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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.

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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 Researcher to Lead Study on Antibiotic Resistance in Fresh Vegetables in the United States

LITTLE ROCK — En Huang, Ph.D., an associate professor at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health Department of Environmental Health Sciences, has received a three-year, $1 million research grant from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Huang and his team — which consists of Sun Hee…

NIH Funds UAMS Study Testing Rapid Genomic Surveillance for Antibiotic Resistant Infections

A University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) study is developing real-time and accurate genomic methods that can be used routinely to deliver life-saving information to doctors treating antibiotic-resistant infections. Backed by a two-year, $418,000 National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) grant, UAMS’ Se-Ran Jun, Ph.D., says the…

UAMS’ Eric Peterson, Ph.D., Named Executive Vice President of BioVentures LLC

LITTLE ROCK — Eric Peterson, Ph.D., has been named executive vice president of BioVentures LLC at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Peterson is chair of the UAMS Patent and Copyright Committee and is an associate professor in the College of Medicine Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology. As executive vice president, he will…

NCI Funds UAMS Study of Possible Links between Gammaherpesvirus Infections and Lymphomas

LITTLE ROCK — A possible link between gammaherpesviruses and lymphomas will receive further study at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) with a National Cancer Institute (NCI) grant. The five-year, $1.25 million grant renewal will mostly support ongoing work to better understand how gammaherpesvirus promotes mutations (chromosomal translocations) that lead to lymphomas. In…

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