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Dr. Bellido with Arkansas governor and others

Welcome Dr. Bellido!

Teresita Bellido, Ph.D., an internationally known leader in bone research, is the new chair of the Department of Physiology and Biophysics.

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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.

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Teresita Bellido, Ph.D.

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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Top Article, Congratulations Dr. Rosalia C.M. Simmen

An article by Dr. Rosalia C.M. Simmen, Professor of Physiology and Cell Biology, and her research team, “Metformin Promotes Anti-tumor Biomarkers in Human Endometrial Cancer Cells,” has been selected as the most popular basic science original article published by Reproductive Sciences in 2020. The study was conducted with postdoctoral fellows Dr. John Mark Pabona (lead […]

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Dr. Bellido and Nisreen in front of the display

Happy Holidays from Physiology and Cell Biology

Our department displayed a holiday photo booth to brighten up our 2020 holiday spirit!

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Jennifer Hartman

INBRE Student Highlight

My name is Jessica Hartman, and I am currently an Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the Medical University of South Carolina. My lab studies how lifestyle factors shape metabolism and ultimately impact response to toxic chemical exposures. I participated in the Arkansas INBRE program in 2010, so it is just past my 10-year anniversary of participating in the program.

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