Meghan Crimmins (PhD Mentor- Dr. Aline Andres) and Aric Anloague (PhD Mentor- Dr. Jesus Delgado-Calle) received their White Coats at the Graduate School Research Induction Ceremony held September 11, 2023, for successfully passing their PhD Candidacy examinations this year.
Department News
National Cancer Institute Awards UAMS Researchers $2.26 Million to Continue Multiple Myeloma Study
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) researchers Teresita Bellido, Ph.D., and Jesús Delgado-Calle, Ph.D., recently received a five-year, $2.26 million continuation award from the National Cancer Institute.
UAMS Shines at Musculoskeletal Workshop
The UAMS Musculoskeletal community has been a standout at the Orthopaedic Research Society’s 50th International Musculoskeletal Biology Workshop in Utah this week, with several faculty, staff and students presenting research and receiving honors. Dr. Teresita Bellido, Professor and Chair of the Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, is Co-Director for the workshop. Dr. Ryan Porter, […]
UAMS Awarded $1.6 million to Continue Research into Mechanisms Governing Intracellular Membrane Traffic in Human Cells
The National Institutes of Health recently awarded an additional $1.6 million to researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to continue a 14-year effort aimed at gaining a deeper understanding of the fundamental principles governing intracellular membrane traffic — a crucial process occurring in every human cell.
Highlighting our CBP Graduate Students’ Recent Awards and Accomplishments: Congratulations!
Hayley Sabol (Dr. Jesus Delgado-Calle) National Institutes of Health (F31) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship Award Harold M. Frost Young Investigator Award, Orthopedic Research Society’s Musculoskeletal Biology Meeting (Utah) Selected for Oral Presentation, Orthopedic Research Society’s Musculoskeletal Biology Meeting (Utah) Alicen James (Dr. Melda Onal) Alice L. Jee Young Investigator Award (Abstract), Orthopedic Research Society’s Musculoskeletal Biology Meeting […]
UAMS Bone Research Center, including Physiology Faculty members, secures NIH Grant of Over $11 Million
Congratulations to our Physiology Faculty members of the Bone Research Center! Click here for this story.
Alicen James receives the Alice L. Jee Award.
Alicen James (graduate student from the Onal lab) received the Alice L. Jee award at the upcoming ORS MSK Workshop. Congratulations Alicen!
UAMS Bone Disease Workshop
Jesus Delgado-Calle, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, offers a glimpse of research with undergraduates and his team at the Bone Disease Research Workshop in the Active Learning Center in the UAMS Library. Click here for the story.
Physiology & Cell Biology Administrative Staff
From Left to Right: Chair and Professor Dr. Teresita Bellido; Education Coordinator, Sylvia Stewart; Program Coordinator, Heather Montgomery; Project Specialist, Jerviece Cox-Manning and Suresh Kannan, Assistant Chair.
New Employee
Jerviece Manning recently joined our department as the new Project Specialist. Jerviece comes from the Nursing Line Service department here at UAMS. Welcome, Jerviece!