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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
Brian Koss, PhD
Dr. Brian Koss received an NIH award of ~$2.96 million for Targeting the E3 Ligase RNF166 to Prevent T-cell Exhaustion in Solid Tumors, 7/3/26–6/30/31.
Joonas Jamsen, PhD
Dr. Joonas Jamsen received an NIH award of ~$2.1 million for Revealing DNA Polymerase Molecular Strategies in End-Joining Double Strand Break Repair, 8/1/26–3/31/31.
More Recent Awards
Angela Odle, PhD
Dr. Angela Odle received an NIH award totaling ~$2.6 million, 07/01/2026 – 04/30/2031.
Melda Onal, PhD
Dr. Melda Onal received an NIH award totaling ~$2.4 million for “Role of Autophagy in Skeletal Diseases,” 06/01/2026 – 03/31/2031.
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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