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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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Consortium of Rural States Announces Pilot Awardees

The Consortium of Rural States (CORES) Multi-Institutional Pilot Program has awarded funding for four one-year projects beginning July 1, 2025. Each project involves at least two of the nine consortium member sites. The CORES institutions are funded by the Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) program of the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS). […]

CORES Pilot Supports UAMS and Utah Study of Surgery Risks During Extreme Heat

Researchers at UAMS and the University of Utah have been selected for pilot funding from the Consortium of Rural States (CORES) to study the risks posed by extreme heat to patients recovering from surgery, particularly in rural areas where such health risks are understudied. The University of Utah is the lead site with John F. […]

The TRIbune Is Here!

In the June-July issue of The TRIbune, we spotlight how TRI’s T32 Health Sciences Innovation and Entrepreneurship (HSIE) training positioned Stephen Shrum, Ph.D., to land a key leadership role with a UAMS research team and startup company developing a potential radiation protection drug. This issue also highlights an effort by TRI’s Community Engagement Core to cultivate partnerships […]

UAMS Postdoc Competes on Global Stage with Lifesaving Technology

Henry Palfrey, Ph.D., a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), and his business startup team, PulseArk Technologies, reached the semifinals and earned a Best Presentation Award in the Bangkok Business Challenge, one of the world’s leading student startup competitions. Palfrey is a third-year postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of John […]

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