ALS


September 5, 2014

Rahn, Bobbitt, Faculty, Med Students Take Ice Bucket Challenge

Ben Boulden

Sept. 5, 2014 | UAMS Chancellor Dan Rahn, M.D., and University of Arkansas System President Donald Bobbitt, Ph.D., received a cold reception along with warm applause and laughter Friday as they were drenched with a mix of ice and water while taking the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge.


May 14, 2013

Breakthrough ALS Research to Continue at UAMS

Nate Hinkel

May 14, 2013 | The work of Mahmoud Kiaei, Ph.D., as part of a multi-institutional research team, could in the near future lead to clinical trials of new treatments for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients at UAMS.


April 23, 2013

Golf Tournament May 13 to Benefit ALS Research at UAMS

Nate Hinkel

<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – The 13th annual Paul Dunn Golf Classic, to benefit the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) search for better treatments and a cure for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), will be held May 13. </span>


March 20, 2013

UAMS, Columbia ALS Study To Focus on Adult Stem Cells

Ben Boulden

March 20, 2013 | A Columbia University professor March 19 at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) explained his research into adult stem cells as part of the search for a treatment or cure for ALS — unofficially inaugurating the beginning of a research collaboration between the two universities.


March 8, 2013

UAMS to Host Lecture on Seeking a Treatment for ALS Through Adult Stem Cell Research

Ben Boulden

<p class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK — Seeking a treatment for ALS through research on human adult stem cells is the focus of a March 19 lecture open to the public at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).</p>


May 25, 2011

ALS Research at UAMS Boosted by Paul Dunn Golf Classic

Jon Parham

May 25, 2011 | Now in its 11th year, the Paul Dunn Golf Classic has raised more than a quarter of a million dollars in support of research at UAMS seeking better treatments and a cure for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).


February 7, 2011

Students’ Friendship Leads to ALS Fundraiser

David Robinson

Feb. 7, 2011| A strong friendship among four 12th-grade students recently led to an $8,073 check presentation for ALS research at UAMS.