Peter Crooks
May 25, 2018
UAMS Scientist Crooks Honored by Cancer Institute Auxiliary
May 25, 2018 | The process of creating new drug therapies is completely foreign to most people. But for UAMS’ Peter Crooks, Ph.D., D.Sc., it’s just another day at the office.
April 18, 2017
UAMS’ Peter Crooks, Ph.D., D.Sc. Named Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors
April 18, 2017 | Peter Crooks, Ph.D., D.Sc., chair and professor of the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy, recently was named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). Being named a Fellow recognizes NAI members who have, according to the academy, “demonstrated…
October 5, 2016
UAMS’ Sue Griffin, Ph.D., Awarded $10 Million by NIH for Alzheimer’s Research
Oct. 5, 2016 | Sue Griffin, Ph.D., an internationally known Alzheimer’s disease researcher at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), leads a team that has received a five-year, $10 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study the causes and possible treatments for Alzheimer’s disease. Griffin said the research team…
September 8, 2016
UAMS Researchers David Ussery, Hong-yu Li Named ARA Scholars
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…
August 3, 2015
UAMS Part of Arkansas Consortium Awarded $20 million by National Science Foundation
Aug. 3, 2015 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is part of a consortium of Arkansas institutions that has been awarded a five-year, $20 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support research and development of novel, functional surfaces produced using innovative materials and having nano-sized structures and features.
March 9, 2015
Rare Disease Discoveries Showcased at UAMS
March 9, 2015 | The fruitions of medical research were touted at a recent reception at UAMS focusing on rare diseases, including ALS and a form of non-Hodgkins lymphoma.
August 27, 2014
UAMS Myeloma Institute Director Gareth Morgan, M.D., Ph.D., Named ARA Scholar
Aug. 27, 2014 | Gareth Morgan, M.D., Ph.D., director of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Myeloma Institute for Research and Therapy, was named an Arkansas Research Alliance (ARA) Scholar at a news conference today at the State Capitol.
September 24, 2013
Cancer Drug Developed by UAMS Professor Receives FDA Approval
Sept. 24, 2013 | Valchlor, a breakthrough gel for treating lymphoma developed with the help of University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy Professor Peter Crooks, Ph.D., recently won marketing approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Cancer Drug Developed by UAMS Professor Awarded FDA Approval
LITTLE ROCK — Valchlor, a breakthrough gel for treating lymphoma developed with the help of University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy Professor Peter Crooks, Ph.D., recently won marketing approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.