David Ussery


April 3, 2019

Genomics Workshop Sparks Students’ Interest in Research

Linda Haymes

Nearly 40 students from across the state gathered at UAMS during spring break to attend a free genomics workshop March 18-20 where they learned about third-generation sequencing through lectures and hands-on computer work.

This spring break about 40 students from across Arkansas passed on the beach and instead advanced their scientific knowledge. Those attending the free workshop at UAMS gained experience with third-generation sequencing, which helps scientists understand the type of genetic information carried in DNA.


January 25, 2019

UAMS Researcher Joins International Colleagues in Journal Science Urging Open Access to Genomics Data

David Robinson

David Ussery, Ph.D., conducting a sequencing workshop. (file photo)

Scientific discovery could be accelerated with more open access to genomic data, says an article in the latest journal Science by a group of research leaders from across the globe that includes David W. Ussery, Ph.D., at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). “We argue that the publicly available data should be treated…


March 31, 2017

Genomics Workshop Ignites Students’ Passion for Research

Ben Boulden

March 31, 2017 | A two-day workshop at UAMS made undergraduate student Daniel Games eager to get to something most people want to avoid — viruses. “I didn’t expect to get this much hands-on work,” Games said. “That was great. The workshop lectures were interesting, too, but today was all hands-on software work. We got…


February 24, 2017

David W. Ussery, Ph.D., Invested in Inaugural Helen Adams & Arkansas Research Alliance Endowed Chair in Bioinformatics

Benjamin Waldrum

David Ussery, Ph.D. sits in the chair given to him as part of the investiture ceremony. Behind him are UAMS Chancellor Dan Rahn, M.D., ARA President and CEO Jerry Adams, Fred Prior, Ph.D., UAMS Executive Vice Chancellor and Dean of the College of Medicine Pope L. Moseley, M.D., and Søren Brunak, Prof. Ph.D.

Feb. 24, 2017 | David W. Ussery, Ph.D., director of the Arkansas Center for Genomic Epidemiology & Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), was invested Feb. 21 as the inaugural recipient of the Helen Adams & Arkansas Research Alliance (ARA) Endowed Chair in Biomedical Informatics. Ussery, who has worked with bacterial genomics since…


December 22, 2016

UAMS Reaches Milestones in 2016

Ben Boulden

Dec. 22, 2016 | In 2016, UAMS and its physicians and researchers achieved several firsts along with other milestones in patient care, education and research. From treating chronic pain and brain tumors to starting the first comprehensive research study of synthetic marijuana products and graduating the largest class in UAMS history, the university continued to…


September 8, 2016

UAMS Researchers David Ussery, Hong-yu Li Named ARA Scholars

Ben Boulden

Sept. 8, 2016 | UAMS biomedical informatics researcher David Ussery, Ph.D., and UAMS cancer treatment researcher Hong-yu Li, Ph.D., were named Arkansas Research Alliance (ARA) Scholars at a news conference today at the State Capitol. Ussery and Li each were presented with a certificate by Gov. Asa Hutchinson, ARA Board of Trustees Chair Sonja Hubbard…