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Research Training and Education

Numerous educational and training opportunities are available for cancer researchers from the Cancer Institute, the Translational Research Institute and Research Administration.

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Discovery in Our Labs

The Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute directs cancer research for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and its affiliated institutions. Cancer Institute scientists are committed to reducing cancer incidence, mortality and morbidity in Arkansas and the surrounding region.

The Cancer Institute accomplishes its goals through focused research programs, shared resources and multidisciplinary disease-specific committees.

The Cancer Institute’s approach is simple: Discovery in our labs leads to the development of new treatment strategies, which are then delivered to the patients in our clinics. The bottom line for our patients is that our research fuels innovative treatment options.

Why I Do Cancer Research.

I watched my grandmother receive treatment for breast cancer and admired the way doctors cared for her. This first experience with cancer caused me to develop a passion and desire to become involved in the oncology community.

Jesus Delgado-Calle, Ph.D.

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Research Programs

Research Programs

All research at the Cancer Institute is organized into four distinct research programs to maximize and nurture scientific collaborations and productivity.

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Clinical Research

Clinical Research

Clinical research conducted at the Cancer Institute focuses on cancer prevention, screening, treatment and support.

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Shared Resources

Shared Resources

Shared resources provide Cancer Institute members with cost-effective access to specialized technologies, methodologies and quality control.

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Education

Research Training and Education Core

Numerous educational and training opportunities are available for cancer researchers from the Cancer Institute, the Translational Research Institute and Research Administration.

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Internal Funding

Internal Funding

Internal funds available to support cancer research are updated monthly.

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Membership

Membership

Membership in the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute is available through application to any faculty member who is engaged in cancer research.

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Research: U.S. Defense Department Awards UAMS Cancer Researcher $760,000 to Study Aggressive Type of Lymphoma

LITTLE ROCK — Samantha Kendrick, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), has received a $760,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to study a fast-growing type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma common among veterans and military personnel.

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Four faculty at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences have been awarded grants from the Arkansas Breast Cancer Research Program to further their breast cancer studies

Four UAMS Researchers Receive Arkansas Breast Cancer Research 25th Anniversary Grants

The Arkansas Breast Cancer Research Program is celebrating its 25th year of funding breakthrough research by Arkansas scientists studying breast cancer. Since the program’s inception in 1997 with the passage of The Arkansas Breast Cancer Act, the annual grants program has awarded nearly $10 million in direct research support. UAMS administers the program. “Twenty-five years…

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UAMS Cancer Researcher Dr. Marius Nagalo in his lab at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Marius Nagalo, Ph.D., Receives American Association for Cancer Research Award

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) Bolni Marius Nagalo, Ph.D., is the recipient of the 2022 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Career Development Award. The $300,000 award will help Nagalo expand his novel research on virotherapy to treat advanced pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma — work he is conducting in the labs at the UAMS…

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Jungang Chen, a postdoctoral fellow in the UAMS Department of Pathology, discusses his research on pathogenesis and tumorgenesis in Covid-19 patients infected with Herpes

Cancer Institute Retreat Highlights Novel Therapeutic Targets and Agents

The Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute held its second annual scientific research retreat May 26 at the Marriott Hotel in Little Rock. More than 140 scientists gathered in person for the first time in two years. The retreat theme, “Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics,” reflects the growth in the identification of new and novel molecular…

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UAMS Study Finds Cancer Treatment Creates Employment Difficulties for Some Rural Women

LITTLE ROCK — Rural women are likely to face significant challenges finding secure and reliable employment following cancer treatment if they did not already have a secure job at the time of their diagnosis, according to a new study led by University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) researchers. The study, which was published in…

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