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Department News

Faculty Publishes Invited Review

Dr. Frank A. Simmen with co-authors Iad Alhallak (M.Sc. Public Health, UAMS) and Dr. Rosalia C.M. Simmen recently published an invited review in the Journal of Molecular Endocrinology entitled “ Malic Enzyme 1 (ME1)in the Biology of Cancer: It’s Not Just Intermediary Metabolism’.

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Student Presents at ASBMR

Hayley Sabol, a Ph.D. student in Dr. Jesus Delgado-Calle’s group, gave an oral presentation during the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR) Pre-Meeting Symposium The Seed and Soil: Therapeutic Targets.  The title of her presentation is ‘Autocrine and paracrine Notch receptor 3 signaling in the myeloma niche stimulates tumor growth and bone destruction.’ Hayley presented […]

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Jesus Delgado-Calle, Ph.D., Awarded $1.7 Million to Further Myeloma Research

Jesus Delgado-Calle, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in the Department of Physiology and Biophysics in the College of Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), has received one grant of $1.7 million to study new bone-targeted therapies for the treatment of multiple myeloma, the second-most common blood-related cancer. This National Health Institute-National Cancer Institute […]

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COVID-19 is Not Stopping Us!

Dr. Bellido recently visited different areas in the department, showing that a pandemic won’t slow down our work!

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First Annual Town Hall Meeting

Teresita Bellido, Ph.D., Chair of Physiology and Biophysics, held the first Annual Town Hall meeting for the Department. She discussed goals and methods to reach them and held a question and answer session. The meeting was held in the Walton Auditorium as well as virtually for social distancing Dr. Bellido presented her predecessor Michael Jennings, […]

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ASBMR Update

Chair Teresita Bellido, Ph.D., is the president of The American Society for Bone and Mineral Research. The ASBMR just launched its new website. Visit the site to read the President’s Letter from Dr. Bellido and watch the video that includes Amy Sato, Ph.D., postdoctoral fellow and member of Dr. Bellido’s lab.

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Dr. Delgado-Calle Among the #MaskUpUAMS Challenge winners

We are proud of the work UAMS is continuing to do during this pandemic, and we want to set a good example and encourage other Arkansans to do the same. Winners of the #MaskUpUAMS challenge for Friday, July 24, were: Jesus Delgado-Calle, Ph.D., assistant professor of Physiology & Biophysics Naomi Crume, R.N. Yavonda Chase, Internal […]

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Michael Jennings and Paula Jennings Endowed Scholarship Awarded to Bukola Odeniyi

The College of Medicine awarded the inaugural Michael Jennings and Paula Jennings Endowed Scholarship to Bukola Odeniyi. “I am very happy and grateful to be the first recipient of the Dr. Michael Jennings and Paula Jennings Endowed Scholarship. Thank you so much for your generous support as I complete my M.D./Ph.D. education. With this award, […]

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Welcome Dr. Bellido!

Teresita Bellido, Ph.D., started as the new chair of our department on July 1. Things may look a little different right now, but we are excited that she is here! Welcome Dr. Bellido! We are excited about the future of our department.

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Congratulations Drs. Larry Cornett and Jerry Ware

Congratulations to Dr. Larry Cornett, Director of the INBRE program at UAMS as well as Dr. Jerry Ware, INBRE Program Coordinator and Professor, Department of Physiology for receiving funding for the next 5 years. See the UAMS News article for more information.  

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