Gift of $50,000 to UAMS Cancer Center To Benefit Leukemia Research
| LITTLE ROCK – A donation of $50,000 to the Arkansas Cancer Research Center (ACRC) at the The donation was presented by the Ryan Gibson Foundation of Dallas on July 14 during its annual “We are grateful to the Ryan Gibson Foundation for its dedication to furthering leukemia research,” Emanuel said. “The work of the Gibson family in memory of their son and brother, Ryan, has made a lasting effect on countless others who experience this disease.” Emanuel, who assumed the role of ACRC executive director on July 1, is internationally recognized for his research into a rare childhood leukemia and how it can serve as a model for treating other types of cancer. Emanuel intends to recruit other leukemia scientists and clinicians as he builds the leukemia/lymphoma program at the ACRC. The donation will be used to equip a research lab at the ACRC for one of those recruits. A UAMS is the state’s only comprehensive academic health center, with five colleges, a graduate school, a medical center, six centers of excellence and a statewide network of regional centers. UAMS has about 2,435 students and 715 medical residents. It is one of the state’s largest public employers with about 9,400 employees, including nearly 1,000 physicians who provide medical care to patients at UAMS, Arkansas Children’s Hospital, the VA Medical Center and UAMS’