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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USDA Awards Grants for Backyard Gardens and Adapting to Climate Change
Rachel Hale (top left), Community Engagement program manager at the UAMS Translational Research Institute, helped acquire grants for community gardens and energy efficiency projects. She is joined in this file photo by other UAMS community garden volunteers (back row) Carissa Ansel, College of Public Health (COPH) student, Taylor Washington, COPH student, and Carolyn Greene, Ph.D. […]
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October TRIbune Introduces UAMS Rural Research Network
The TRIbune This month’s TRIbune newsletter features the new Rural Research Network, an intra-institutional partnership that leverages the infrastructure of UAMS Regional Programs and its regional campuses. The network will help TRI meet its mission of helping UAMS more effectively address chronic health conditions among rural underrepresented populations. Read The TRIbune
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Testimonial Video: Jessica Snowden, M.D., Explains How TRI, Teens Aided Study Recruitment
In this new video, UAMS researcher Jessica Snowden, M.D., chief of the Division of Pediatric Infectious Disease in the College of Medicine Department of Pediatrics, explains why she was thrilled to consult a group of teenagers about her study recruitment materials. Snowden, who needed feedback from those in her target audience, was the recipient of […]
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UAMS Research Expo Draws a Virtual Crowd
Yuet-Kin “Ricky” Leung, Ph.D. (left), won the 2020 Research Expo’s Grand Door Prize, a manuscript submission fee to be paid by TRI. Leung also enjoyed the 2019 Expo, above with Nagai C. “Neville” Tam, Ph.D. (File Photo) The UAMS Research Expo on Aug. 25 drew 184 registrants for the virtual event with 25 research service […]
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