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The UAMS Translational Research Institute (TRI) provides services and resources to ensure the swift translation of research into health care advances. This support is available to all UAMS researchers at the UAMS campus in Little Rock, the UAMS Northwest Regional Campus in Fayetteville, Arkansas Children’s Hospital and Research Institute in Little Rock, and the Central Arkansas Veteran’s Healthcare System in Little Rock and North Little Rock. TRI is supported by a Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) from the National Institutes of Health’s National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS).

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The TRIbune Is Here!

In this November-December issue of The TRIbune, we highlight the TRI Community Partner Celebration, which honors community partners who play key roles in helping UAMS advance research and improve health, especially for rural and underserved communities.  The celebration on Dec. 6 was a great success, with more than 80 attendees from across Arkansas. The TRIbune also features Jure […]

TRI’s Gail Runnells, RN, Wins 2024 Bonny Hope Wallace Award

Gail Runnells, RN, a clinical research nurse manager at the UAMS Translational Research Institute, recently received the 2024 Bonny Hope Wallace Award for her outstanding work as a research coordinator, mentor and manager. The Bonny Hope Wallace Award goes to a UAMS certified research specialist selected by their peers. Wallace worked in research at UAMS […]

Community Partner Celebration Honors Efforts to Address Critical Health Challenges

The Ninth Annual Translational Research Institute Community Partner Celebration on Dec. 6 brought attendees from across Arkansas to recognize the pivotal role of community partnerships in advancing research and improving health. Organized by the institute’s Community Engagement Core, the event at the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center in Little Rock drew more than 80 attendees representing […]

KL2 Scholar Jure Baloh, Ph.D., Receives $657,000 NIH Grant to Test Addiction Treatment Supervision Strategy

Jure Baloh, Ph.D., MHA, a 2022 graduate of the UAMS Translational Research Institute’s (TRI) KL2 Mentored Research Career Development Scholar Award Program, is using a recent National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to support his work related to addiction treatment. Baloh, an assistant professor in the UAMS Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health’s Department […]

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