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The primary objectives of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology are to perform research in biochemistry and molecular biology, to educate and train graduate students and postdoctoral fellows for careers in research and teaching, and to provide high-quality education to medical students in modern biochemistry and molecular biology. Our site highlights our outstanding faculty and the research and educational opportunities available to our students. Please contact us with any questions.

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Congratulations Dr. Akana!

Congratulations to Lokesh Akana, Ph.D. who successfully defended his dissertation entitled, “Targeting SETD2 in combination with radiotherapy in rectal cancer”. Dr. Akana was mentored by Dr. Isabelle Racine Miousse and Dr. Adam Wolfe.

October 2026 Publications

CRISPR-mediated Correction of Oncogenic AS-NMD in Splicing Factor Mutant Cancer.Nagar P, Islam MR, Rahman NA, Heeamoni SA, Hasan MM, Huq S, Bushra FA, Hu M, Ali R, Hossain M, Rahman MA.Front. Immunol. 2026 Proteomic atlas of T cell exhaustion defines proteostatic collapse.Shuttleworth SL, Bauer MA, Province DW, Kelliher JL, Scharping NE, Monell A, Rogers LJ, […]

Biochemistry Department Researchers Publish Groundbreaking Findings in Prestigious Scientific Journal

By Katie Fite Oct. 27, 2026 | LITTLE ROCK — A research team at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute was recently published in Cell, one of the world’s leading scientific journals, for a promising discovery that may lead to more effective cancer immunotherapies. Cell is one of […]

NIH Awards Fund Promising Cancer Research in the Biochemistry Department

By Katie Fite LITTLE ROCK — Two researchers with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute have received National Institutes of Health (NIH) awards to support studies aimed at better understanding cancer and identifying new methods for prevention and treatment. Brian Koss, Ph.D., received a five-year award for over […]

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