College of Medicine Research

Years in the Making

The Path to UAMS’s First NIH Medical-Scientist Training Program

Building Bone Research at UAMS

A conversation with Charles O’Brien, Ph.D., and Alan Tackett, Ph.D.

How Dr. Larry Cornett & Arkansas INBRE Helped Transform Biomedical Research

Arkansas INBRE’s latest NIH renewal highlights the program’s $107 million impact under Larry Cornett, Ph.D. and his team.

With Renewed NCI Funding, Kendrick Expands Cancer Research Training Program

The Partnership in Cancer Research which gives medical students a unique cancer research experience is poised to expand nationally with renewed NCI support.

Chasing the Root Cause: Hypertension and Salt Memory

A Q & A with Shengyu Mu, M.D., Ph.D., new Chair of the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, and Alan Tackett, Ph.D., Executive Associate Dean for Basic Science Research

Clay Jackson-Litteken, Ph.D., Takes on Dangerous Hospital Infection

Clay Jackson-Litteken, Ph.D., received a $2.2M NIAID grant to study how drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii causes ventilator-associated pneumonia.

Susan Emmett, M.D., Secures Historic NIH Mentoring Award

Susan Emmett, M.D., MPH, secured UAMS’s first mid-career NIDCD mentoring award, a $1.04M K24, to train hearing health researchers and expand access to care for rural communities.

Physiology Junior Faculty Receive $6.6 Million in First NIH Grants

Three junior faculty in the UAMS College of Medicine, Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, received their first major grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Mora Awarded NIH Fellowship to Advance Cardiovascular Research