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March 27, 2018
New Opioid Studies Led by UAMS Researchers and Collaborating Sites
March 27, 2018 | Funding for two inter-institutional pilot studies looking at opioid abuse was recently announced by the UAMS Translational Research Institute. One study seeks to address opioid use disorders in pregnant women. “The study will harmonize data collection utilizing an iPad-based data collection tool with input from providers and patients,” said Jessica L. Coker,…
October 11, 2017
UAMS Translational Research Institute Receives $3.5 Million to Help Speed Discovery
Oct. 11, 2017 | The UAMS Translational Research Institute has received funding for a Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) totaling $3,497,558 through Aug. 31, 2018. The 11 months of funding comes from the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). It will enable UAMS to continue its…
January 10, 2014
UAMS Translational Research Institute Has Awarded $3.68 Million for Research Since 2009
LITTLE ROCK – Over the past five years, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Translational Research Institute has provided pilot and strategic investment funds totaling $3.68 million to researchers.
September 17, 2013
UAMS to Take Part in Study of New Peanut Allergy Treatment
Sept. 17, 2013 | Researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Arkansas Children’s Hospital are enrolling children ages 1-4 in a federally funded collaborative study of a possible new treatment for children with peanut allergy.
June 11, 2013
UAMS Translational Research Institute Awards $300,000 for Six Promising Pilot Research Studies
LITTLE ROCK – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Translational Research Institute has awarded six researchers $300,000 for pilot studies.
May 29, 2013
UAMS Researchers Helping Shape Change
Near the end of a 4-hour meeting, about 30 researchers from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Arkansas Children’s Hospital were so engrossed in their small-group sessions that it took the meeting’s facilitator, Myron Rogers, a few attempts to regain their attention.