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The latest news from the UAMS College of MedicineEditor's Note: This archived PDF version of the e-newsletter does not precisely match the layout ofthe e-mail version. However, most links to external articles and other content remain active.September 2020GO TO: Leadership Appointments New Faculty Recent Grants AccoladesWho Remembers?A new exhibit curated by the UAMS Historical Research Center aims to provide smilesat a time when they may be in short supply – or at least hidden by face masks. The exhibitof toys with health professions themes is located in the Central Building in the corridoroutside of the College of Medicine administrative offices and will be on display throughnext July. The exhibit is brimming with whimsy and nostalgia – and much more, as itexplores real-world issues including the depiction of diversity and gender roles in themedical professions.READ MOREBack to the TopLeadership Appointments

Pete Mourani, M.D., has been named President ofArkansas Children’s Research Institute (ACRI) andSenior Vice President and Chief Research Officer forArkansas Children’s. He will also serve as a Professor inthe Pediatric Critical Care Section of the Department ofPediatrics. Dr. Mourani will join Arkansas Children’s andUAMS in early December.READ MOREJoe A. Olivi, M.D., FACS, has joined the Department ofSurgery as Professor and Director of the Division of BurnSurgery. He will lead the Burn program at ArkansasChildren’s Hospital.READ MOREMary Luann Racher, M.D., Assistant professor in theDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, has beennamed Medical Director of the Women and InfantsService Line at UAMS. She will join Service Line DirectorNirvana Manning, M.D., Associate Professor and Chairof Obstetrics and Gynecology, on the service lineleadership team on Oct. 1.READ MOREBack to the TopNew Faculty

Megan Evans, M.D., hasjoined the Department ofDermatology as anAssistant Professor.READ MORERodrigo ValdesRodriguez, M.D., hasjoined the departments ofDermatology andPathology as an AssistantProfessor.READ MORESahithi Pothuganti, M.D.,has joined the Departmentof Family and PreventiveMedicine as an AssistantProfessor.READ MORESheena W. CarlLee, M.D.,has joined the Departmentof Internal Medicine as anAssistant Professor at theUAMS NorthwestRegional Campus.READ MOREHeather R. Williams,M.D., has joined theDepartment of Obstetricsand Gynecology as anAssistant Professor in theDivision of GynecologicOncology.READ MOREChelsea SullivanMathews, M.D., has joinedthe Department ofOrthopaedic Surgery asan Assistant Professor.READ MORE

Katelynn Campbell, M.D.,has joined the Departmentof Pathology as anAssistant Professor in theDermatopathologyDivision.READ MORESusan E. Harley, M.D.,has joined the Departmentof Pathology as anAssistant Professor in theMolecular Genetic andHematopathologydivisions.READ MORECamila C. Simoes, M.D.,has joined the Departmentof Pathology as anAssistant Professor in theGastroenterology/LiverPathology and SurgicalPathology divisions.READ MORESarah Victoria “Tory”Hunton, M.D., has joinedthe Department of PhysicalMedicine andRehabilitation as anAssistant Professor.READ MOREDeidre Wyrick, M.D., hasjoined the Department ofSurgery as an AssistantProfessor in the Division ofPediatric Surgery.READ MORERaj B. Patel, M.D., hasjoined the Department ofSurgery as an AssistantProfessor in the Division ofSolid Organ TransplantSurgery.READ MORE

Nolan Bruce, M.D., hasjoined the Department ofSurgery as an AssistantProfessor in the Division ofTrauma and Critical CareSurgery.READ MOREJoseph Margolick, M.D.,has joined the Departmentof Surgery as an AssistantProfessor in the Division ofTrauma and Critical CareSurgery.READ MOREMatthew L. Roberts,M.D., has joined theDepartment of Surgery asan Assistant Professor inthe Division of Trauma andCritical Care Surgery.READ MOREBack to the TopRecent GrantsThe UAMS Institute for Digital Health &Innovation has received a 3.8 milliongrant from the Health Resources andServices Administration (HRSA) toestablish a national research center tostudy the effectiveness of digital health indelivering health care in rural areas andhospitals.READ MORE

Justin Leung, Ph.D., Assistant Professorin the Department of Radiation Oncology,has received a 1.9 million grant from theNational Institute of General MedicalStudies to continue his research into DNAdamage response in cancer and geneticdisorders.READ MOREJesus Delgado-Calle, Ph.D., AssistantProfessor of Physiology and Biophysics,has received a 1.7 million grant from theNational Cancer Institute to study how bonetherapy might repair damaged bone andprevent or delay relapse in myelomapatients.READ MORECongratulations to these College of Medicine faculty members who received newextramural grants in August. This list, courtesy of the Office of the Executive AssociateDean for Research, excludes clinical trials and awards under 10,000.Teresita Bellido, Ph.D.,Department of Physiologyand Biophysics,Contribution of Osteocytesto the MusculoskeletalEffects of Multiple Myeloma,NIH/National CancerInstitute (03/15/201702/28/2022), 349,622.Jon Blevins, Ph.D.,Department ofMicrobiology andImmunology, VirulenceMechanisms ofMultifunctional BorrelialProteins, NIH/NationalInstitute of Allergy andInfectious Diseases(08/1/2020-07/31/2025), 380,685. Pass throughfrom East CarolinaUniversity.Lawrence Cornett, Ph.D.,Department of Physiologyand Biophysics,Partnerships for BiomedicalResearch in ArkansasAdmin Supplement,NIH/National Institute ofGeneral Medical Sciences,(08/01/2020-04/30/2021), 165,326.

