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August 23, 2018
UAMS’ ARresearch.org Registry Hits 5,000 Volunteer Milestone
Aug. 23, 2018 | A registry that matches people’s health interests with research studies at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) now has more than 5,000 Arkansans signed up.
July 16, 2018
UAMS Graduates 17 in Latest Community Scientist Academy
July 16, 2018 | Ashley Young, one of 17 graduates of the UAMS Translational Research Institute’s spring 2018 Community Scientist Academy, said graduation night was bittersweet. “I loved it. I’m sad that it wasn’t longer,” the Little Rock resident said of the six-week program. “I loved the interactive activities, and I loved how we had…
July 11, 2018
UAMS Researcher Receives Funding from Liver Diseases Foundation
LITTLE ROCK — University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) researcher Mitchell R. McGill, Ph.D., has received the 2018 Pinnacle Research Award from the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) Foundation, the largest private supporter of liver disease research in the United States. McGill, an assistant professor in the College of Public…
May 31, 2018
UAMS Gives Students Close-Up of Opioids Treatment, Research
May 31, 2018 | As 19 Arkansas undergraduate students listened quietly, the 20-year-old opioid addict, sitting a few feet away, talked with a UAMS psychiatrist and then a UAMS psychologist about her failed attempts to quit using. The messy addiction story of “Lynn,” with treatment medications she dislikes and friends who enjoy using drugs, highlighted…
May 25, 2018
UAMS Clinical Trials Day Punctuated by Success Stories
May 25, 2018 | In May 2006, Harold “Hap” Peterson was advised to get his affairs in order by UAMS cancer specialist Laura Hutchins, M.D. He had late-stage melanoma, a type of skin cancer, with tumors spreading throughout his body. He was shocked to hear he had only three to six months to live. “I…
May 22, 2018
UAMS’ Amy Jo Jenkins to Lead International Society of Clinical Research Professionals Board
LITTLE ROCK — Amy Jo Jenkins, M.S., C.C.R.P., executive director of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Translational Research Institute, has been named president-elect of the Society of Clinical Research Associates (SOCRA) Board of Directors. SOCRA, a nonprofit, charitable and educational membership organization, provides an internationally recognized certification program for clinical research professionals…
May 14, 2018
UAMS Invites Public to Clinical Trials Day Celebration May 21
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is inviting the public to attend its celebration of Clinical Trials Day on May 21, 2018. The celebration will be 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the first floor lobby of the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute. Attendees can enjoy snacks and drinks…
May 8, 2018
Public Invited to Attend UAMS Community Scientist Academy
LITTLE ROCK — Arkansans interested in having a voice in research programs at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) or simply learning how research is done are invited to participate in UAMS’ Summer 2018 Community Scientist Academy. Sponsored by the UAMS Translational Research Institute, the Community Scientist Academy will be on Tuesdays each…
March 27, 2018
New Opioid Studies Led by UAMS Researchers and Collaborating Sites
March 27, 2018 | Funding for two inter-institutional pilot studies looking at opioid abuse was recently announced by the UAMS Translational Research Institute. One study seeks to address opioid use disorders in pregnant women. “The study will harmonize data collection utilizing an iPad-based data collection tool with input from providers and patients,” said Jessica L. Coker,…
March 7, 2018
UAMS Researchers Circulating Survey About Medical Marijuana
March 7, 2018 | A first-of-its-kind survey is being circulated in Arkansas by UAMS researchers interested in Arkansans’ attitudes and perceptions about cannabis (marijuana) as state officials prepare to make it available for medical use. Of the 28 other states with medical marijuana, none have conducted surveys prior to its legalization that document public attitudes…
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