IDeA National Resource for Proteomics
The IDeA National Resource for Proteomics is a partnership between the Arkansas INBRE (IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence) and the Oklahoma INBRE. This partnership unites the cutting-edge, discovery phase proteomic capabilities at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Proteomics Facility with the state-of-the-art, targeted validation proteomics at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF) Multiplexing Protein Quantification Core to create a national proteomics resource for the IDeA (Institutional Development Award) Program.
The UAMS Proteomics Facility has mass spectrometers specific for discovery phase proteomics, while the OMRF Multiplexing Protein Quantification Core is equipped with instrumentation for targeted validation proteomics. Both cores are operated with a fee-for-service model. Consultation with our individual core directors is strongly encouraged prior to submitting a sample for analysis.
Bioinformatics Core
The Bioinformatics Core at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences works closely with the UAMS Genomics and Proteomics Cores to provide faculty support in experimental design, data analysis, data visualization, and interpretation of large, complex genomic and proteomic data sets. The core provides quality assurance, differential analysis, and pathway/gene set enrichment analysis. Please contact us via email at bioinformatics@uams.edu to discuss how we can support your research.
Center for Molecular Interactions in Cancer
Cancer affects the health of millions of Americans. Studying molecular mechanisms that endow cells with malignant properties is an essential component of advancing pre-clinical studies and a key part of efforts to improve patient outcomes. The purpose of this NIH Centers for Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) grant is to establish the Center for Molecular Interactions in Cancer (CMIC) at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). The mission of the CMIC is to study molecular features and functional properties of biomolecules that drive cancer. The unifying theme of research among Center members is the coupling of structural biology and high-resolution imaging with precise, quantitative analysis of biochemical and cellular processes to understand how molecular interactions govern the initiation, progression and treatment of cancer. Our long-term goal is to leverage faculty mentoring, strategic recruitment, and cutting-edge core resources to develop a critical mass of investigators that will support a self-sustaining center in which research advances our knowledge of cancer through precise and comprehensive analyses of molecular events that impact malignant pathogenesis.
Center for Translational Pediatric Research
The Center for Translational Pediatric Research (CTPR) seeks to investigate how pediatric diseases develop from a systems biology and mechanistic approach, with the ultimate goal of identifying the intersections of disease and development, which will produce targets for therapeutic intervention and the development of new treatments. Systems biology is an integrated approach examining all events within cells, tissues, and organisms that lead to a particular outcome. By applying a systems biology approach to the study of pediatric diseases, the CTPR hopes to expand existing knowledge of pediatric disease development and contribute to new therapeutic targets. The long term goal of the CTPR is to build an innovative, multi-disciplinary pediatric research center that utilizes cutting-edge systems biology technologies and state-of-the-art translational research to study pediatric diseases.
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