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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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DBMI Team Publishes on Virtual Diversity Curriculum
A team of researchers from the Department of Biomedical Informatics (DBMI) has published its work developing and testing a diversity, equity and inclusion curriculum for use in higher education. The paper, “Experiences with Developing and Implementing a Courageous Conversations Pilot Classroom Through Synchronous Meetings via Zoom,” appears in the Journal of Clinical and Translational Science. […]
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Dr. Cari Bogulski Outlines Tips for Improving Accessibility in Presentations
Department of Biomedical Informatics (DBMI) Assistant Professor Cari Anne Bogulski, Ph.D., outlined tips for making presentations more accessible for people with disabilities as part of a UAMS panel discussion recognizing National Disability Employment Awareness Month. The UAMS Division for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DDEI) hosted the panel, “Disability through the Lens of Accessibility,” online on […]
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Intawat Nookaew, Ph.D., Among Recipients of Inaugural Musculoskeletal Creativity Hub Grants
Department of Biomedical Informatics (DBMI) Associate Professor Intawat Nookaew, Ph.D., is among the inaugural recipients of pilot grants awarded by the College of Medicine Musculoskeletal (MSK) Creativity Hub. These researchers and teams will receive one-year grants of $20,000: Jesús Delgado-Calle, Ph.D., Physiology and Cell Biology; and Intawat Nookaew, Ph.D., Biomedical Informatics: Role of Extrachromosomal Circular […]
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Donald Johann Jr., M.D., Published Again in Nature, Receives NIH Equipment Grant
Department of Biomedical Informatics (DBMI) Professor Dr. Donald Johann Jr. has received a $245,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health to purchase three Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) instruments, specifically a NextSeq2000 and two iSeq-100 desk top NGS systems. Johann is also coauthor of a new paper published in Nature Scientific Data – “Ultra-deep sequencing […]
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