UAMS WINTHROP P. ROCKEFELLER CANCER INSTITUTE'S INVESTMENT IN RESEARCH CONNECTIONS LEADS TO $3.1 MILLION NIH GRANT

LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Aug. 13 -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences issued the following news release:

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Fen Xia, MD, Ph.D, and Brian Koss, Ph.D. will study a new method for enhancing the immune system's ability to fight tumor growth in head and neck cancers.

Aug. 12, 2026 | LITTLE ROCK - A five-year National Institutes of Health grant for more than $3.1 million will fund University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) researchers studying a new method aimed at enhancing the immune system's ability to fight tumor growth in head and neck cancers.

Fen Xia, MD, Ph.D., a radiation oncologist and professor in the College of Medicine Department of Radiation Oncology, will serve as co-principal investigator on this...