Associate Dean of Pipeline and Career Development | Graduate School
Associate Director of Diversity Initiatives | Translational Research Institute
College of Pharmacy Graduate Program Director
Member, Division of Radiation Health
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Lab Information
Antiño R. Allen Lab Summer Students
Antiño R. Allen’s Lab Alumni
Education & Training
- Jackson State University, Jackson, MS BS
- Indiana University, Bloomington, IN MA
- Indiana University, Bloomington, IN PhD
- University of California, San Francisco Post-Doctoral Fellow
- Teaching Responsibilities
- PhSci 3245 – Principles of Drug Action
- PhSci 4423 – Molecular Biology & Biotechnology
Research & Scholarly Interests
- Dr. Allen received his Ph.D. degree in Evolution, Ecology & Behavior from Indiana University Bloomington in 2010. He received postdoctoral training at the Brain and Spinal Injury Center, Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California San Francisco.
- Dr. Allen is Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), member of the College of Pharmacy Division of Radiation Health.
- Dr. Allen’s research examines how inflammation and oxidative stress affect neuronal anatomy and cognitive function after exposure to x-rays, heavy ion irradiation or traumatic brain injury
Publications
- Simmons P., Corley, C., Allen A.R. (2022) Fractionated 1H does not impair Hippocampal Dependent Short term and Spatial Memory in Female Mice Toxics PMCID: PMC9503909
- Ntagwabira, F., Trujillo M., McElroy, T., Brown, Simmons P., Allen A.R. (2022) Piperlongumine as a Neuro-Protectant in Chemotherapy Induced Cognitive Impairment. Int J Mol Sci. PMID: 35216124
- Kim, H.,* Richardson, K., Krager, K., Ling, W., Simmons P, Allen A.R., Aykin-Burns N.,* (2021) Simulated Galactic Cosmic Rays stimulated mitochondrial metabolism in osteoclasts increase osteoclastogenesis and causes trabecular bone loss in mice. Int J Mol Sci. PMID: 34769141
- Groves T.R., Corley, C., Byrum, S., Allen A.R. (2021) The Effects of 5-Fluorouracil/Leucovorin Chemotherapy on Cognitive Function in Male Mice. Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences. PMID: 34778377.
- Trujillo, M., Kharbanda, A., Simmons, P., Corley, C., Allen, A.R., (2021) Tocotrienols as an anti-breast cancer agent, a review. Antioxidants (Basel). PMID: 34573015