About TRI
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 February TRIbune Is Here!
In just one year, five UAMS clinicians have identified patient care gaps and have already begun implementing strategies for improving outcomes. The clinicians, who make up the inaugural class of the UAMS Implementation Science Scholars Program, have impressed their mentors, program leaders and, more recently, an outside evaluator. Read the full story in The TRIbune. […]
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Hendrix Students Learning Translational Research in UAMS Partnership
Through a partnership with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), Hendrix College students have a unique opportunity to address a critical human health issue in the new Clinical and Translational Research Immersion (CTRI) Program. Andres Caro, Ph.D., a professor of chemistry at Hendrix, is leading the educational components of the program in collaboration […]
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TRI Names Seven Community/Academic Partnerships for Training and Potential Research Funding
The UAMS Translational Research Institute (TRI) Community Engagement Program has selected seven teams of community members and researchers that have partnered to participate in training and jointly develop community-based participatory research projects. The Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Scholars teams will work through learning modules and participate in online discussions and mentoring to develop health disparities […]
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Four Receive Implementation Science Pilot Grants
Geoffrey Curran, Ph.D., who leads the Implementation Science program, talks about plans for the program in this 2019 file photo of a TRI planning retreat. TRI announced today that four UAMS researchers have been awarded pilot grants of up to $50,000 each to help improve health services through the implementation of evidence-based medical practices. The […]
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