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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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Read the October TRIbune

The latest issue of The TRIbune features stories that illustrate TRI’s work across the translational science spectrum – from discovery to community engagement. Read about the Advancing Arkansas Lifespan Research Conference, where national experts Heather Leidy, Ph.D., and Sameera Talegawkar, Ph.D., discussed how nutrition influences health and resilience across the lifespan. Also featured: Nakita Lovelady, Ph.D., MPH, whose […]

UAMS Lifespan Conference Highlights Nutrition’s Ability to Influence Health at Every Age

At the 2025 Advancing Arkansas Lifespan Research Conference, two nationally recognized nutrition scientists emphasized how diet quality throughout life profoundly influences long-term health and resilience. The daylong event, held Oct. 14 at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging, brought together about 80 researchers from across UAMS and […]

UAMS Researcher Awarded $3.8 Million NIH Grant to Advance Community Violence Prevention Trial

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) researcher Nakita Lovelady, Ph.D., MPH, has received $3.8 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to lead a three-year clinical trial aimed at reducing risky firearm behaviors among assault survivors in central Arkansas. The award from NIH’s National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) supports […]

CORES Members Gather at UAMS for Annual Meeting

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Translational Research Institute brought together more than 60 researchers and leaders from nine Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) institutions Sept. 18–19 for the annual meeting of the Consortium of Rural States (CORES). Over two days, attendees focused on the shared mission of improving health in rural […]

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