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Research and Innovation

Overview

UAMS basic/translational scientists transcribe cutting-edge research into new identification, treatment and prevention of cancer, infectious disease, substance abuse and behavioral problems. Researchers work with the American Heart/Stroke Associations, Centers for Disease Control, Department of Defense, Food and Drug Administration, National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation and other national/international organizations to better the health of Arkansans.

Director of Research Regulatory Affairs

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is seeking an experienced and innovative leader for the position of director of research regulatory affairs.

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Facts and Numbers

UAMS has $142,836,153 in total research funding with $69,328,651 from NIH (FY21) and $53,622,945 of other federal funding (FY21). UAMS had 503 articles/books reported in PubMed (July 1 to Sep. 17, 2021).

Arkansas Children’s Research Institute has $26,050683 in total research funding (FY21), while total VA funding is $8,490,414 (FY21).

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Upcoming Research and Innovation Events

Standing Meetings

  • IACUC Meets – Third Friday of the month

News & Announcements

UAMS Researcher to Lead Study on Antibiotic Resistance in Fresh Vegetables in the United States

LITTLE ROCK — En Huang, Ph.D., an associate professor at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health Department of Environmental Health Sciences, has received a three-year, $1 million research grant from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Huang and his team — which consists of Sun Hee…

Development Enhancement Awards for Proposals (DEAP) Grant Program

This program supports investigators who have favorably scored applications for a resubmission. This year, eight faculty members were funded for a total of $200,000. We thank the UAMS Research Committee for reviewing the applications on a rotating basis. Angela Odle, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Neurobiology and Developmental Sciences, College of Medicine “Metabolic Programming of Female […]

NIH Funds UAMS Study Testing Rapid Genomic Surveillance for Antibiotic Resistant Infections

A University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) study is developing real-time and accurate genomic methods that can be used routinely to deliver life-saving information to doctors treating antibiotic-resistant infections. Backed by a two-year, $418,000 National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) grant, UAMS’ Se-Ran Jun, Ph.D., says the…

UAMS’ Eric Peterson, Ph.D., Named Executive Vice President of BioVentures LLC

LITTLE ROCK — Eric Peterson, Ph.D., has been named executive vice president of BioVentures LLC at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Peterson is chair of the UAMS Patent and Copyright Committee and is an associate professor in the College of Medicine Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology. As executive vice president, he will…

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