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Research at UAMS

Research at UAMS is key to scientific/medical innovation in Arkansas. Our basic and clinician scientists transcribe cutting-edge research findings into methods for identification, prevention, and treatment of disease to help advance the health of people in Arkansas.

College of Pharmacy Research

College of Pharmacy researchers work with the National Institutes of Health, American Cancer Society, Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, along with other national/international agencies and foundations to advance biomedical research into drug development, benefits and risks of dietary supplements, the treatment and side effects of cancer, and many other research areas. These research efforts have resulted in many patent applications and small companies.

UAMS College of Pharmacy

UAMS Resources

Affiliated Faculty

  • Rachel Stafford, Pharm.D.
  • Nalin Payakachat, Ph.D.
  • Taren Swindle, Ph.D.
  • Tiffany Haynes, Ph.D.
  • Eva Woodward, Ph.D.

News & Announcements

UAMS Using $2.4 Million NIH Grant to Study Bacterium that Causes Tick-borne Relapsing Fever

LITTLE ROCK — Researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will use a new federal grant to study genetic systems of the bacterium that causes tick-borne relapsing fever to better understand their molecular functions and reveal possible drug targets. UAMS’ Jon Blevins, Ph.D., a professor in the College of Medicine Department of…

NIH Awards UAMS $7.9 Million to Create More Space for Pandemic Response, Infectious Disease Research

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will use a $7.9 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to expand its infectious disease research capacity and establish a Pandemic Response and Public Health Laboratory by renovating existing research space. The renovation will create about 9,900 square feet of additional research space…

NIH Funds UAMS Effort to Close Patient Outcome Gaps Across U.S. Level 1 and 2 Trauma Centers

LITTLE ROCK — University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) researchers are hoping to help close wide gaps in trauma patient outcomes across the United States by harnessing new data to help trauma center leaders improve outcomes. Led by Mathias Brochhausen, Ph.D., and Kevin Sexton, M.D., the researchers will test which organizational features affect patient…

New Researchers Find Valuable Resources at Research Expo 2022

Research Expo 2022 arrived at a great time for Lisa Jansen, Ph.D., and more than 100 other researchers wanting to learn about and leverage the numerous research resources available at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), Arkansas Children’s Research Institute (ACRI) and the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System (CAVHS). “I am a new…

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