University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
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University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Our mission is to develop new knowledge and novel approaches that will measurably address the complex health challenges of rural and underrepresented populations.
July 23, 2021LITTLE ROCK — A statewide COVID-19 antibody study led by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) found that by the end of 2020, 7.4% of Arkansans had antibodies to the virus, but there were wide disparities among racial and ethnic groups. UAMS researchers released their findings this week to a public database, medRxiv (med archive). The study included analysis of more than 7,500
The Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, in conjunction with the UAMS Center for Implementation Research, seeks community-engaged researchers to join its exemplary team of investigators with expertise in implementation science. Recruitment is for tenured and tenure‐track faculty at all ranks. This recruiting effort is made possible through significant institutional support and an annual
May 07, 2021Oliver Hurst owes his life to a luckily timed move across the country. His father and mother, who was then three months pregnant with Oliver, arrived in Vilonia from California in March 2020. At the time, UAMS’ Kapil Arya, M.D., was developing strategies as a UAMS Translational Research Institute Implementation Science Scholar to establish statewide newborn screenings for spinal muscular atrophy
The Congenital and Perinatal Infections Consortium is focused on reducing the morbidity and mortality of rare viral infections such as congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) disease, neonatal herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection, and neonatal viral sepsis caused by enteroviruses (EVs) and the related human parechoviruses (HPeVs). These infections have been grouped together because of their pathogenic
The Brain Vascular Malformation Consortium (BVMC) focuses on three rare brain conditions: familial cerebral cavernous malformation (CCM), Sturge-Weber syndrome (SWS), and hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT). These disorders are poorly understood, are costly to manage, and can cause serious complications such as hemorrhages, seizures, and problems with spinal cord, nerve or brain function
November 12, 2020Researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will use a $228,000 federal grant to test telehealth as a way to improve Arkansas’ death rate among pregnant women, which ranks fifth nationally. Led by UAMS’ Hari Eswaran, Ph.D., the research team will focus on remote health monitoring of pregnant women in rural areas with few health providers or resources. The goal is to
September 22, 2020A mother and her three preschool-age children ran out of food as they self-isolated in rural Washington County, awaiting COVID-19 test results. They were far from a grocery store and had no transportation. The next day, on a hot July 2 afternoon, a volunteer pulled into their driveway to deliver emergency food aid. As the last box of food was placed on the doorstep, one of the children shouted
July 22, 2020LITTLE ROCK — A national database for patient cancer images at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will become the storage site for COVID-19 clinical images from across the United States and around the globe, including chest x-rays and CT scans of the body. This week, UAMS also became the first research institution to contribute de-identified images of COVID-19 to the storage
June 29, 2020LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has developed and begun using high-accuracy antibody testing to determine the magnitude of COVID-19 infection in Arkansas and inform the decisions of policymakers. As part of the research program, UAMS will collect blood samples from nearly 7,500 Arkansas adults and children through October. By early August, a robotic-assisted
April 16, 2020Before Arkansas had its first COVID-19 case, the reality of the impending pandemic was already setting in for UAMS faculty as cancellations for scientific conferences worldwide were announced one after another like falling dominos. For scientists and academics, presenting to their peers at conferences is one of the main ways other than publications that they share their latest findings, learn
February 20, 2020Photo: UAMS' Atul Kothari, M.D., meets with TRI Associate Director John Arthur, M.D., Ph.D., to vet his study for multisite collaboration in the Trial Innovation Network (TIN). At two seminars in December, clinical researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Arkansas Children’s Research Institute (ACRI) learned about intriguing new possibilities for their research
The Consortium of Rural States (CORES) was formed to facilitate collaborative and disciplined efforts that will produce new opportunities for advancing translational research. The Collaborative comprises Arkansas, Kansas, New Mexico and Utah, states that share common health care challenges, including significant rural populations. Each state is served by a single Clinical and Translational
October 15, 2019What is CEREC? CEREC was established in 2016 to provide an outlet for obtaining external reviews for CTSA-funded pilot research and to minimize the likelihood of bias and conflicts of interest. CEREC also offers a larger pool of expertise from which to draw precisely matched reviews for scientific lines of inquiry that may not be well represented within the institution receiving the proposal. This
University of Arkansas for Medical SciencesImplementation Science (IS) is the study of methods to promote systematic uptake of research findings and other evidence-based practices (EBPs) into routine clinical care, thus improving health care quality and effectiveness. The Translational Research Institute (TRI) will expand IS capacity and research productivity to address NCATS’ mission to rapidly advance interventions and integrate research
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University of Arkansas for Medical SciencesTitles include "Big Data, Privacy, And the Public Good," "Antimicrobial Resistance: The Big Picture and Some Relevant Details," "Bioinformatics for Genomics and Proteomics" and "Addressing the HIV/AIDS Pandemic: Ethical Challenges."
