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 […]
UAMS’s Justin Leung, Ph.D., Receives $792,000 American Cancer Society Grant to Study DNA Repair Mechanisms
By Spencer Watson Feb. 9, 2021 | LITTLE ROCK — A four-year, $792,000 American Cancer Society Research Scholar grant has been awarded to researcher Justin Leung, Ph.D., at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to study DNA repair mechanisms. “Understanding the molecular processes of DNA repair can help both better diagnose cancer and to […]
Four UAMS Researchers Receive Inaugural Provost’s Innovator Awards
Jan. 29, 2021 | By David Robinson The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) today announced four UAMS faculty as recipients of the inaugural Provost’s Innovator Awards. Established by the Office of the Provost and the Division of Research and Innovation, the grants of $25,000 each support groundbreaking, innovative, high-impact projects that are likely to establish new clinical […]
RRS GRID, Lattice, FLAS and Microbeam working Group published a FOCUS issue in Radiation Research, the official journal of the Radiation Research Society (RRS).
RRS GRID, Lattice, FLAS and Microbeam working Group published a FOCUS issue in Radiation Research, the official journal of the Radiation Research Society (RRS). Dr. Robert Griffin, Chairperson of Biology for the working group was a guest editor and has a special introduction in the latest issue of the Radiation Research Journal. This journal is […]
Radiation Oncologist Richard Crownover, M.D., Ph.D., Joins UAMS
By Susan Van Dusen Dec. 9, 2020 | Radiation oncologist Richard Crownover, M.D., Ph.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). He sees patients in the UAMS Radiation Oncology Center and specializes in the treatment of gynecological cancers, breast cancer and sarcoma. Board-certified in therapeutic radiology by the American Board of Radiology, Crownover […]
ASTRO announces 2020 elections results
Congratulations to the following newly elected members of ASTRO’s Board of Directors: President-elect Geraldine Jacobson, M.D., MBA, MPH, FASTRO, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia; Clinical Affairs and Quality Council Vice-chair Eric Ford, Ph.D., University of Washington, Seattle; Education Council Vice-chair Beth Erickson, M.D., FASTRO, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Government Relations […]
Global Insights
Dr. Arpan Prabhu, a Radiation Oncology resident, was interviewed in an article published in Medscape en Español that discusses the growing online presence of physicians, as well as patient reviews, around the world. The article, translated as “Can the opinions of patients on the internet be worth more than professional merits?” highlighted Dr. Prabhu’s previously […]
Findings on DNA Damage Repair Published by UAMS Cancer Researcher
View Larger ImageA UAMS research team led by Justin Leung, Ph.D., (pictured front) was published in the journal Nature Communications. Co-authors of the study are Jessica Kelliher, B.S., (left) and Kirk West, Ph.D. By Susan Van Dusen June 3, 2020 | LITTLE ROCK — A research team led by cancer researcher Justin Leung, Ph.D., at the University […]