Research Opportunities
The UAMS College of Pharmacy offers a wide range of student pharmacist research opportunities in the areas of pharmaceutical, biomedical, social, behavioral, administrative, and clinical pharmacy. As research is a cornerstone to the future of the pharmacy profession, our faculty have made a commitment that research be an integral component of the students’ education. All applications are due to the COP Research Committee (email: aallen@uams.edu) by close of business on Feb. 17th, 2020
2020 Summer Research Opportunities and locations (download application >).
Arkansas Children’s Hospital
UAMS College of Pharmacy
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Nukhet Aykin-Burns, PhD
Role of IDH2 in mitochondrial metabolism following radiation - Peter Crooks, PhD, DSc
Role of a signaling molecule, hydrogen sulfide, released by novel thiadiazolidinones (TDZD) derivatives as anti-aging treatments
- Brendan Frett, PhD
Development of precision medicine for oncology - Ryo Fujiwara, PharmD, PhD
Toxicity of synthetic cannabinoids in adolescents - Darin E. Jones, PhD
Pharmacological modulation of poly(ADP-ribose) metabolism - Narsimha Reddy Penthala, PhD
Synthesis and evaluation of a novel class of cannabinoids-1 (CB1) receptor ligands
UAMS College of Pharmacy
Department of Pharmacy Practice
- Amy Franks, PharmD and Nalin Payakachat, BPharm, MSc, PhD
Characterization of requirements for promotion and/or tenure at U.S. Schools of Pharmacy
Changes in perception and attitudes toward pharmacist roles on medical cannabis in Arkansas: Arkansas Medical Cannabis Study - Gavin D. Jones, PharmD, PhD
Vancomycin usage in the Emergency Department - Megan Smith, PharmD
Evaluating rural community pharmacists’ perceptions of integrating mental health services to reach underserved populations