Arkansas Biosciences Institute

The shape of healthcare education in Arkansas is changing. Lyon College School of Dental Medicine in Little Rock, the state’s first dental school, welcomed its inaugural class last year. Likewise, the Alice L. Walton School of Medicine in Bentonville hosted …

Kartik Balachandran, a professor of biomedical engineering and associate dean for research at the University of Arkansas, has been named a senior member of the National Academy of Inventors. He joins members from around the world who will be formally …

The Arkansas Latino Hall of Fame recently hosted its inaugural induction ceremony, during which first inductees were honored. The inductees are Andre Guerrero, Roberto Martinez, Fabrico Medina-Bolivar, Lisette Yang and El Centro Hispano. Guerro spent the last 25 years as …

Jianfeng Xu, a professor of biomolecular engineering at the Arkansas Biosciences Institute on the Arkansas State University campus in Jonesboro is creating a medicine to treat inflammatory bowel disease. He needed to test the medication on mice though, and because …

Xu works with the Arkansas Biosciences Institute at Arkansas State University. (Photo provided) Arkansas’ scientific contribution to cost-effective biofuels is rooted in a plant not commonly associated with energy: tobacco. A landmark $206 billion settlement from the nation’s leading tobacco …

When it comes to economic development in the technology sector, Arkansas is setting itself apart as the place to be. With one of the lowest costs of living in the country and a variety of business incentives for organizations in …

Treatments for cancer and the search for cures are a multibillion-dollar industry, directed by the nation’s leading researchers and funded both federally and privately. The mission is critical. In 2022, an estimated 609,360 people will die of cancer in the …

Arkansas State University ASU has named a new executive director for the Arkansas Biosciences Institute. Dr. Tom Risch has been tapped to serve as the institute’s director. He is also the new vice provost for research and technology transfer at …

Shiguang Yu, assistant professor of immunology at the Arkansas Biosciences Institute at Arkansas State University, has been awarded a $1.7 million research grant from the National Institutes of Health. The research project grant program (R01) is the original and oldest grant …