cancer


January 30, 2017

UAMS Scientists Awarded Grants for Cancer Research

Susan Van Dusen

Jan. 30, 2017 | Three newly awarded grants will assist UAMS scientists in advancing their cancer research projects. The three grants of $10,000 each were presented to investigators Jan. 26 at the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute by the Envoys, a volunteer advocacy group of the Cancer Institute Foundation, during their “Doctor is In”…


October 7, 2015

Oct. 27 Science Café — ‘Novel Cancer Treatments’

Yavonda Chase

LITTLE ROCK – Science Café Little Rock, co-sponsored by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), will hold its next public forum, Novel Cancer Treatments, on Oct. 27. Panelists will discuss promising research avenues and current cancer treatments. Held from 7-9 p.m. at Afterthought Bistro & Bar in Little Rock’s Hillcrest neighborhood, Science Café…


August 26, 2015

Prostate Cancer

Tim Taylor

Episode titles include: Size of a Walnut, Many types of cells, Rare in men under 40, Noticeable symptoms, and 3 basic options. These programs were first broadcast the week of August 28, 2015.


August 18, 2015

UAMS Takes ROC Stars Out to the Ballgame

Ben Boulden

Aug. 18, 2015 | While fans gathered for an Arkansas Travelers baseball game Aug. 14, the real heroes of the night also prepared to take the field.


November 14, 2014

UAMS Researcher Receives Best NIH score for New Concept Early Disease Diagnosis with Photoswitchable Nanoparticles

Ben Boulden

Nov. 14, 2014 | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) researcher Vladimir Zharov, Ph.D., D.Sc., recently was awarded a $1.5 million R01 grant by the National Institutes of Health to investigate his diagnostic concept — “In vivo reading written in blood” — with new stimuli-responsive nanoparticles circulating in blood.


November 13, 2014

UAMS Researcher Awarded $1.5 Million Grant to Study Early Disease Diagnosis with Nanoparticles

Ben Boulden

LITTLE ROCK – University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) researcher Vladimir Zharov, Ph.D., D.Sc., recently was awarded a $1.5 million grant by the National Institutes of Health to investigate the use of nanoparticles in cancer diagnosis and treatment.


October 14, 2014

Young Cancer Patient Brings Smiles

Katrina Dupins

Keagan Provost runs almost everywhere he goes. And if he’s not running, the 4-year-old walks quickly with his head held high wearing a wide grin.


June 24, 2014

Rock the Runway Benefits Cancer Patients at UAMS

Ben Boulden

June 24, 2014 | Little Rock got a taste of New York Fashion Week on June 19 at the second annual Rock the Runway.


June 23, 2014

UAMS Researcher Develops Way to Track Single Circulating Tumor Cells

Ben Boulden

LITTLE ROCK – Researchers from University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York have developed a new technological approach for tracking individual circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in the bloodstream, helping researchers identify the pathways of single cancer cells inside the body and that holds the promise to prevent cancer from spreading.


April 22, 2014

Internationally Known Multiple Myeloma Expert Gareth Morgan, M.D., Ph.D., Coming to Lead UAMS Myeloma Institute

Ben Boulden

April 22, 2014 | World-renowned multiple myeloma researcher and clinician Gareth Morgan, M.D., Ph.D., today was named director of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Myeloma Institute for Research and Therapy (MIRT).



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