The UAMS Translational Research Institute has named five UAMS researchers who will receive pilot grants of up to $40,000 each for studies that impact rural health.
The one-year awards went to projects led by researchers in the College of Medicine. They are:
Melody Greer, Ph.D., associate professor, College of Medicine, Biomedical Informatics.
Project: Developing an AI Pipeline for a Microplastics Knowledgebase
Fred Prior, Ph.D., professor, College of Medicine, Biomedical Informatics.
Project: Training Data for LCS-DINO, an AI Model for Lung Cancer Screening
Joseph Thompson, M.D., professor, College of Medicine, Arkansas Center for Health Improvement.
Project: Preservation of Deidentified Longitudinal Cohorts for LifeSpan Research
Brian Varisco, Ph.D., professor, College of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics Critical Care.
Project: Lung Ultrasound Strain Mapping for BPD
Elissa Wilburn, Ph.D., assistant professor, College of Medicine, Department of Psychology.
Project: Machine Learning Models for Adolescent Suicide Risk Assessment
For more information about funding opportunities available through TRI, please visit TRI.uams.edu.