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UAMS Research Dashboard
An interactive reporting tool designed to provide comprehensive visibility into extramural awards, proposals, and publications across the institution.
View DashboardUAMS Research in the News
- UAMS Cancer Institute receives $2.3 million NIH grant — Talk Business & Politics
- UAMS receives $2.4 million grant to study aging and brittle bones — KARK | AOL
- UAMS lands $3.1 million grant to study cancer prevention — KARK
Recent Awards
Congratulations to our investigators on receiving their awards!
William Fantegrossi, PhD
Dr. William Fantegrossi received an NIH award of ~$3.2 million for Abuse-related and Neurocognitive Consequences of Halogenated Arylcyclohexylamines, 7/15/26–4/30/31
Nirvana Manning, MD
Dr. Nirvana Manning received a ~$8M CDSP grant from HHS for the Arkansas Center for Women and Infants’ Health, 9/1/26–8/31/28.
Youssef Aachoui, PhD
Dr. Youssef Aachoui received an NIH R01 award of ~$3M for Neutrophil Inflammasome Mechanisms in Host Defense and Inflammatory Responses, 9/1/26–8/31/31.
More Recent Awards
Jinhu Xiong, MD, PhD
Dr. Jinhu Xiong received a competing-continuation NIH R01 award of ~$2.3M for The role of Piezo1 in bone homeostasis and mechanotransduction, 8/18/26–7/31/31.
Ryan Allen, PhD
Dr. Ryan Allen received an NIH R01 award of ~$2.1M for Canonical and alternative functions of low-density lipoprotein in multiple myeloma, 8/14/26–7/31/31.
Alicia Byrd, PhD
Dr. Alicia Byrd received an NIH R01 award of ~$1.46M for DNA Helicases: Mechanisms and Regulation, 9/1/26–8/31/30.
Impact of new federal funding decisions on UAMS research activity
Research News
UAMS Cancer Institute Receives $2.3 Million NIH Grant to Study Pathogens that Lead to Burkitt Lymphoma
A five-year National Institutes of Health grant over $2.3 million will fund researchers at the Winthrop P Rockefeller Cancer Institute studying how being infected with a gammaherpesvirus (GHV) and malaria parasite at the same time can lead to endemic Burkitt lymphoma (eBL).
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UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Researchers’ Blood Cancer Therapy Discovery Published in Top Journal
Researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine and Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute made a breakthrough while studying a new therapeutic strategy for blood cancer that may lead to better future treatment options.
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UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute’s Investment in Research Connections Leads to $3.1 Million NIH Grant
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.
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UAMS Receives $2.4 Million to Study Bone Loss in Aging and Brittle Bone Disease
LITTLE ROCK — Thanks to a $2.4 million grant from the National Institute on Aging, researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) are studying mechanisms that could be manipulated to improve bone formation and bone strength in aging populations and in people with brittle bone disease.
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