A National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant will allow UAMS researcher Nirmala Parajuli, DVM, Ph.D., to study a novel way to improve the long-term outcomes of patients who receive kidneys from deceased donors.
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UAMS Researcher Awarded $1.7 Million NIH Grant to Study Deadly Pathogen that Causes Severe Pneumonia
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded a five-year $1.7 million grant to a University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) researcher studying the pathogenesis of pulmonary infection.
UAMS Cancer Researcher Receives $1.1 Million as Part of NIH Grant at University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
A National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant will allow UAMS researcher Isabelle Racine Miousse, Ph.D., to ramp up her study of a nutrient that may have a role in the effectiveness of immunotherapy for cancer patients.
Research at UAMS Shows Potential to Reduce Chemo-related Heart Damage
By Susan Van Dusen A team led by UAMS cancer researcher Valentina Todorova, Ph.D., has demonstrated the potential to prevent chemotherapy-induced heart damage without reducing the treatment’s effectiveness. The study titled “Dantrolene Attenuates Cardiotoxicity of Doxorubicin Without Reducing its Antitumor Efficacy in a Breast Cancer Model” was published in the February 2020 issue of the scientific journal Translational […]
UAMS Researcher Awarded $1.75 Million Grant to Study New Therapies for Metastatic Melanoma
By Susan Van Dusen Alan Tackett, Ph.D., a cancer researcher at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), has received a five-year $1.75 million grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to identify new tumor targets in the treatment of metastatic melanoma. Tackett is a professor in the UAMS College of Medicine Department of Biochemistry and […]
Researcher Granted $1.86 Million to Study Poxvirus
Researcher Granted $1.86 Million to Study Poxvirus
NIH funds more long-term grants
https://www.aamc.org/news-insights/nih-funds-more-long-term-grants
UAMS Researcher Receives $2.1 Million Grant To Determine Best Nutrition for Military Combat, Training
https://news.uams.edu/2018/08/16/uams-researcher-receives-2-1-million-grant-to-determine-best-nutrition-for-military-combat-training/
Training Grant of More Than $740,000 to Encourage Drug Development Renewed for Five Years
A prestigious grant has been renewed for $742,840 over five years that gives Ph.D. students in the biomedical sciences at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) an added foundation in pharmacology and toxicology research. The National Institute of General Medical Sciences awarded the Institutional Predoctoral Research Training Grant (T32) to the Department of […]
Connecting with the Next Generation
One of the most important roles for biomedical scientists and research leaders is inspire those who will follow in their footsteps. Richard Morrison, Ph.D., a Professor of Microbiology and Immunology and Executive Associate Dean for Research in the UAMS College of Medicine, recently shared insights about careers in biomedical research with Lindsey Motes, a freshman […]