Dr. Mahtab Toulany, Research Technologist in Dr. Roy Morello’s lab, was recently awarded the OIF’s Michael Geisman Fellowship. Her wonderful profile, and details of her award are found on page 15 of the latest issue of Breakthrough.
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Congratulations to Dr. Aric Anloague, Ph.D.!
Dr. Anloague, from Dr. Jesus Delgado-Calle’s lab, successfully defended his dissertation, “Local Crosstalk Between Osteocytes and Multiple Myeloma Cells Drives Tumor Growth and Bone Destruction” on June 26th, 2026. He will leave UAMS on July 17th to join Dr. Megan Weivoda’s lab at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN as a postdoctoral fellow. There, he will continue research in multiple myeloma. We wish Dr. Anloague every success as he takes this next exciting step in his career.
Physiology Summer Students Light Up the Labs in 2026
The Physiology and Cell Biology Department welcomes 17 summer students this year.
Dr. Jerry Ware and Dr. Larry Cornett Attending the National IDeA Symposium of Biomedical Research Excellence
Drs. Jerry Ware and Dr. Larry Cornett will be attending the National IDeA Symposium of Biomedical Research Excellence, June 16-19, in Washington, DC.
Welcome Summer Students!
The Department of Physiology and Cell Biology would like to welcome our INBRE/SURP summer students. Members of our faculty who serve as mentors/advisors are hosting undergraduates from all parts of the country in their laboratories to conduct research under the guidance of the INBRE/SURP programs. Pictured below are summer students and their mentors. We welcome […]
Caroline Miller Robinson Receives Award at the Dean’s Honor Day Ceremony
Caroline Miller Robinson, B.S., has been an integral contributor to the Arkansas INBRE (IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence) program at UAMS since its inception in 2001, helping the program build a statewide research infrastructure that serves as a pipeline for future and emerging biomedical scientists. Read the full article.
$1.54 Million NIH Award for UAMS Physiology and Cell Biology Researcher to Tackle Brittle Bone Disease
Physiology Faculty member, Dr. Roy Morello and his team secure NIH support for continuing their groundbreaking research into finding better treatments for osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), or brittle bone disease. Read the full article.
UAMS Physiology and Cell Biology Faculty, Postdocs and Students Make Their Mark in Vancouver
A strong showing by UAMS Musculoskeletal researchers will take place at the upcoming meetings of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR), the ASBMR Pre-Meeting on Osteocytes, and the Endocrine Fellows Forum (EFF) in Vancouver (October 11th-16th). Faculty, postdocs, and students will present 6 invited talks, 7 oral presentations, 15 posters (including 2 […]
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!