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Research Collaboration Between Departments of Pharmacology & Toxicology and Ophthalmology Exemplifies Translational Spirit

September 3, 2024 | uamsonline

Abdel Fouda, Ph.D., had just joined the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology in the College of Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) in 2021 when Department Chair Nancy Rusch, Ph.D., introduced him to Paul Phillips, M.D., Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology and Director of the Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute. It turned out to be a fruitful introduction.

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Katherine (Katie) Deck Receives NIH F31 Predoctoral Fellowship Award

August 22, 2024 | kahlerpamj

Congratulations to Katherine (Katie) Deck, a graduate student in Dr. Mu’s lab, who has been awarded a highly competitive two-year NIH Predoctoral Fellowship grant. Katie’s research project, titled “Kidney-resident memory CD8+ T cells promote hypertension and memorize salt-sensitivity,” seeks to uncover critical mechanisms by which kidney-resident memory CD8T cells contribute to hypertension and the phenomenon […]

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NIH Awards Additional $3.7 Million to UAMS to Continue Groundbreaking Research into High Blood Pressure

June 18, 2024 |

In a major boost to cardiovascular research, the National Institutes of Health has awarded an additional $3.7 million to Shengyu Mu, Ph.D., and his team of researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to continue their groundbreaking study on the role of immune cells in hypertension.

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“Sweethearts” Learn about Heart Health, Cardiovascular Research at UAMS

February 13, 2024 | tholleman

Faculty and lab teams from the departments of Pharmacology and Toxicology and Neurobiology and Developmental Sciences in the College of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences in the College of Pharmacy hosted 30 “sweethearts” — high school sophomore and junior girls participating in the American Heart Association and AHA Arkansas Chapter “Sweethearts” program — on two evenings in January.

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UAMS Researcher Receives $1.8 Million NIH Grant to Study Key Cell Processes in Energy Production

December 5, 2023 | uamsonline

Huiliang Zhang, Ph.D., at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), will use a $1.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study proton leak, a process within the body that affects metabolism and energy.

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