The Department of Neuroscience at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) invites applications for full-time tenure-track faculty positions at the level of Assistant or Associate Professor.
Department News
2025 IAMSE Grant Recipient
The International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE) wishes to encourage and support scholarship in medical science education and funds multiple research grants every year. At the 2025 Annual Conference, IAMSE, with the support of ScholarRX, awarded four student grants totaling $10,000. In addition, five faculty grants were given totaling $21,920, including Dr. Erica Malone […]
New Assistant Professor Faculty Recruits
The Department of Neuroscience is excited to welcome two new junior faculty recruits to UAMS. Dr. Nicaise will start after March 1, 2026, and Dr. Willis will join us after July 1, 2026. Please click to read more information here: Dr. Cory Willis Dr. Alexandra Nicaise
UAMS Northwest Hosts Hands-On Anesthesiology Workshop for High School Students
Eighteen ninth-grade students from five different Northwest Arkansas school districts — Bentonville, Farmington, Fayetteville, Siloam Springs and Springdale — gathered Saturday, May 14, at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Northwest Regional Campus for an immersive educational experience.
Dean’s Honor Day Awards Administrative Staff
Two of our Administrative team were recognized at the 2025 Dean’s Honor Day Awards, held April 30, 2025. Celia McCaslin was awarded the Staff Excellence in Education Award for her outstanding work with our Anatomical Gift Program. Jessica Bulmanski was awarded the Staff Excellence Award for Administration in recognition of her budding leadership abilities. These […]
Highschoolers Learn About Kidney Transplants
The UAMS Northwest Regional Campus recently hosted an engaging workshop focused on the kidneys and kidney transplantation for ninth graders from four area school districts.
Ukrainian Surgeon Trains in Arkansas to Master Microsurgery for War-Torn Homeland
Dr. Yuri Chepurnyi has been at UAMS for the last three weeks to learn microsurgery to take back to Ukraine and help his fellow citizens.
UAMS Receives $3 Million NIH Grant for Novel Pituitary Gland Research
A University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) research team has been awarded a $3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to test promising findings that could lead to better treatments for hormone loss caused by a malfunctioning pituitary gland.
Dr. Phelan Brings Community Research to NWA
Dr. Phelan was awarded a five year, $1.29 million dollar R25 grant from the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases as part of the Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) program. Arkansas Technology and Data Science in Health & Medicine (AR Tech DaSH) is a STEM focused outreach program for high school students, teachers and the community sponsored […]
Congratulations to Dr. Fang Zheng on His Promotion to Full Professor
Visit his new webpage