Researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will use a new federal grant to study genetic systems of the bacterium that causes tick-borne relapsing fever to better understand their molecular functions and reveal possible drug targets.
UAMS’ Jon Blevins, PhD, a professor in the College of Medicine Department of Microbiology and Immunology, is leading the four-year study funded by a $2.4 million grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
CHI St. Vincent announced that Jeffrey Carfagno, MD, and the Carfagno Family Practice in Maumelle has joined the CHI St. Vincent Medical Group and its network of primary care and specialty clinics across Central and Southwest Arkansas. The Carfagno Family Practice, which has served the community since 2007, will now be known as CHI St.
Mitchell Preston, MD, board-certified family medicine physician, recently joined the active medical staff of Northwest Health, practicing at Northwest Medical Plaza – Eastside and is accepting new patients. The clinic is located at 2158 Butterfield Coach Road, Suite 100, in
CHI St. Vincent has announced that Tiffany Padilla, APRN, has joined the team of specialists at CHI St. Vincent Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine Clinic - Little Rock, located at 1 St. Vincent Circle, Suite 210. Padilla, who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases affecting the respiratory system, will also see patients at the CHI St.