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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

Welcome to 2022 Summer Students
Welcome to our 2022 summer students within the Department of Physiology and Cell Biology. We are looking forward to getting to know them and working with them this summer!
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Cell Biology & Physiology (CBP) Track Students Present Research Summer 2022
Congratulations to our Cell Biology & Physiology (CBP) track students, who have been invited to present at the following conferences over the summer/early fall. Great job and thank you, mentors, for your outstanding guidance! Aric AnloagueAmerican Society for Bone and Mineral Research Annual MeetingPoster presentation: Multiple Myeloma-Derived MIP-1α Regulates Osteocytic RANKL Expression Via Autocrine HMGB1 […]
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Dr. Bellido to Lead a Creativity Hub
College of Medicine Dean Susan Smyth, M.D., Ph.D., and Nancy Rusch, Ph.D., Vice Dean for Research, announced the launch of four inaugural Creativity Hubs. Each group will receive an investment of $300,000 over the next 18 months to grow collaborative and thematic research programs. The hubs will work to expand interdisciplinary research, plan programmatic grant […]
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Journal Leadership
Dr. Rosalia C.M. Simmen, Professor in the Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, has been named to the new position of Deputy Editor of Endocrine Connections for a three-year term. Dr. Simmen will oversee the Reviewer Board’s makeup and mentorship and contribute to overall strategies to expand the journal’s emphasis on innovative research and scientific […]
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