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The Forum seminar series brings in nationally known speakers to present on basic or translational cancer research projects.

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The cancer research training and education core of the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute will integrate cancer training and education of biomedical researchers and community health care professionals into programmatic efforts to enhance the scientific mission and potential of the Cancer Institute while enriching the careers of its members and working with the community to foster future scientific leaders.

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Cancer Institute Director Michael Birrer and a student

Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Celebrates Student Research at Symposium

The UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute held its first Celebration of Student Discovery Symposium April 14 for over 30 students, teachers, and some family members from Little Rock Central High School and LISA Academy West interested in cancer research. Students who won or placed in the regional and state science fairs were invited to…

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Shuk Mei Ho, Ph.D., UAMS vice chancellor for Research and Innovation, said the lengthy list of influential UAMS faculty is a testament to the institution’s high priority for research.

Study Puts More Than 50 UAMS Faculty Among Top 2% of Influential Researchers

LITTLE ROCK — A study by Stanford University lists over 50 current and retired UAMS faculty among the top 2% of most influential researchers. The study is based on an analysis of Scopus, the largest database of peer-reviewed research literature. To determine the most influential researchers, the study authors used a combination of citation metrics…

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2021-2022 Travel Grant Awards

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Anu Iyer, a junior at Little Rock Central High School, was invited to join a UAMS research team studying Parkinson's disease.

High School Student Earns Spot on UAMS Research Team

When a UAMS Parkinson’s disease research project needed someone with machine learning expertise, Fred Prior, Ph.D., asked Anu Iyer if she would be interested. It would have been a routine invitation among researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), but Iyer is a junior at Little Rock’s Central High School. Prior, Iyer’s…

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