Established by the division of Research and Innovation in early 2020, the Research Academy’s mission is to build a sustainable research community, create innovative care models, transformative medical breakthroughs and elevate UAMS research excellence overall.  This aligns with the UAMS Vision 2029 mission to make Arkansas the healthiest state in the region.

• Research Academy Certification Program

• Mentored Grant-Writing Program

  • Research and Innovation partnered with the Translational Research Institute to launch a Mentored Grant-Writing Program for its Research Academy Scholars. This initiative expands research success via a structured grant-writing program with dedicated expert mentors. The inaugural class was selected in April 2020.  If you are interested in applying for the 2021 class, check out the application details.
  • The College of Health Professions and the UAMS Faculty Center developed important examples/guides for successful grant writing.
    • Budgets and Budget Justifications
    • Biosketches and other Attachments
  • Online Examples of Funded and Non-funded grants for training purposes

• Targeted Training/Seminar Series

  • Understanding and applying for NIH Career Development – K Awards –  October 5, 2020
  • Understanding and applying for NIH Individual Fellowships – F Grants – November 10, 2020
  • Utilizing UAMS Library Research Services – (April 13, 2021)
  • Good publishing practices, finding quality journals and how to avoid predatory publishers – (June 15, 2021)
  • Submitting to and Writing Foundation Research grants – (Coming Spring 2021)
  • Dept. of Defense Research Awards – (Coming Spring 2021)
  • Understanding and applying for T32 Training grants – (Coming Spring 2021)

UAMS faculty interested in these seminars can register here. For more information, contact Andrea McBryde.

• Collaboration Opportunities

  • Showcase of Medical Discoveries – Digital Health & Innovation, January 21, 2021
  • Crosslinking existing UAMS training opportunities
    • College of Health Professions Grant Writing
    • Translational Research Institute (TRI) training

• What is Your 5-year Plan?

  • Assist new faculty in developing goals and guideposts to look ahead and plan for career milestones.
  • What will your 1st extramural grant be? 2nd?
  • Check out this free HHMI resource – Making the Right Moves: A Practical Guide to Scientific Management for Postdocs and New Faculty

• Tooting Your Own Horn!

  • Want to learn how to share your research and its importance with non-scientists? (Hint: methods/depth of detail are different!)
  • The Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science empowers scientists/health professionals to describe complex topics in clear, vivid, and engaging ways for better understanding by those outside their discipline (e.g., public, media, patients, elected officials). See The Alda Method