totaling $3,497,558 through Aug. 31, 2018. The 11 months of funding comes from the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). It will enable UAMS to continue its…
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