TRIbune

The TRIbune Features UAMS Neurosurgeons’ Research

The latest TRIbune features the research of neurosurgeons J.D. Day, M.D., and Thomas W. Morris III. The co-principal investigators hope to help determine if a relatively new surgical procedure is better than standard medical management in certain cases of intracerebral hemorrhage. We also highlight the work of our Community Engagement program and its Community Scientist Academy, which has been adapted for the first time to teach students in the Little Rock School District’s Excel Program. We include news that TRI’s innovative methods for incorporating community members into the grant review process will be studied at five institutions (including UAMS) with support from the NIH National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences. The newsletter has our new study of the month led by Clare Nesmith, M.D., and recently cited publications by researchers who received TRI support.

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The February TRIbune Newsletter

This month’s TRIbune newsletter highlights exciting developments with the TRI-supported Arkansas Clinical Data Repository (AR-CDR) team, led by Ahmad Baghal, M.D. This talented team

is making UAMS clinical data, as well as data from other institutions, more accessible to researchers.

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November-December TRIbune

The November–December TRIbune newsletter features the unique community engaged research of Keneshia Bryant-Moore, Ph.D., APRN, FNP-BC. Bryant-Moore, a TRI KL2 Scholar graduate, has secured five Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) awards. The funding supports her research in partnership with faith leaders to address depression and other health issues in underserved populations.

We also highlight the work of Andrew Burrow, M.D., a rare diseases researcher who has found TRI to be vital in helping him achieve his goals. Our TRI New Study of the Month features an industry-sponsored clinical trial, led by Seth Berney, M.D., of a possible drug for systemic lupus erythematosus.

The October TRIbune Is Out!

In this month’s TRIbune we’re highlighting digital health research successes. For Tamara Perry, M.D., years of dedication developing an asthma application to help teens got a big shot in the arm with a $3.1 million NIH grant. Her app will be tested with 400 asthma patients over the next five years. Perry used data and a prototype app developed with a TRI pilot award and a follow-up pilot from Arkansas Children’s Research Institute to help secure the NIH funding. Carolyn Greene, Ph.D., said TRI’s ARresearch registry of volunteers was a great way to kick-start enrollment for her digital health study seeking participants with depression. This issue also announces UAMS’ first Digital Health Conference on Nov. 30. Our Research on the Horizon features Rohit Dhall, M.D., who is the local principal investigator on an industry-sponsored Parkinson’s disease study. As always, we feature the latest TRI-cited publications.
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September TRIbune

In this issue of The TRIbune, we highlight the work of Dr. Prasad Padala, M.D., whose TRI pilot award helped him acquire a $1.1 million VA grant. Padala is conducting an exciting study using magnetic stimulation of the brain (rTMS) to help delay the onset of dementia.

TRI Director Laura James, M.D., reminds researchers of the newest pilot opportunity for opioid addiction and pain management research. The call for applications was issued Monday (see announcement below).

We had a great turnout for our second Open House and have included the comments of a few attendees. We also highlight a study by Erika Petersen, M.D., of a spinal cord stimulation device to treat neuropathic pain. And as always, we include the publication citations of studies that have utilized TRI services or support.

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The TRIbune – New Look and Now Monthly!

This month TRI is unveiling its redesigned TRIbune newsletter.

We’ve made a couple of other changes, too. While we will continue to inform you about TRI activities that benefit UAMS’ research enterprise, more emphasis will be on your work as researchers.

In this issue, we highlight the experience of Marie Burdine, Ph.D., in the TRI-supported fastPace entrepreneurship training program. Burdine, whose lab is spearheading promising work for the Division of Surgical Research, is also the subject of the newsletter’s new Q&A Researcher Profile.

Also new: Research on the Horizon, a brief study overview with a UAMS principal investigator utilizing TRI services – this month featuring Kevin Sexton, M.D. This issue has exciting news about a big milestone for ARresearch.org, and we have your and your colleagues’ publications that cite TRI support. Check it out!

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 TRI Director Laura James, M.D., notes, while there are no guarantees, she believes TRI has submitted a competitive application. A May 7 visit from NCATS leaders and congressional staff affirmed that TRI is headed in the right direction. We also highlight some key numbers related to the application, and our TRI & Me features TRI Associate Director John Arthur, M.D., Ph.D. We also include the latest publication citations by researchers whose work has benefited from TRI resources or funding.