Department of Physiology and Cell Biology

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Department Mission

The mission of the Department of Physiology and Cell Biology in the College of Medicine at UAMS is to carry out high quality basic biomedical research and to educate graduate and medical students in the mechanisms of biological processes at the molecular, cellular, and organ system levels.

News & Announcements

Jennings Scholarship Awarded to Caitlin Caperton

Physiology and Cell Biology graduate student, Caitlin Caperton, has been selected by the UAMS College of Medicine Scholarship Committee to receive the Dr. Michael and Paula Jennings Endowed Scholarship for the 2021-22 academic year. Caitlin, an M.D./Ph.D. student, successfully defended her doctoral dissertation, “The dichotomous role of immune cells in thyroid cancer pathogenesis,” on May […]

Higher Learning Commission

Thank you to Drs. Frank Simmen, Rosalia Simmen, and Jerry Ware for your contribution to the success of the Higher Learning Commission Site Visit. The following is a letter from Provost Stephanie Gardner about the success of the site visit. Dear UAMS colleagues and students, I want to thank all of you who participated in our […]

Physiology & Cell Biology: A New Name and Bright Future for UAMS College of Medicine Department

A basic science department in the College of Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has adopted a new name to better represent the expertise of its faculty, research programs and long history of excellent teaching. Teresita Bellido, Ph.D. The name change for what is now the Department of Physiology and Cell Biology was […]

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