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September 16, 2019
Researchers Discover Services and Opportunities at First UAMS Research Expo
The UAMS Research Expo was a new experience for Yuet-Kin “Ricky” Leung, Ph.D., and one that will help get his research on solid footing as a new faculty member. “I’ve never seen this kind of expo before, and it’s very helpful for me,” said Leung, an associate professor in the College of Medicine Department of…
September 3, 2019
UAMS Offering Research Leadership Training to Community-Based Organizations
Community-based organizations are invited to apply for a new research leadership training program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) that includes seed funding for community projects. Applications are due by Oct. 14, 2019, for the Community Partners Educated as Arkansas Research Leaders (CPEARL) Program, supported by the UAMS Translational Research Institute. Up…
August 26, 2019
TRI Names Five Pilot Awardees
Five UAMS faculty have received pilot awards in research targeting the health challenges of rural and underrepresented populations. The one-year awards of up to $50,000 each were made possible through the UAMS Office of Vice Chancellor for Research and are being administered by the TRI. Below are the awardees and their research project titles: Sara…
August 21, 2019
TRI Seeking Applications for Implementation Science Scholars Program
The Translational Research Institute (TRI) is seeking applications for UAMS’ first Implementation Science Scholars Program, with awards available for up to five UAMS clinical faculty. Read the Request for Applications. Supported by TRI and its Clinical and Translational Science Award, the program will fund faculty interested in learning more about how to implement new practice…
August 20, 2019
Friday: Information Session on Grants Supporting Diversity and Re-Entry of Underrepresented Groups in Research
Information session this Friday, Aug. 23, 10 – 11 a.m. Rahn Building, G226 The UAMS Translational Research Institute (TRI) is inviting Letters of Interest from individuals in groups underrepresented in biomedical and behavioral research who could benefit from a new program aimed at increasing diversity in the field. The program is funded by the National…
July 30, 2019
Five UAMS Researchers Receive Translational Research Training Awards
The UAMS Translational Research Institute has awarded five early-career UAMS researchers with KL2 Mentored Research Career Development Program Scholar Awards. The program provides two years of instruction and mentored research training. Scholars receive 75% salary support and up to $25,000 per year for research, tuition, travel expenses and education materials. The KL2 Scholars were chosen from 11 applicants,…
July 17, 2019
UAMS Translational Research Institute Launches Entrepreneurship Training Program with University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
A first-of-its-kind entrepreneurship training program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will teach its most promising young innovators how to move their health-science technologies into the marketplace. The UAMS Translational Research Institute kicked off the program with the announcement of its first four postdoctoral trainees in the Health Science Innovation & Entrepreneurship…
July 8, 2019
NIH Awards Five-Year, $24.2 Million Grant to UAMS Translational Research Institute
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Translational Research Institute announced July 3 it will receive five years of federal funding totaling $24.2 million to accelerate research that addresses Arkansas’ biggest health challenges. The Translational Research Institute helps researchers turn their ideas and findings into new medical treatments and other health interventions. Its focus is…
June 20, 2019
The Seven Traits of a Successful Translational Scientist
What makes a successful translational scientist? Members of Translation Together, an international partnership with the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) and other organizations collaborated to answer this question. Their work resulted in a vision of the ideal translational scientist that encompasses seven traits. Read more about what it means to be a translational…
The June TRIbune
In this month’s TRIbune we feature some exciting developments in implementation science. Geoffrey Curran, Ph.D., and Jeremy Thomas, Pharm.D., are leading newly funded efforts to address critical health care issues for rural residents. Implementation science is a relatively new field that aims to promote the uptake of evidence-based interventions into routine care. Curran, who leads…
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