The 2025 TRI Summer Writing Challenge drew strong participation, with 24 UAMS researchers submitting 98 manuscripts.
The friendly competition to encourage publications included faculty, instructors, postdocs and staff who have received TRI support since 2019.
This year’s contributors earned awards across several categories:
Yong-Moon “Mark” Park, M.D., Ph.D., in the Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health Department of Epidemiology, received the Astounding Apprentice award for the most submissions (22) by an assistant professor.
Nishank Jain, M.D., MPH, in the College of Medicine Department of Internal Medicine, was named Wise Wordsmith with the most submissions (5) by an associate professor.
Sara Landes, Ph.D., in the College of Medicine Department of Psychiatry, earned the Sage Scribe honor, recognized for the most submissions (10) by a professor.
Adrian Williams, MS, a research program manager in the College of Pharmacy, claimed the Stupendous Scholar distinction for the most submissions (14) in the “other” category.
“Congratulations to these honorees,” said TRI Director Laura James, M.D. “Beyond the awards, this challenge reflects TRI’s mission to support and celebrate the scholarly efforts of UAMS investigators at all career stages.”