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Winning Abstract
Congratulations to postdoctoral fellow Dr. John Sherrill and Associate Professor Dr. David Bumpass in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, who co-authored the winning basic science abstract submitted to the Cervical Spine Research Society (CSRS). Dr. Bumpass presented the top-scoring abstract, “Posterior Cervical Spine Fusion Assemblies Intended to Cross the Cervicothoracic Junction: A Mechanical Analysis,” at the recent annual meeting of CSRS. The full manuscript, with Dr. Sherrill as first author, has been accepted for publication in the journal Clinical Spine Surgery. Dr. Sherrill and Dr. Bumpass collaborated on the study with former faculty member Dr. Erin Mannen.
2021 Nobel Prize includes citation Dr. Jinhu Xiong's 2019 Study
Congratulations to Dr. Jinhu Xiong, Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, and colleagues on the citation of their study in the scientific background that was included in the announcement of the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. The Nobel was awarded to Dr. David Julius and Dr. Ardem Patapoutian for their discoveries of thermal and mechanical transducers. As the Advanced Information for the award explains, the honorees’ work “has unlocked one of the secrets of nature by explaining the molecular basis for sensing heat, cold and mechanical force.”
Dr. Xiong is the lead author of a 2019 study published in Elife, “Stimulation of Piezo1 by mechanical signals promotes bone anabolism.” Coauthors included UAMS and Center for Musculoskeletal Disease Research colleagues Drs. Xuehua Li, Li Han, Intawat Nookaew, Erin Mannen and Maria Almeida, and Dr. Matthew J. Silva of Washington University.
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Researchers Awarded 1st Place Basic Science Award by CSRS
John Sherrill, Ph.D., postdoctoral fellow, and David Bumpass, M.D., associate professor, recently received the 2021 Outstanding Basic Science Research Award by the Cervical Spine Research Society.
Orthopaedic Surgery's John Sherrill, MPH, Ph.D. Selected as TRI Entrepreneurship Postdoctoral Scholar
The UAMS Translational Research Institute Health Sciences Innovation and Entrepreneurship (HSIE) Postdoctoral Training Program has named four postdoctoral scholars for its class of 2022, including the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery's John Sherrill, MPH, Ph.D. The scholars, selected in a competitive application process, will begin two years of mentored entrepreneurship training July 1. The HSIE Postdoctoral…
Abstracts Rated in Top 100 Posters at 30th Annual AAHKS Meeting
Two abstracts submitted by hip and knee surgeons Jeffrey Stambough, M.D., C. Lowry Barnes, M.D., and Simon Mears, M.D. were among the top 100 graded posters selected at the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS) 30th Annual Meeting that took place early November. The abstracts (below) will be published in the Proceedings Volume…
Orthopaedic Surgery Researchers Awarded $25,000 Pilot Grant to Study Biomechanics of the Human Spine
Researchers in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery received a $25,000 grant to support investigator-initiated research conducted by faculty in the UAMS College of Medicine. The Barton Pilot Grant supports the design and development of studies focused on the biomechanics of the cervicothoracic junction of the human spine and characterizing the mechanical burden of surgical implants…
Shahryar Ahmadi, M.D., Co-Principal Investigator on $1.725 Million Grant to Develop Virtual Rotator Cuff Arthroscopic Skill Trainer (ViRCAST)ACH Receive $1.725 Million Grant to Develop Virtual Rotator Cuff Arthroscopic Skill Trainer (ViRCAST)
North Carolina-based software research and development company Kitware and its three Arkansas partners—the University of Central Arkansas (UCA), University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), and Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH)—received a $1.725 million Small Business Innovation Research grant from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases. The award supports the design, development,…
UAMS Researcher Receives $1.7 Million Grant to Study Bone Health, Exercise Connection
By Amy Widner Oct. 20, 2020 | LITTLE ROCK — A researcher at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received a $1.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study how physical activity improves bone health, with possible implications for bone loss from osteoporosis and aging. Jinhu Xiong, Ph.D., is…
$780,000 Federal Grant Will Give UAMS Medical Students Hands-on Cancer Research Experience
By Susan Van Dusen A $780,000 grant from the National Cancer Institute will fund a hands-on summer cancer research experience for medical students at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). “Partnership in Cancer Research will provide focused and innovative research experiences in laboratories, community outreach programs and clinics for selected first- and second-year…
UAMS, UAF Artificial Joint Research Sparked by ‘Give and Get’ Retreat
By David Robinson July 29, 2020 | Researchers at UAMS and the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, are working to develop longer-lasting artificial hip and knee replacement joints that are also more resistant to infections. UAMS’ Mark Smeltzer, Ph.D., a microbiologist with expertise in Staphylococcus aureus and orthopaedic infection, is collaborating with UAF’s Min Zou, Ph.D., a mechanical engineer with…
UAMS Partners with Nationwide Program to Use Statistics on Orthopaedic Outcomes to Help Determine Care
July 2, 2020 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is now a partner site in a nationwide effort to improve care for orthopaedic conditions by using statistics on outcomes that can help monitor a response to surgery and maybe help determine if a procedure is right for them. The Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement…