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June 19, 2018
May-June TRIbune
This issue of The TRIbune features the Translational Research Institute’s (TRI) recent submission of its 1,864-page Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) application. After receiving a one-year bridge award last year, TRI submitted its application to the NIH National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) on May 24 for five years of funding. As…
June 15, 2018
New Pilot Awards Available for CTSA Inter-institutional Studies
The Western States Consortium, which includes the UAMS Translational Research Institute (TRI) and four other Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) institutions, has issued the call to all faculty for pilot award applications. The purpose of the pilot awards is to promote inter-institutional collaboration by funding innovative, translational research projects that involve two or…
June 12, 2018
New Course for Research Community Partners Replaces CITI Training
A new human subjects training video is now available for community members working in partnership with UAMS faculty researchers. The online Arkansas Community Researcher Training (ArCRT) is a community-friendly course that was produced as an alternative to CITI training. Human subjects training is required by the UAMS IRB and federal research funding agencies. The UAMS…
May 25, 2018
UAMS Clinical Trials Day Punctuated by Success Stories
In May 2006, Harold “Hap” Peterson was advised to get his affairs in order by UAMS cancer specialist Laura Hutchins, M.D. He had late-stage melanoma, a type of skin cancer, with tumors spreading throughout his body. He was shocked to hear he had only three to six months to live. “I said, ‘I don’t feel…
May 22, 2018
TRI’s Amy Jo Jenkins to Lead International Society of Clinical Research Professionals Board
Amy Jo Jenkins, M.S., C.C.R.P., executive director of the UAMS Translational Research Institute, has been named president-elect of the Society of Clinical Research Associates (SOCRA) Board of Directors. SOCRA, a nonprofit, charitable and educational membership organization, provides an internationally recognized certification program for clinical research professionals (CCRP®). Jenkins founded the Arkansas SOCRA chapter in 2011….
May 18, 2018
BioVentures fastPace Course Helps Researchers Grasp Business Basics
Even a classroom full of experienced researchers with Ph.D. and medical degrees still found useful things to learn about business during the fastPace course organized by BioVentures. “We enrolled in the class because we thought we had a good idea, but we didn’t really know how to take it to the next step,” said Marie Burdine, Ph.D. “We…
May 4, 2018
Public Invited to Attend UAMS Community Scientist Academy
Arkansans interested in having a voice in research programs at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) or simply learning how research is done are invited to participate in UAMS’ Summer 2018 Community Scientist Academy. Sponsored by the UAMS Translational Research Institute, the Community Scientist Academy will be on Tuesdays each week May 22…
April 30, 2018
TRI Helps Center for Health Literacy Make National Impact
Kristie Hadden, Ph.D., and her team at the Center for Health Literacy have been busy collecting national and international awards, grants and attention for their research-based tools and interventions. And for good reason – their products are becoming models for addressing a key barrier to health improvement and human subjects research. Hadden attributes much of…
April 17, 2018
March/April TRIbune
This issue of the TRIbune highlights the vital work of the UAMS Center for Health Literacy, which is garnering national attention as it tackles a key barrier to human subjects research and health improvement. Led by Kristie Hadden, Ph.D., the center and TRI have established fruitful translational research partnerships since 2013. We also celebrate the…
March 9, 2018
New Opioid Studies Led by UAMS Researchers and Collaborating Sites
Funding for two inter-institutional pilot studies looking at opioid abuse was announced today by the UAMS Translational Research Institute. One study seeks to address opioid use disorders in pregnant women. “The study will harmonize data collection utilizing an iPad-based data collection tool with input from providers and patients,” said Jessica L. Coker, M.D., who will…
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