Roswell Park study: Exercise strengthens immune system in multiple myeloma patients

Ben Seon, immunologist whose work led to development of lymphoma drug Polivy, dies at 89

Ben K. Seon, a senior faculty member and distinguished immunology scientist at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center across six decades, died Dec. 17, 2025. He was 89.

January 16, 2026

Vol.52 No.02

By Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

In Brief

UAMS receives $10.5M NIH grant to develop biomarkers through proteomics

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences received a $10.5 million NIH grant to develop biomarkers for all human diseases, including cancer, through proteomics.

December 05, 2025

Vol.51 No.44

In Brief

UAMS Cancer Institute director Michael Birrer inducted into American Academy of Sciences and Letters

Michael J. Birrer, director of the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Medical Sciences, has been inducted as a member of the American Academy of Sciences and Letters.

November 21, 2025

Vol.51 No.43

In Brief

UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, ARcare partner to boost CRC screenings in rural Arkansas

A new partnership between the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute and ARcare aims to improve colorectal cancer screening rates in seven rural Arkansas counties where late-stage diagnoses and cancer disparities are on the rise.

July 25, 2025

Vol.51 No.29

Obituary

Thomas B. Tomasi Jr., Roswell Park president and CEO from 1986 to 1996, dies at 97
An architect of today’s Roswell Park

Thomas B. Tomasi Jr., who led Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center as president and CEO from 1986 to 1996, died March 23 at age 97. His tenure marked a renaissance at Roswell Park that elevated it to a place among the nation’s top cancer centers.

April 11, 2025

Vol.51 No.14

By Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

In Brief

Fenghuang “Frank” Zhan invested in inaugural Bart Barlogie Chair for Myeloma Research

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine invested Fenghuang “Frank” Zhan, a tenured professor of medicine and the research director of the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute’s Myeloma Center, in the Bart Barlogie Chair for Myeloma Research during a March 13 ceremony.

March 21, 2025

Vol.51 No.11

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Ben Seon, immunologist whose work led to development of lymphoma drug Polivy, dies at 89

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