The UAMS Cardiometabolic Health Partnership is an alliance between UAMS, Arkansas Children’s Research Institute, and Arkansas Children’s Nutrition Center. The mission of this partnership is to improve identification of contributors and risk modifiers to cardiovascular disease. The aim is to reduce acute events associated with cardiometabolic risk factors and disease. The UAMS Cardiometabolic Health Partnership provides opportunities available for medical students who desire to engage in innovative studies spanning from preclinical models to cohort studies in humans, clinical intervention studies along with implementation research in at-risk as well as underrepresented populations.
An estimated 47 million people in the U.S. are living with cardiometabolic disorders, putting them at an increased risk of developing heart disease or type 2 diabetes.
American College of Cardiology
Cardiometabolic disorders represent a cluster of interrelated risk factors, primarily hypertension, elevated fasting blood sugar, dyslipidemia, abdominal obesity and elevated triglycerides (Cardiometabolic Initiatives, 2022). This strong association between diabetes and cardiovascular health provides a compelling reason for health care providers to work together to reduce cardiometabolic risk factors through early assessment and targeted interventions.
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Metabolic Rate: What is it? How to Measure it?
Week 6
Title: Metabolic Rate: What is it and how do we measure it?
Speakers: Facilitated by Dr. Craig Porter
Date: March 15, 2023
Time: 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm CT
Where: via Zoom
Link will be provided soon
Cellular Energetics: What is it?
Week 7
Title: Cellular Energetics: What is it and how do we measure it?
Facilitator: Dr. Craig Porter
Date: March 29, 2023
Time: 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm CT
Where: via Zoom
Link will be provided soon
Measuring Clinical Analytes
Week 8
Title: “Measuring Clinical Analytes”
Facilitator: Dr. Matthew Cotter
Date: April 5, 2023
Time: 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm CT
Where: via Zoom
Link will be provided soon
Comprehensive Metabolic Phenotyping Rodents
Week 9
Title: Comprehensive Metabolic Phenotyping Rodents
Facilitators: Dr. Craig Porter
Date: April 12, 2023
Time: 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm CT
Where: via Zoom
Link will be provided soon
Laboratory Tour
Week 10
Title: Laboratory Tour
Facilitators: Craig Porter and Dr. Matthew Cotter
Date: April 19, 2023
Time: 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm CT
Where: TBD
Link will be provided soon
Center for Leading Innovation & Collaboration
This site list innovative and collaborative resources offering modules, workshops, and toolkits that heighten and facilitate lifespan clinical and translational research.
CLIC Resources for Lifespan ResearchHub Member Publications
A list of publications by members of the Lifespan Cardiometabolic Health Hub.