Research
June 14, 2023
UAMS Provides Look at Bone Disease Research for Arkansas Undergraduates
Twenty-eight undergraduates from colleges across the state recently visited the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) campus to learn about potential careers in bone disease research. The Arkansas-IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) sponsored the event. The students gathered May 23 in the Active Learning Center in the UAMS Library, where they listened…
June 1, 2023
Six Early-Career UAMS Researchers Receive KL2 Scholar Awards
Six early-career researchers have been selected to receive two years of funded translational research training and support in the UAMS Translational Research Institute (TRI) KL2 Mentored Research Career Development Scholar Awards Program. The promising junior faculty researchers were selected for the 2023-2024 program through a competitive application process. KL2 scholars receive two years of mentored…
May 24, 2023
UAMS-TRI Training Program Helps Postdocs Develop Entrepreneurial Spirit, Form Competition-Winning Pharmaceutical Startup
Only two years ago, the idea of commercializing their future research discoveries was a novel concept for Julia Tobacyk, Ph.D., and Megan Reed, Ph.D. Today they can say they created a startup company as postdoctoral fellows in the Health Sciences Innovation and Entrepreneurship (HSIE) training program, which is the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) National…
May 16, 2023
BioVentures Introduces New Leadership, Expanded Resources at Commercialization Retreat
The first BioVentures Commercialization Retreat drew 65 attendees to a full-day of presentations packed with helpful information and inspirational stories. The presenters included keynote speaker Kevin Sexton, M.D., president of BioVentures LLC, and UAMS Chancellor Cam Patterson, M.D., MBA, whose 2016 book, “Research to Revenue: A Practical Guide to University Start-Ups,” was available for free…
May 15, 2023
American Cancer Society Funds UAMS Study of ACA’s Impact on 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
UAMS Researchers Find Financial Burdens for Cancer Survivors Vary by Insurance Type
FAYETTEVILLE — Rural women cancer survivors are more likely to experience financial strain related to basic household needs rather than medical debt, according to researchers from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Office of Community Health & Research. The study, “It was kind of a nightmare, it really was:” Financial Toxicity Among Rural…
May 1, 2023
UAMS, NIH Study Finds Consoling, Other Techniques Better Than Drug Therapies for Newborns with Opioid Withdrawal
LITTLE ROCK — A groundbreaking nationwide clinical trial in which the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) played a key role has confirmed an effective way to wean newborns from opioid withdrawal symptoms that substantially reduces hospital stays and the traditional use of drug therapies. Using an “Eat, Sleep, Console” (ESC) care approach resulted…
March 30, 2023
UAMS Researcher Awarded $1.8 Million to Study Potential Treatments for Neurological Diseases
LITTLE ROCK — The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a $1.8 million grant to Fang Zheng, Ph.D., an associate professor of pharmacology and toxicology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), to continue research that could lead to new treatments for epilepsy and other neurological diseases. The NIH’s National Institute of…
March 27, 2023
Student Research Day Continues to Grow with Inclusion of Northwest Campus
Graduate and professional students, postdoctoral researchers, medical staff and fellows presented their research at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) Student Research Day, a university-wide event hosted by the Division of Research and Innovation, Academic Affairs, the Graduate School, the Northwest Regional Campus and Academic Senate. This year’s event was the first in…
NIH, NSF Fund UAMS Study of Rapid Genomic Testing to Aid Treatment of 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…
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