Medical student, Caleb Nissen, presented his research on the risk associated with cranial radiation treatment-induced necrosis at the American College of Radiation Oncologists (ACRO) national meeting. Caleb worked with Dr. Jun Ying, Radiation Oncologist, Dr. Gary Lewis, and Radiation Oncology Department Chair, Dr. Fen Xia, to write his research and present his abstract at the […]
Resident Dr. Prabhu Awarded Grant
Radiation Oncology resident Dr. Arpan Prabhu is one of 10 residents nationwide to receive a Novocure Travel Grant to attend the American College of Radiation Oncology meeting this year. The ACRO Annual Meeting is taking place March 9-12 at The Westin Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort. ACRO is excited to support resident participation in their signature event […]
Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute’s Radiation Oncology Center Becomes First and Only Center in Arkansas to Earn APEx Accreditation
By Marty Trieschmann The Radiation Oncology Center at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received the highest national accreditation from the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO). The center, which is part of the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, is the only radiation oncology center in the state to be granted full accreditation by […]
Kirk West, Ph.D., Receives American Cancer Society Postdoctoral Fellowship
By Marty Trieschmann Jan. 6, 2022 | Kirk West, Ph.D., a Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute researcher, is the first UAMS scientist to be awarded the prestigious American Cancer Society (ACS) Postdoctoral Fellowship. Only 14% of ACS fellowships are funded from a nationwide pool of applicants. The three-year fellowship will help fund West’s research on the […]
Dr. Griffin added to the Board of Editors
Dr. Robert Griffin has been named to the Board of Editors for the journal, “Seminars in Radiation Oncology”. Congratulations to Dr. Griffin for being named to this board of editors for this prestigious journal.
AOA Fellowship Award
Radiation Oncology resident Dr. Arpan Prabhu is one of only 10 residents and fellows nationwide to receive an Alpha Omega Alpha Postgraduate Fellowship Award this year. Dr. Prabhu will use the award from the national medical honor society to further his research into the use of virtual reality technology to improve the patient experience and […]
Crowdfunding for Cancer Care
Congratulations to Radiation Oncology resident Dr. Arpan Prabhu and his mentor, Assistant Professor Dr. Gary Lewis, on their new article in Anticancer Research. Dr. Prabhu and Dr. Lewis collaborated with colleagues from the University of Texas Southwestern and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center to study the use of online crowdfunding by patients to raise […]
ASTROnomical Potential
2020 UAMS graduate Dr. Scarlett Acklin is on a trajectory for great success as a radiation oncologist. After wrapping up her internship at UAMS, she begins her radiation oncology residency at Duke University next month.
Four UAMS Cancer Institute Scientists Receive Research Grants
By Susan Van Dusen March 24, 2021 | Four researchers at the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute received a funding boost thanks to newly awarded $50,000 grants, which were announced in a virtual ceremony March 11. Presented annually since 2009, the Seeds of Science pilot grant awards assist cancer researchers in collecting data and developing projects that […]
UAMS’ Justin Leung, Ph.D., Receives $1.47 million Grant from National Cancer Institute to Study DNA Damage Regulation
By Linda Haymes March 18, 2021 | LITTLE ROCK — A five-year, $1.47 million National Cancer Institute grant has been awarded to researcher Justin Leung, Ph.D., at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to study DNA repair. Leung’s project is a collaboration with Robert Eoff, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Biochemistry and […]