The Department of Biomedical Informatics (DBMI) has been awarded a $300,000 investment to establish a “Creativity Hub” focusing on Artificial Intelligence for Health. The project is one of four inaugural Creativity Hubs funded by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine and the Office of the UAMS Vice Chancellor for Research […]
Research
Transforming Cancer Medicine
Dr. Donald Johann, Associate Professor of Biomedical Informatics and Internal Medicine, authored a paper in the high-impact journal Nature Scientific Data on the analytic validity of liquid biopsies. The use of routine blood draws to diagnose and monitor the status of cancer patients, rather than tissue biopsies, is revolutionizing the practice of clinical oncology and […]
Study Puts DBMI Faculty Dr. Ussery Among Top 2% of Influential Researchers
March 16, 2022 | LITTLE ROCK — A study by Stanford University lists over 50 current and retired UAMS faculty among the top 2% of most influential researchers. The study is based on an analysis of Scopus, the largest database of peer-reviewed research literature. David Ussery, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Biomedical Informatics and faculty rotation […]
Electronic Medical Records Training Resource Developed for Students, Researchers
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) researchers and students can now experience the Epic electronic medical record system in a custom environment curated for their use. The UAMS Institute for Digital Health and Innovation (IDHI), the Department of Biomedical Informatics, and UAMS Information Technology (IT) recently teamed up to create a novel copy of […]
High School Student Earns Spot on UAMS Research Team
When a UAMS Parkinson’s disease research project needed someone with machine learning expertise, Fred Prior, Ph.D., asked Anu Iyer if she would be interested. It would have been a routine invitation among researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), but Iyer is a junior at Little Rock’s Central High School. Prior, Iyer’s mentor […]
The Cancer Imaging Archive recognized by the NIH
The Cancer Imaging Archive (TCIA), a UAMS-housed public database funded by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and led by Biomedical Informatics Chair Dr. Fred Prior, was recognized recently as a prime example of a High-Value Data Asset (HVDA) for national research. The recognition stemmed from a new National Institutes of Health (NIH) working group that has been charged […]
Cancer DNA Blood Tests Validated By International Research Team
An international team today reports the findings of an independent assessment of five commercially-available assays for tumor DNA sequencing – a fast, cheap and less invasive method to diagnose and monitor cancer. The researchers revealed that all assays could reliably detect so-called circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) when it made up 0.5% of the total DNA […]
DBMI Professor Featured on THV11 for COVID-19 Wastewater Tracking Work
Dr. David Ussery, DBMI professor and Clinical Informatics Fellowship rotation supervisor, has been featured on Little Rock television news outlet THV11 for his research on detecting COVID-19 in wastewater. Much of Dr. Ussery’s research involves using the latest genetic sequencing technologies to explore their use in real-time, public health emergencies. “The benefit for environmental surveillance […]
Dr. Ussery Featured in Arkansas Money & Politics
Dr. David Ussery has been featured in Arkansas Money & Politics, highlighting his membership in the Arkansas Research Alliance Academy and his work with genomics. Click here for the article.
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 […]