Jesus Delgado-Calle,Ph.D., Department ofPhysiology andBiophysics, Manipulatingthe N-end Rule ProteinDegradation Pathway toBuild Bone and DecreaseTumor Growth in MultipleMyeloma Bone Disease,NIH/ National CancerInstitute (07/01/202002/28/2025), 117,760.Pass through from IndianaUniversity.William Fantegrossi,Ph.D., Department ofPharmacology andToxicology, Evaluation ofHallucinogenic Substancesusing the DrugDiscrimination Assay, U.S.Department of Justice(08/17/2020-06/16/2021), 182,676.David Ussery, Ph.D.,Department of BiomedicalInformatics, DART GRA,Arkansas EconomicDevelopment Commission(07/01/2020-06/30/2021), 172,350.Daniel Voth, Ph.D.,Department ofMicrobiology andImmunology, Coxiellaburnetii Subversion of HostNrf2 Antioxidant SignalingResubmission,NIH/National Institute ofAllergy & InfectiousDiseases (09/01/202008/31/2022), 410,024.Jinhu Xiong, M.D., Ph.D.,Department ofOrthopaedic Surgery, Therole of Piezo 1 in bonehomeostasis andmechanotransduction,NIH/National Institute ofArthritis & Musculoskeletal& Skin Diseases(08/17/2020-06/30/2025), 1,669,800.Fenghuang Zhan, M.D.,Ph.D., Department ofInternal Medicine,Myeloma Crowd ResearchInitiative Award, MyelomaCrowd Research Initiative(09/01/2020-08/31/2021), 40,000.Back to the TopAccolades

Have you read the latest Accolades from DeanChristopher T. Westfall, M.D.? The weekly email highlightsrecent honors and accomplishments of COM faculty, staff,residents and students. You can also read Accolades here.If you know someone who deserves a shout-out, sendyour ideas to Dr. Westfall via COM InternalCommunications.These UAMS team members and students were named in Accolades this month:Muhammad Abu-RmailehOluwatomi “Tomi”AdegboyegaAntino AllenBrittany AllmanAline AndresJason ArthurRick BarrMichael BirrerGregory BledsoeSarah BlossomElisabet BorsheimClare BrownKristy CaldwellKarina ClemmonsRodney DavisMarisha DiCarloAlan DiekmanMarcy DodererAmanda Catherine EderleShannon DareNikki EdgeNahed El-HassanPebbles FaganJill FussellStephanie GardnerMorgan Alleabelle GongolaJared T. GowenKatie GuessHoda HagrassNikita HeardRonda Henry-TillmanTimothy HerefordSumant InamdarTina IpeDonald JohannSufna JohnJerry JohnstonArlo KahnFaiza KhanJed KinnickJustin KlucherShashank KraletiBrianna LaferneyTyra LarkinRiley LideLee Ann MacMillan-CrowAllison MartinJay MehtaPaulette MehtaPriya MendirattaErick MessiasJill MhyreMemoona MianGrover MillerFranscesca Miquel-VergesBrandi MizeCorey MontgomeryMorgan MooreL. Clai MoreheadAustin MorganSofie MorganMadison Brooks MorrisCharles NapolitanoClare Campbell NesmithEddie OchoaEricka OlgaardPatrick PageJohn PagteilanAngela PalmerCam PattersonErika PetersenHeather Pinckard-DoverArpan PrabhuMatt QuickKatelyn RaglandJill RamseyMildred RandolphTrenda RaySung RheeGloria Richard-DavisMichael RichardsonJose RomeroThea RosenbaumJennifer SaccenteRiley SandersTroy SchmitAngela ScottTony SeupaulArthur ShawAllison Shaw-DevineEmily SmithJessica SnowdenMatthew SpondLeslie StonePuru ThapaBilly ThomasMerit Jennings TurnerSami UwaydatSrikanth VallurupalliToby VancilRudy Van HemertFrits van RheeMeredith Von DohlenRenisha WardMark WilliamsSharanda WilliamsTremaine WilliamsConnor WilsonAndre WinelandTaylor WinnAnna Nanigian WittCourtney WrightZijing ZhangThese COM departments were represented in Accolades this month:

AnesthesiologyBiochemistry/Molecular BiologyBiomedical InformaticsEmergency MedicineFamily/Preventive MedicineGeriatricsInternal MedicineMedical ogyOphthalmologyOrthopaedic ion OncologyRadiologySurgeryUrologyBack to the TopThe COMmunication is published monthly to highlight key initiatives and developments inthe COM, to introduce new faculty members and leaders, and to celebrate majorprofessional honors and awards. The Dean’s Office works in partnership with designatednewsletter liaisons throughout the COM. To find your department’s contact, read oursubmission guidelines or view past issues, visit the COMmunication webpage.Comments, questions and suggestions for improvements are always welcome. CallTamara Robinson, Senior Communications Writer, at 526-5163, or click the red button belowto email the COMmunication.Comments? Ideas? Email Us!UAMS College of Medicine 4301 W. Markham, #550 Little Roc k, Arkansas 72205Back to the Top

The latest news from the UAMS College of Medicine Editor's Note: This archived PDF version of the e-newsletter does not precisely match the layout of the e-mail version. However, most links to external