Data experts with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) have uploaded clinical images of COVID-19 patients to a publically available national database that scientists can use in researching the disease and its impact in a global pandemic. Initial findings were published in the journal Nature, Scientific Data that describe de-identified chest X-rays and other images of […]
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Drs. Robben and Snowden Join Clinical Informatics Fellowship
Whit Robben, M.D., and Jessica Snowden, M.D., have joined the Clinical Informatics Fellowship Program housed in the Department of Biomedical Informatics. Both will serve as rotation faculty supervisors. Dr. Robben is an associate professor of anesthesiology and assistant MIO for perioperative services at Arkansas Children’s Hospital. Dr. Snowden is chief of the Division of Pediatric […]
DBMI Ph.D. Student, Mitra Rocca, Inducted as a Fellow of the American Medical Informatics Association (FAMIA)
Mitra Rocca, a DBMI Ph.D. student, was inducted as a Fellow of the American Medical Informatics Association (FAMIA) this week during the AMIA annual symposium. The FAMIA program recognizes the contributions and professional accomplishments of AMIA members who apply informatics skills and knowledge to their practice: https://www.amia.org/famia Congratulations, Mitra, on this recognition of your work!
Dr. Fred Prior, DBMI Chair, to speak at European Cancer Summit 2020
The upcoming European Cancer Summit 2020 — scheduled on 18 & 19 November, 2020 — will feature leading oncology speakers, among whom will be Dr. Fred Prior, Professor and Chair of the Department of Biomedical Informatics (DBMI) at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). To register and for more information, visit: https://www.europeancancer.org/summit
UAMS granted $894,704 toward Computer Automated Cancer Recognition project
Cancer project gets grant of $894,704 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences received a four-year, $894,704 grant as part of a project to teach computers to recognize cancer. The project will use machine learning to help computers identify cancer, see if the disease is responding to treatment and note changes to genetic patterns. The initiative […]
UAMS to aid $20 million statewide effort to build on data science strengths
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (News Release) — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) received $1.9 million from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to help the state establish a cyberinfrastructure platform that will improve on Arkansas’ existing data science strengths and competitiveness. … UAMS’ role has two parts. One is development of the Coordinated Data […]
DNAp: A Pipeline for DNA-seq Data Analysis
Scientific Reports (2018) volume 8, Article number: 6793 doi:10.1038/s41598-018-25022-6 Jason L. Causey, Cody Ashby, Karl Walker, Zhiping Paul Wang, Mary Yang, Yuanfang Guan, Jason H. Moore & Xiuzhen Huang ABSTRACT: Next-generation sequencing is empowering genetic disease research. However, it also brings significant challenges for efficient and effective sequencing data analysis. We built a pipeline, called […]
UAMS Team First to Add Directly Sequenced RNA to Public Database
A group of UAMS researchers is the first to deposit directly sequenced RNA to the National Center for Biotechnology Information databases, made possible by their utilization of a novel, handheld genetic sequencing technology. The federal government maintains a collection of databases with the aim of advancing science and health by providing public access to biomedical […]
Genome-Based Comparison of Clostridioides difficile : Average Amino Acid Identity Analysis of Core Genomes
Adriana Cabal, Se-Ran Jun, Piroon Jenjaroenpun, Visanu Wanchai, Intawat Nookaew, Thidathip Wongsurawat, Mary J. Burgess, Atul Kothari, Trudy M. Wassenaar1, David W. Ussery Received: 30 August 2017 /Accepted: 2 February 2018 # The Author(s) 2018. This article is an open access publication Abstract Infections due to Clostridioides difficile (previously known as Clostridium difficile) are a […]
Informatics Track, First in U.S., Has Key CTSA Role
Amy Jones, M.S., often studies at a back table at Cheers in the Heights restaurant in Little Rock, where she also waitresses. Over the years she’s come to know the regulars, who include UAMS physicians and researchers. They’ve watched her grow up there, she said, and they have always encouraged her scholarship. Last summer when […]