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 […]
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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 […]
dBBQs: dataBase of Bacterial Quality scores
Visanu Wanchai, Preecha Patumcharoenpol, Intawat Nookaew and David Ussery From The 14th Annual MCBIOS Conference Little Rock, AR, USA. 23-25 March 2017 Abstract Background: It is well-known that genome sequencing technologies are becoming significantly cheaper and faster. As a result of this, the exponential growth in sequencing data in public databases allows us to explore […]
Suggested mechanisms for Zika virus causing microcephaly: what do the genomes tell us?
Se-Ran Jun, Trudy M. Wassenaar, Visanu Wanchai, Preecha Patumcharoenpol, Intawat Nookaew and David W. Ussery. © The Author(s). 2017 Published: 28 December 2017 Abstract Background Zika virus (ZIKV) is an emerging human pathogen. Since its arrival in the Western hemisphere, from Africa via Asia, it has become a serious threat to pregnant women, causing microcephaly and other neuropathies in developing fetuses. The mechanisms behind these teratogenic effects are unknown, although epidemiological […]