UAMS Myeloma Center

05/05/2026

The Winter 2025/2026 Myeloma Magazine features Sandy Mattox, a staple of the Myeloma Center! https://news.uams.edu/2026/04/24/reflections-on-a-long-and-wide-ranging-career-in-myeloma/ UAMS Nurses

After more than 25 years, Sandy Mattox, MNSc, RN, personifies the term “institutional knowledge” when it comes to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) Myeloma Center, part of the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute. Mattox’s extensive career at UAMS covers two periods...

05/04/2026

A PDF of the Winter 2025/2026 Myeloma Magazine can be found here: https://cancer.uams.edu/myeloma/myeloma-resources/myeloma-magazine/

The goal of Myeloma magazine is to provide timely updates about progress in clinical treatment and research advances, as well as stories and information of general interest.

05/03/2026

The Winter 2025/2026 Myeloma Magazine cover story features Dr. Don and Melissa Wilson, creators of a fund to support education, travel, and related expenses for myeloma nurses. https://news.uams.edu/2026/04/24/when-words-are-not-enough-20-year-myeloma-survivor-gives-back-to-uams/ UAMS Giving

By Shannon Perna “Thank you.” These heartfelt words are often all that’s needed to express sincere gratitude, but after 20 years of life-saving treatment at the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute’s Myeloma Center, Don Wilson, DVM, and his wife, Melissa Wilson, wanted to do more. S...

05/02/2026

Today's the day! Gates open at 6:30 a.m. for in-person registration.

05/01/2026

We're almost there!

Tomorrow is the day! We’re excited to walk with you. Let’s be a part of the cure together! https://cancer.uams.edu/cure/

05/01/2026

A welcome to the Winter 2025/2026 Myeloma Magazine from Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute director Michael Birrer, M.D., Ph.D. https://news.uams.edu/2026/04/24/from-the-director-3/

I am pleased to present the latest issue of Myeloma magazine as we highlight the outstanding work of the Myeloma Center staff and bring you inspiring stories from wonderful patients who trust the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) with....

04/29/2026

Register today and walk with us this Saturday! https://cancer.uams.edu/cure/

04/29/2026

Myeloma Center physician and researcher Carolina Schinke, M.D., received the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Director's Spotlight Award during the May 2025 Cancer Institute research retreat, noted here in the Winter 2025/2026 Myeloma Magazine.https://news.uams.edu/2026/04/24/cancer-institute-spotlight-shines-on-myeloma-center-physician/

Carolina Schinke, M.D., one of the exceptional clinicians and researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Myeloma Center, has been recognized for her outstanding work. The Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute hosted its annual research retreat on May 7, 2025, at the Rob...

04/28/2026

The Walk will be this Saturday at War Memorial Stadium.

04/28/2026

The Winter 2025/2026 Myeloma Magazine contains a Q&A with Myeloma Center clinical director Frits van Rhee, M.D., Ph.D. https://news.uams.edu/2026/04/24/qa-with-the-myeloma-center-clinical-director/

Myeloma Center clinical director Frits van Rhee, M.D., Ph.D., answers questions about multiple myeloma and its treatment at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute. Van Rhee also is a professor in the UAMS College of Medicine, the associate dir...

04/27/2026

Come out this Saturday!

Our survivor’s photo gets bigger every year! 📸 Survivors, don't miss the Growing Hope Survivor Area this Saturday — connect, share, and celebrate YOU! ❤️ https://cancer.uams.edu/cure/

04/26/2026

Content from the Winter 2025/2026 Myeloma Magazine can be found here. Over the next several weeks we will highlight individual stories. https://news.uams.edu/category/publications/myeloma-magazine/

Majid Asgari, Ph.D. Majid Asgari, Ph.D., is a postdoctoral fellow in the UAMS College of Medicine Department of Internal Medicine. He earned his doctorate in medical biotechnology from the Pasteur Institute of Iran in 2021 and joined the UAMS Myeloma Center in 2024 in the lab of research director Fe...