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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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UAMS-Affiliated Researchers Invited to Apply for CTSA Interinstitutional Pilot Awards
The Consortium of Rural States (CORES) Research Collaborative, which includes UAMS, recently released its interinstitutional pilot award request for applications (RFA), with up to $25,000 available per award per participating institution. All UAMS-affiliated faculty are invited to apply, including those based at Arkansas Children’s Research Institute and the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System. Letters of […]
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New Funding Opportunity! Early-Career Researchers Invited to Apply for TRI K12 Scholar Awards
The Translational Research Institute (TRI) is pleased to invite applications for its K12 (formerly KL2) Mentored Research Career Development Scholar Award Program. K12 scholars receive two years of didactic and mentored research training, including 75% salary support (up to $100,000) and $25,000 each year for research related expenses such as supplies, travel, etc. The overall goal […]
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Investigators Soak in Research Expo 2023’s Abundant Resources, Services
Alberto Ramirez, Ph.D., was excited to attend Research Expo 2023, with its 50 research services and resources on display. “As an early-career researcher, the event proved to be remarkably valuable as it allowed me to gain insight into the numerous resources offered by UAMS, including TRI, Research & Innovation, and more, which have the potential […]
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Arkansas Lifespan Research Conference Reveals Opportunities
Before the terms “life-course” and “lifespan” research became more commonplace, Rosalind Wright, M.D., MPH, began studying how early-life experiences were contributing to the conditions she was seeing in her adult pulmonary patients. Wright, a research leader at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, was a keynote speaker for the inaugural Advancing Arkansas Lifespan […]
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