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The TRIbune Is Here!
Our latest TRIbune newsletter features a UAMS academic-community partnership recently funded by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) that was informed and inspired by TRI’s Community-Based Participatory Research Scholars Program. The team led by Melissa Zielinski, Ph.D., is using a $250,000 PCORI award to address health disparities among women involved in the justice system. Our […]
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KL2 Scholar Akilah Jefferson, M.D., Published in Pediatrics
Akilah Jefferson, M.D., M.Sc., a TRI KL2 Mentored Research Career Development Award scholar, has been published in the journal Pediatrics, with an article titled, “Asthma Quality Measurement and Adverse Outcomes in Medicaid-Enrolled Children.” Jefferson and her coauthors found that a key tool used to evaluate pediatric risk of asthma-related adverse events may be a poor […]
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Two Postdocs Selected for TRI Entrepreneurship Training Program
The UAMS Translational Research Institute Health Sciences Innovation and Entrepreneurship (HSIE) Postdoctoral Training Program has named two postdoctoral scholars for its class of 2023. The scholars, selected in a competitive application process, will receive two years of mentored entrepreneurship training. The HSIE postdoctoral trainees, their research goals and mentors are: Henry A. Palfrey, Ph.D., is […]
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Attention UAMS Researchers: Enhance Your Grant-Writing Skills with Free Training!
We are thrilled to announce that the AtKisson Training Group (ATG) will be conducting three grant-writing workshops for UAMS-affiliated researchers this fall, free of charge! If you are looking to advance your academic career and secure funding for your projects, this is an opportunity you don’t want to miss. ATG, led by M.S. (Peg) AtKisson, […]
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