Sexual Health in Breast Cancer Survivorship
UAMS College of Nursing and Intimate Pathways are looking for young women breast cancer survivors diagnosed between 18 – 50 and have completed active treatment to participate in a nurse-led study about sexual wellness in survivorship.
Learn MoreWinthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute: UAMS Invests Fenghuang “Frank” Zhan, M.D., Ph.D., in Inaugural Barlogie Chair for Myeloma Research
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine invested Fenghuang “Frank” Zhan, M.D., Ph.D., a tenured professor of medicine and the research director of the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute’s Myeloma Center, in the Dr. Bart Barlogie Chair for Myeloma Research during a March 13 ceremony. Zhan is…
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Visanu Wanchai, Ph.D. Visanu Wanchai, Ph.D., is a postdoctoral fellow with the UAMS College of Medicine. He earned his doctorate in biomedical informatics from UAMS in 2020 and joined the Myeloma Center in 2022. His focus is developing leading-edge computational tools and employing high-performance computing techniques for single cell analysis to investigate key genes and…
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Bispecific BCMA/CD24 CAR T cells control multiple myeloma growth Nature Communications January 2024 Primary authors: Fumou Sun, Ph.D.; Yan Cheng, Ph.D. Anti-multiple myeloma B cell maturation antigen (BCMA)-specific chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapies represent a promising treatment strategy with high response rates in myeloma. However, durable cures following anti-BCMA CAR T-cell treatment of myeloma…
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Myeloma Center Hospitalists: A Vital Link in Patient Care
A strength of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Myeloma Center is the variety of strategies utilized to obtain the best outcome for the patient. The center’s hospitalists are an important part of that process. The term “hospitalist” was coined in 1996 to describe physicians who only see patients in a hospital, typically…
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Myeloma Warrior Offers Support to Others in Fight
Alan Stephenson has taken his myeloma diagnosis and turned it into a positive for himself and others in this situation. “One of the reasons I’m passionate about being an advocate is to let people know what to expect. The fear of the unknown is often a lot more than what you actually face,” he said….
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