Translational Research Institute


May 15, 2023

American Cancer Society Funds UAMS Study of ACA’s Impact on Breast Cancer Treatment

David Robinson

Chenghui Li, Ph.D., said findings from her study should provide important insights into how the Affordable Care Act has impacted racial disparities in breast cancer treatment.

LITTLE ROCK — An American Cancer Society grant will support a University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) study of the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) influence on racial disparities in the use of a common, life-saving treatment for Arkansas breast cancer patients. The two-year, $222,000 grant is led by Chenghui Li, Ph.D., an associate professor…


May 2, 2023

Christi Madden, MPA, Named Executive Director of UAMS Translational Research Institute

David Robinson

Christi Madden, MPA, has joined the Translational Research Institute as executive director.

LITTLE ROCK — Christi Madden, MPA, has joined the UAMS Translational Research Institute as its executive director. Madden, a leader with more than two decades of research programmatic management experience, spent most of her career in her home state of Oklahoma at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (OUHSC), where she worked in the…


April 27, 2023

Desire to Serve Led Paul Duguid to UAMS College of Public Health, Translational Research Institute

Kev' Moye

Duguid

Paul Duguid, MPH, an assistant director of funding programs for the UAMS Translational Research Institute, also is an alum of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health. Duguid, who started his public health education in 2007, credits the well-rounded nature of the college for helping to set…


April 17, 2023

UAMS’ Laura James, M.D., Re-Elected to National Science Board

David Robinson

Laura James, M.D.

LITTLE ROCK — Laura James, M.D., director of the UAMS Translational Research Institute, has been elected to a second term on the national Association for Clinical and Translational Science (ACTS) Board of Directors. She joins 13 other directors at large from National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) Program institutions across…


April 6, 2023

UAMS Invites Public to Attend Community Scientist Academy May 5, 26

David Robinson

LITTLE ROCK — The public is invited to attend a free, two-day Community Scientist Academy workshop at UAMS on Friday, May 5, and Friday, May 26. The academy will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. The workshop is for anyone in the community interested in learning more about health research and…


March 27, 2023

NIH, NSF Fund UAMS Study of Rapid Genomic Testing to Aid Treatment of Dangerous Antibiotic-Resistant Infections

David Robinson

Se-Ran Jun, Ph.D., hopes her research will lead to rapid, life-saving genomic information for doctors treating the most dangerous antibiotic-resistant infections.

LITTLE ROCK — Two national grants are helping researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) toward their goal of providing rapid, life-saving genomic information to doctors treating the most dangerous antibiotic-resistant infections. The study began with a $50,000 pilot award from the UAMS Translational Research Institute, which was used to gather data…


March 7, 2023

UAMS Midsouth Black Expo Draws 2,100 Attendees

David Robinson

Hayes Miller of Little Rock was among the expo attendees who joined the UAMS ARresearch registry of potential research volunteers.

Among Thelma Shorter’s first stops at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Midsouth Black Expo was the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute’s booth offering take-home colorectal screening kits. “For colorectal cancer, and all cancers, it’s better to find out if you are at risk sooner rather than later,” said Shorter of Little…


February 27, 2023

UAMS Researchers Produce Journal’s Top Cited, Most Downloaded Article on COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy

David Robinson

Pearl McElfish, Ph.D., MBA

LITTLE ROCK — A University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) research team’s article on COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy has been recognized by the publisher of Clinical and Translational Science for having its top-cited article in 2022 and the most downloaded paper since its publication in 2021. The article, “COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy: Race/Ethnicity, Trust and Fear,”…


February 22, 2023

Public Health Faculty Member Committed to Mental Health Awareness, Suicide Prevention

Kev' Moye

Dr. Katy Allison (right), is at a community festival standing next to a fellow member of the Arkansas chapter of the American Foundation of Suicide Prevention. Allison is a staunch advocate for suicide prevention and mental health awareness.

Katy Allison, Ph.D., MPH, with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, is committed to mental health advocacy and suicide prevention, both professionally and as a community volunteer. “I love collaborative, community-based mental health research,” she said. “I’m passionate about the mental health of my fellow Arkansans….


February 21, 2023

UAMS Advances Health Equity with Computer-Guided Study Consent Forms

David Robinson

Members of the Informed Consent Navigator team include (front, l-r) Mathias Brochhausen, Ph.D., Nicki Spencer, M.H.A., Alison Caballero, MPH, CHES, and Jonathan Bona, Ph.D.; (back row) Justin Whorton, Sarah Fountain, MPH, CPH, CHES, Jennifer Gan-Kemp, MBA, CRS, and Aaron Kemp, MBA.

LITTLE ROCK — A new software tool developed at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will help researchers quickly create consent documents in plain language for their prospective study volunteers. Called the Informed Consent Navigator, the web-based tool breaks new ground with its ability to guide researchers through the creation of plain-language informed…



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