Technology Accelerating Knowledge to Improve Human Health
A department within the College of Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Biomedical Informatics is led by Dr. Fred Prior, Professor and Chair. We develop computational tools to assess and manage medical and public health information. We serve as the campus leader for such projects. Located on the fourth floor of the Jack T. Stephens Spine Institute, our staff is available for consultation. Call 501-603-1766 to schedule an appointment.
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De-identified Patient Database Helps Show COVID-19, Heart Failure Risk Connection
Big data projects championed by faculty in the Department of Biomedical Informatics (DBMI) are supporting ongoing discoveries as scientists learn more about the long-term effects of COVID-19 infection. Husam M. Salah, M.D., recently published findings in Nature Communications showing patients previously hospitalized with COVID-19 had a 45% higher risk of heart failure than other hospitalized patients. Salah […]
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Research Uncovers Big Data Insights into Antibiotic Resistance
Dr. Se-Ran Jun, Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Informatics, postdoctoral fellow Dr. Zulema Udaondo, and colleagues have published a paper in Microbial Genomics. Dr. Udaondo is first author and Dr. Jun is senior author on the study, which provides novel insights into how resistance to daptomycin – an antibiotic used to treat serious […]
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NIH Funds UAMS Study Testing Rapid Genomic Surveillance for Antibiotic Resistant Infections
A University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) study is developing real-time and accurate genomic methods that can be used routinely to deliver life-saving information to doctors treating antibiotic-resistant infections. Backed by a two-year, $418,000 National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) grant, UAMS’ Se-Ran Jun, Ph.D., says the now-affordable […]
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Interdisciplinary Research Team to Study Antibiotic Resistance in US Fresh Vegetables
An interdisciplinary research team, including faculty from the Department of Biomedical Informatics (DBMI), is conducting research into antibiotic-resistant bacteria found on retail vegetables in the United States. En Huang, Ph.D., an associate professor in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health Department of Environmental Health Sciences, has received […]
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