April 28, 2020
UAMS’ Laura James, M.D., Named to National Science Board
LITTLE ROCK — Laura James, M.D., director of the UAMS Translational Research Institute, has been elected to the national Association for Clinical and Translational Science (ACTS) Board of Directors. She joins 13 other directors at large from Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Program institutions across the United States. James has been director of the…
April 24, 2020
UAMS Names Time-Sensitive COVID-19 Grant Awardees
![Collage of COVID Research Awardees](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/COVID-Awardees-150x150.jpg)
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Division of Research and Innovation today announced six recipients of its Time-Sensitive COVID-19 funding awards. The one-year grants of up to $50,000 each will enable the UAMS researchers and their collaborators to launch research projects that advance understanding of the COVID-19 pandemic, contribute to better clinical practices,…
April 14, 2020
$765,789 Grant to Focus on Racial, Ethnic Health Disparities
![Mick Tilford, Ph.D., and Jonathan Bona, Ph.D., will lead the T32 Training Program.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Tilford-Bona-150x150.png)
LITTLE ROCK — A five-year, $765,789 grant to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences ((UAMS) will support teaching graduate students advanced analytics to address racial and ethnic health disparities. The grant, from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), establishes the Arkansas Center for Health Disparities T32 Pre-doctoral Research Training Program….
April 13, 2020
UAMS Names Inaugural Research Academy Scholars
![Shuk-Mei Ho, Ph.D., UAMS Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation (above, file photo), and Laura James, M.D., director of the UAMS Translational Research Institute, announced the inaugural class of Research Academy Scholars.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Shuk-Mei-Ho-Research-showcase-Bone-150x150.jpg)
An inaugural class of six UAMS faculty has been selected as Research Academy Scholars, a joint initiative of the UAMS Division of Research and Innovation and UAMS Translational Research Institute. The new scholars program includes the Mentored Grant-Writing Program, with training from a nationally recognized grant-writing expert and mentorship from UAMS faculty with strong track…
April 8, 2020
Seven Receive Inaugural Team Science Awards
![Carolyn Greene, Ph.D., who directs TRI's Team Science Program, discusses the program at TRI's fall 2019 planning retreat.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Greene-Carolyn-crop2-150x150.jpg)
The UAMS Translational Research Institute today announced its first Team Science Voucher Program recipients. The voucher program aims to increase the quantity, quality and effectiveness of cross-disciplinary research at UAMS. Awards of up to $50,000 went to seven UAMS teams from a pool of 26 applications. A study section (group) of 10 UAMS faculty reviewers…
March 31, 2020
Translational Research Institute Announces Inaugural Class of Data Scholars
![(L-R) Nishank Jain, M.D., M.P.H., Margarete Kulik, Ph.D., M.Sc., and Yasir Rahmatallah, Ph.D., were selected as the inaugural class of Data Scholars.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Data-Scholars-combined-150x150.png)
The Translational Research Institute has selected three Data Scholars for its inaugural 2020-21 class. The institute’s Data Scholars Program supports UAMS faculty in learning and applying the principles and methods of data analytics and data sciences to inform clinical practice and policy. Scholars will pursue formal course work in addition to mentoring during their data-driven…
March 9, 2020
UAMS Researchers Have COVID-19’s ‘Fingerprint’
![The UAMS Arkansas Center for Genomic Epidemiology & Medicine (ArC-GEM) team.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Arc_GEM-Group-150x150.jpeg)
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has the attention of biomedical researchers across the globe, including at UAMS. Researchers at the UAMS Arkansas Center for Genomic Epidemiology & Medicine (ArC-GEM) are applying their comparative genomic analysis and sequencing prowess to the disease. The ArC-GEM team has also studied the Ebola virus, Zika virus, and the mumps outbreak…
January 21, 2020
Arkansas Researchers Invited to fastPACE Course April 3-May 1 to Learn Basics of Biomedical Commercialization
LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas clinicians, researchers and postdoctoral students are invited to attend a free course teaching the fundamentals of biomedical commercialization April 3 – May 1. The fastPACE course is designed for the busy medical academician with an early-stage project. It blends in-person and online education to help faculty, researchers and clinicians learn the…
January 8, 2020
Public Invited to Attend One-Day UAMS Community Scientist Academy
The public is invited to attend a free, one-day Community Scientist Academy workshop Jan. 16 at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). The workshop will be held 8 a.m.-5 p.m. and is for anyone interested in health research and even shaping the research UAMS conducts. Attendees will get an overview of UAMS research…
December 19, 2019
UAMS’ Laura James, M.D., Named to National Research Leadership Panel
![Laura James, M.D., right, with UAMS' Kristin Zorn, M.D., at a recent TRI Strategic Planning Retreat.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/L-James-K-Zorn-retreat-resize-150x150.jpg)
Laura James, M.D., director of the UAMS Translational Research Institute, has been named to the national Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) Program Steering Committee. The CTSA Program is administered by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) at the National Institutes of Health. The UAMS Translational Research Institute received a five-year, $24.2 million…
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