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Research Programs

Research programs provide a collaborative environment for basic, translational and clinical cancer-focused research.

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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.

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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

Education

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

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Internal Funding

Internal Funding

Internal funds available to support cancer research are updated monthly.

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Membership

Membership

The mission of the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute is to translate today’s discoveries into tomorrow’s strategies to effectively reduce cancer throughout its continuum fr

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Research: UAMS Researchers Named Arkansas Research Alliance Scholar, Fellow

LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas Research Alliance (ARA) announced today that two researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences will be joining their ranks.

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Seeds of Science grant awardees

Four UAMS Cancer Institute Scientists Receive Research Grants

Four researchers at the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute received a funding boost thanks to newly awarded $50,000 grants, which were announced in a virtual ceremony March 11. Presented annually since 2009, the Seeds of Science pilot grant awards assist cancer researchers in collecting data and developing projects that have the potential to result…

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Justin Leung, Ph.D., (front and center with his team), a researcher with the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, has been awarded a $1.47 million National Cancer Institute grant to study DNA.

UAMS’ Justin Leung, Ph.D., Receives $1.47 million Grant from National Cancer Institute to Study DNA Damage Regulation

LITTLE ROCK — A five-year, $1.47 million National Cancer Institute grant has been awarded to researcher Justin Leung, Ph.D., at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to study DNA repair. Leung’s project is a collaboration with Robert Eoff, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology in the UAMS College…

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cancer research lab

UAMS Cancer Institute Expands Research with Addition of 10 Faculty

The Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently added 10 research faculty, significantly expanding the institute’s cancer research programs.

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“This award will support the development of an integrated and multi-faceted program to target immune suppression using blood cells in the ovarian tumor microenvironment,” said Cannon. “We hope our work will improve responses to immunotherapy, including dendritic cell vaccination.”

UAMS Researcher Cannon Awarded Nearly $1 Million to Study Vaccination Against Ovarian Cancer

LITTLE ROCK —Martin J. Cannon, Ph.D., a professor at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), has been awarded an Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance (OCRA) grant of $900,000 to study dendritic cell vaccination against ovarian cancer. A dendritic cell is a unique immune cell that boosts immune responses by displaying antigens such as toxins…

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