Pathology Research
In addition to outstanding clinical services and
academics, the Department of Pathology supports active research programs
funded by NIH and other extramural sources.
Steven Post, Ph.D
Director, Experimental Pathology Division
Mission:
To provide the Department of Pathology with a recognized research
program that furthers our understanding of the pathogenesis, diagnosis
and treatment of disease.
Objectives:
*To integrate clinical and basic research efforts within the Department
of Pathology
*To facilitate intra and inter departmental collaborations
Current Experimental Pathology Research Projects:
Kumuda
Das, Ph.D: Oxidative stress and redox control of gene
expression, Redox control of cell cycle regulation, and mechanisms of
redox-cycling of anthracycline class of antitumor agents.
Kathleen
Eisenach, Ph.D:
Tuberculosis diagnosis, epidemiology and pathogenesis.
Randy
Haun, Ph.D: Tumor markers, metastasis, proteases, gene expression
Leah
Hennings, DVM, Ph.D: Mediators of inflammation and their
relationship to neoplasia, nutrition and dietary supplements, and
transgenic animals as models of disease
Sarah
Johnson, Ph.D: Reactive oxygen species and mechanisms of chemoresistance
Behjatolah Karbassi, Ph.D: Tumor glycobiology and metastasis, and
tumor immunotherapy
Thomas
Kelly, Ph.D: Breast cancer
Thomas
Kieber-Emmons, Ph.D: Cancer immunology and glycobiology
Steven
Post, Ph.D: Cardiovascular/inflammation
Sue
Theus, Ph.D: Mycobacterium tuberculosis and how it interacts with
immune cells
Current Anatomic Pathology Research Projects:
Harry
Brown, MD: Clinicopathological correlations of ocular disease;
mechanism(s) of retinal injury in child abuse
Chun-Yang
Fan, MD, Ph.D: Genetic and epigenetic (promoter methylation)
alterations in head and neck cancer
Murat
Gokden, MD: Neuropathology and Cytopathology
Neriman
Gokden, MD: Renal cell carcinomas
Kim
Hiatt, MD: Dermatopathology
Soheila
Korourian, MD: Clinicopathological correlations of breast cancer and
pathophysiology of ductal carcinoma in situ
Laura
Lamps, MD: Gastrointestinal and hepatic disease
Bruce
Smoller, MD: Cutaneous lymphomas and leukemias, immunopathology
Current Clinical Pathology Research Projects:
William
Bellamy, RPh, Ph.D: Multiple Myeloma; Myelodyslastic syndromes; Non-hodgkins
lymphomas; Expression of angiogenic factors in hematopoietic neoplasms;
Antineoplastic drug resistance
Joshua
Bornhorst, Ph.D: Assay Interferences, Immunoassays, Alpha
1-Antitrypsin Deficiency, Laboratory Automation
Michele
Fox, MD: Improving stem cell transplantation
Mayumi
Nakagawa, MD, PhD:
Studying cell-mediated immunity to human papillomaviruses (HPV) and
developing HPV therapeutic vaccines
Steven
Schichman, MD, Ph.D: Prognostic markers in chronic lymphocytic leukemia,
pharmacogenomics and genome wide association studies in support of VA
Cooperative Studies Program.
Core Labs:
Leah Hennings, DVM, PhD
Director
The
Experimental Pathology Shared Resource Laboratory is a non-profit
laboratory that provides all UAMS researchers with
centralized, comprehensive histological services.
Marwan Yared, MD
Director
The UAMS Tissue
bank is an institution-wide tissue procurement facility,
coordinating and overseeing the donation, processing, storage, and
dissemination of tissue specimens and related data.
Research Links:
Office of Research and Sponsored Programs
PubMed
UAMS IRB
UAMS Research
Support Center
UAMS
Research Calendar
updated 2.5.10
