is Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Surgery, and Pathology at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), Associate Dean for Research in the UAMS College of Pharmacy, as well as Director of the UAMS Division of Radiation Health in Little Rock, Arkansas. Dr. Hauer-Jensen is internationally recognized as an authority on radiation effects in normal tissues. His research focuses on determining mechanisms of injury and on developing strategies to prevent adverse effects after radiation therapy in cancer patients. A major emphasis is also on developing effective, nontoxic medical countermeasures for use in radiological or nuclear emergencies. Dr. Hauer-Jensen has published more than 190 scientific articles and book chapters.

His research currently receives funding from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Dr. Hauer-Jensen has been recognized with many honors and awards, including listing by Best Doctors in America nine times and the Legends in Cancer Research Award from the American Cancer Society. He is also a recipient of the prestigious MERIT Award from NCI. Dr. Hauer-Jensen serves on numerous national and international advisory boards, review panels, and editorial boards. He has been Chair of the Radiation Study Section of the National Institutes of Health, is a consultant on radiological emergencies to the World Health Organization, and currently serves on the councils of both NCRP and the Radiation Research Society.