Roy Morello, Ph.D., is an internationally recognized expert in the research of osteogenesis imperfecta (OI). In addition to his contributions to understanding the genetic heterogeneity of the disease and how the disease affects the skeleton, in recent years he has pioneered the study of the impact of congenital collagen mutations on the lung and respiratory […]
Department News
International Honor
Congratulations to Dr. Rosalia C.M. Simmen, Professor of Physiology and Cell Biology, on receiving the 2022 Dr. Severino and Paz Koh Lectureship Award in Science from the Philippine-American Academy of Science and Engineering. Dr. Simmen was honored for outstanding contributions to science relating to women’s health during the academy’s 42nd annual meeting held virtually from Manila, Philippines, […]
Cell Biology & Physiology Track Students Participate in Research Induction Ceremony
Congratulations to our Cell Biology & Physiology Track students who participated in the UAMS Graduate School Research Induction Ceremony last Monday September 12, 2022 for successfully passing their Ph.D. candidacy examinations this past year. Shown are the students and their mentors with CBP Track Director Dr. Rosie Simmen: Dr. Ryan Porter with Luke Childress; Dr. Alexei […]
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!
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Review Article Authored by Graduate Students
Graduate students Zinia D’Souza, Farhana Taher Sumya,and Amrita Khakurel (CBP track) are the authors of the invited review article “Getting Sugar Coating Right! The Role of the Golgi Trafficking Machinery in Glycosylation” in the journal Cells. Senior graduate student Zinia D’Souza is a corresponding author for this publication. Congratulations to Zinia, Farhana, Amrita, and Dr. Lupashin for this […]
Grad Student is First Author on New Article
Third-year graduate student Farhana Taher Sumya (CBP track) is the first author of the article “Development and Initial Characterization of Cellular Models for COG Complex-Related CDG-II Diseases” in the journal Frontiers in Genetics. Farhana used CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing approach to create novel cellular models for two human COG4 mutations (G516R and R729W). Constructed isogenic RPE1 and HEK293T cell lines […]
Research Induction Ceremony
Congratulations to our three Cell Biology & Physiology (CBP) Track students who successfully completed their Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Qualifying exams and are now full-pledged Ph.D. candidates! The students were honored at the Research Induction Ceremony held last September 13, where they were presented with a White Coat by Graduate School Dean Dr. Robert McGehee […]