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COM Office of Research

The College of Medicine Office of Research strives to build research infrastructure and enable UAMS investigators to pursue discoveries that will lead to improved health outcomes. We seek new initiatives to enhance funding of collaborative and interdisciplinary research teams to grow our research enterprise in the College of Medicine and the institution.

The Office of Research provides support for:

  • Core Research Facilities
  • Applications for New Research Equipment
  • Pilot Grants
  • Faculty Vouchers for 1,2,3 GO Interdisciplinary Research Teams
  • Bridge Funding Applications
  • Applications for Training Grants
  • Applications for Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) Grants
  • Other Initiatives advised by the College of Medicine Research Council

COM Office of Research Staff

Jessica Snowden, M.D.
Dr. Snowden serves as the Vice Dean for the College of Medicine’s Office of Research.  She also serves as Professor and Chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases in the Department of Pediatrics. Dr. Snowden served as Vice Chair for Research in the Department of Pediatrics since 2019 and has directed the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases since 2020. She has served as Associate Director for Clinical and Translational Research in the Arkansas Children’s Research Institute since 2019. Dr. Snowden was invested as the Horace C. Cabe Distinguished Chair for Infectious Diseases in May 2021. She serves on several national research committees, including the American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Pediatric Research and the Infectious Disease Society of America Research Affairs Committee. To contact or schedule a meeting with Dr. Snowden, please email JSnowden@uams.edu.
Paul Drew, Ph.D.
Dr. Drew serves as the Assistant Dean for research in the College of Medicine. He also serves as director of research in the Department of Neurology, where he holds a secondary appointment, and is co-director of the mock study section program in the UAMS Translation Research Institute. He has held a variety of leadership roles, including service on the promotion and tenure committees of multiple departments and a term as chair of the college’s Promotion and Tenure Committee. He has contributed extensively to faculty mentoring. His research interests include neuroinflammatory and neurodegenerative diseases with a focus on multiple sclerosis and fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. To contact or schedule a meeting with Dr. Drew, please email DrewPaulD@uams.edu.
Renee Raines
Renee Raines, B.S., CRA, CCRP
Renee Raines, Assistant Dean for Administration, is a key member of the College of Medicine’s leadership team. She has over twenty years of finance and research administration leadership experience, with 13 of those years at UAMS. In addition to the research administration expertise that Renee brings to the COM Office Research, she is an outstanding mentor for employees interested in research administration, finance and compliance. Her mentees have moved onto positions having considerable responsibilities in finance, compliance and business administration. Renee enjoys working on challenging research administration and compliance matters. Her breadth of knowledge and experience in research administration, grants, clinical trials and compliance, positions her as a key resource for faculty and staff to call upon for expert advice and problem solving in the research arena. To contact or schedule a meeting with Renee, please email renee@uams.edu.
Jessica Bulmanski, M.S.
Jessica is the Research Program Manager in the College of Medicine Office of Research. She previously served as a Research Assistant and Nutritionist. Her current efforts focus on assisting with grant management and budgeting allocations for UAMS COM Researchers as well as other administrative tasks for the COM Research Office. To contact or schedule a meeting with Jessica, please email JEBulmanski@uams.edu or call 501-686-5322.
Donte Stephens
K. (Donté) Stephens, B.A.
Donté is the Program Manager in the College of Medicine Office of Research. He previously provided administrative support for the Center for Faculty Excellence’s faculty appointment processes. He also served as the Database Specialist for FacFacts, JFR, and the CFE’s Promotion & Tenure system. His current efforts focus on supporting UAMS Core Research Lab Services as well as other administrative tasks for the COM Research Office. To contact or schedule a meeting with Donté, please email kdstephens@uams.edu or call 501-320-7040.

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The College of Medicine Office of Research is located on the 6th floor of the BioMed II building in room 640.

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