As we head into “No Shave November,” the Arkansas Prostate Cancer Foundation (APCF) is calling on men across the state to grow out their beards with pride in order to raise awareness around men’s health issues like prostate cancer. This year,…
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Chris Fowler President (retired) Fowler Foods As a second-generation KFC franchisee, Chris Fowler began his career as a cook in the family’s restaurant business, eventually becoming President in 1985. Until the recent sale of the business, Fowler operated 91 restaurants in…
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Arkansas Prostate Cancer Foundation Raises Awareness for Men’s Health with Return of ‘No Shave November’
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffHeading into “No Shave November,” the Arkansas Prostate Cancer Foundation (APCF) is calling on men across the state to grow out their beards with pride in order to raise awareness around men’s health issues like prostate cancer. This year, APCF…
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Danyelle Musselman Among Three Rockefeller Cancer Institute New Board Members
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe board of advisors for the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has announced the election of three new board members: Danyelle Musselman, Aimee Arzoumanian, MHA, and David Rainey, Ed.D. Musselman…
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UAMS Doctor Granted $3.6M for HPV Cancer Vaccine
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) Dr. Mayumi Nakagawa was awarded $3.6 million from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) for clinical trials of PepCan, a breakthrough vaccine she developed at UAMS to treat cancers caused by human papillomavirus…
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Leung Receives $792K Grant to Study DNA Repair Mechanisms
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffA University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) researcher has received $792,000 in funding to study DNA repair mechanisms. Justin Leung, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the UAMS College of Medicine Department of Radiation Oncology, was awarded the four-year Research…