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Dr. Morello Featured in Physiological Society Video
Roy Morello, Ph.D., appears in a video shared by the Physiological Society. In the video, Dr. Morello discusses his research article that investigated the distinct type I collagen alterations that cause intrinsic lung and respiratory defects of variable severity.
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UAMS Research Day
CBP Track Graduate Students (Farhana Sumya, Meghan Crimmins, Amrita Khakurel, Aric Anloague, Mohsin Ali, Haley Sabol) and Department Postdoctoral Fellows (Manish Adhikari, Japneet Kaur) participated at the UAMS Research Day event, March 7, 2023, by presenting their research work in poster formats.
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Recent Publications (Jan-Feb 2023)
Our faculty conduct cutting-edge research. See our recent publications here.
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Three Grants Aiding UAMS-Based Program’s Efforts to Expand Research in Arkansas
A UAMS-based program will use $614,117 from three recent grants to expand biomedical research in Arkansas. The program is led by Lawrence Cornett, Ph.D., a distinguished professor in the UAMS College of Medicine Department of Physiology & 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.