Department of Biomedical Informatics (DBMI) faculty worked with medical students interested in cancer research through the Health Partnership in Cancer Research (PCAR) summer research program. The program is funded by a five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health and is led by Dr. Thomas Kelly, Professor of Pathology and Associate Director of Cancer Research Training […]
Department News
DBMI Faculty Named Editor of Microbiology Spectrum
Se-Ran Jun, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Department of Biomedical Informatics (DBMI), has been selected to serve as an editor for Microbiology Spectrum. Microbiology Spectrum is a publication of the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) and publishes research from all domains of basic, applied, and clinical microbial sciences. It has an impact factor of […]
DBMI Secondary Faculty Co-Investigator on $6 Million Project Testing Toxins in Water
Department of Biomedical Informatics (DBMI) secondary faculty Linda Larson-Prior, Ph.D., is a co-investigator on a National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded effort to develop advanced, inexpensive devices to detect toxins in water and people. Dr. Larson-Prior’s primary appointments are in the College of Medicine Department of Psychiatry and Department of Neurobiology and Developmental Sciences. UAMS’ $908,952 portion […]
UAMS Researchers Find Changes in Monkeypox Genome That May Explain Its Recent Rapid Spread
The rapid spread of monkeypox is unlike the virus’ past outbreaks and may be a result of genetic mutations identified by Department of Biomedical Informatics (DBMI) researchers. Led by UAMS DBMI’s David Ussery, Ph.D., the team published its findings this month in the Journal of Applied Microbiology. The team compared the genomes of the 2022 virus […]
Video Celebrates Progress in European AI Cancer Research Project
The UAMS Department of Biomedical Informatics (DBMI) is the only U.S. institution participating in a $10 million European grant project that aims to harness the power of artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms for cancer care. There is a reason for that. “UAMS is widely recognized as the very best in the field of cancer imaging data […]
DBMI Graduate Students Don White Coats to Recognize Ph.D. Candidacy
Several graduate students with ties to the Department of Biomedical Informatics (DBMI) celebrated a significant milestone along the journey to complete their Ph.D. programs by participating in the UAMS Research Induction Ceremony on Monday. Sangam Kandel, Mitra Rocca, and Catherine “Cat” Shoults have passed the qualifying exams for their degrees, marking the transition to a […]
Webinar: Guidelines for Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence in Medical Imaging
Dr. Fred Prior and Dr. Charles Kahn will present ‘Guidelines for Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence in Medical Imaging,’ a free International Cancer Imaging Society webinar. The webinar takes place November 9, 2022 at 12pm CST. Registration to open soon.
Clinical Informatics Fellowship Sees Honors, Presentations at MIS Summit
Researchers from the UAMS/ACH Clinical Informatics Fellowship Program received recognition and presented research at the MIS Virtual Summit, an international meeting for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) research. The Medical Intelligence Society (MIS) Virtual Summit was held online July 29-30. Then-senior fellow, now faculty member, Daniel Liu, M.D., and Program Director Feliciano “Pele” […]
Dr. Greer Publishes on ML, AI & Bias in Algorithms
Dr. Melody Greer, an assistant professor in the Department of Biomedical Informatics (DBMI), has published several articles in recent months, including topics in machine learning (ML), artificial intelligence (AI) and potential bias in algorithms. “Repeatable enhancement of healthcare data with social determinants of health” was published in Frontiers in Big Data in August 2022 by […]
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 […]