UAMS Translational Research Institute

04/22/2026

04/21/2026

04/21/2026

A group of students from the Hall-West High School of Innovation recently spent six days on the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) campus shadowing health professionals and learning about the academic and career opportunities available to them after they graduate in May.

04/21/2026

Become an Arkansas community research leader!

Apply now for the Community Partners Educated as Arkansas Research Leaders (CPEARL) program and take the next step toward advancing your leadership in Arkansas!

A six-month leadership development training program offered by the Translational Research Institute, the CPEARL program targets leaders and emerging leaders within nonprofit, community-based organizations located in Arkansas.

Don't miss your chance — submit your application by May 18!

Learn more, including an information session about the 2026 program:
https://tri.uams.edu/community/programs-and-funding/cpearl-program/

04/16/2026

Join TRI for a Virtual Clinical Trials Learning Collaborative Seminar on April 28

TRI invites all UAMS-affiliated faculty to the next Clinical Trials Learning Collaborative Seminar on April 28 from noon to 1 p.m., via Zoom.

Geoffrey Curran, Ph.D., professor in the Departments of Pharmacy Practice and Psychiatry, director of the UAMS Center for Implementation Research, and Endowed Chair in Pharmacy Practice Innovation, will present "When Should You Start Caring About Implementation? Pretty Much Now."

Join this session to learn when and how to think about implementation during intervention development. Curran will show why starting early leads to stronger, more sustainable outcomes. He will share practical frameworks and methods to help researchers build implementation and sustainment into their work from the start.

Register to receive the Zoom link: https://redcapconnectt1.uams.edu/redcap/surveys/?s=LHREPYX8NAP3DM9D

04/13/2026

The newest episode of the Faith-Academic Initiatives for Transforming Health (FAITH) Network podcast is available. The episode focuses on the "State of Men's Health" with topics ranging from why men avoid the doctor, including needed screenings for prostate cancer, high blood pressure, and cholesterol, to how the church and community organizations can help shift the culture.

The talk features Austin Porter, Dr.PH, MPH, an associate professor in the Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health Department of Health Policy and Management, and chief science officer and state epidemiologist at the Arkansas Department of Health; the Rev. Johnny Smith from Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church in Pine Bluff; and Kelvin Parker, founder and executive director of GOAT (Giving Others Ambition Together).

Check it out wherever you listen to podcasts.

Apple
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-016-state-of-mens-health/id1665382455?i=1000758684181

Pandora
https://www.pandora.com/podcast/the-faith-network-podcast/episode-016-state-of-mens-health/PE:1322989898

Simplecast
https://the-faith-network-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/episode-016

Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2t7HHGIys8pFXSBDFEtA2E?si=G58cb_02Qr22FeYq3hcUrw

04/10/2026

Our 2026 Research Day was a fantastic success!

The all-day event showed how translational science principles are in action across Arkansas, from researchers exploring neurodevelopment in diabetic pregnancies or sickle cell neurological impact and cognition in teenagers to researchers strengthening community-engaged research or helping pharmacists lead overdose education.

It's great showing how TRI-supported researchers are making an impact in Arkansas and beyond.

Thanks to all the presenters, panelists, attendees, and our keynote speaker Dr. Barry Coller. Thanks to all our volunteers behind the scenes, too.

04/09/2026

TRI's 2026 Research Day is in full swing. Coming up at noon, a keynote presentation by nationally renowned scientist Barry Coller, M.D., from The Rockefeller University.

04/08/2026

Free Event for Patients, Caregivers, Health Professionals, General Public The public is invited to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) 11th Annual Parkinson’s Symposium on April 12, where experts will discuss the latest advances and treatment for Parkinson’s disease, as wel...

04/08/2026

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville (U of A) recently announced plans for a new accelerated six-year Bachelor of Science to Doctor of Medicine (BS-MD) program, creating a direct pathway for exceptional students to progre...

04/07/2026

Good clinical trial research should be easy to start, run efficiently, and deliver health care impacts for patients.

The Translational Research Institute's Clinical Trials Innovation Unit (CTIU) at UAMS makes that happen.

Read how: https://tri.uams.edu/news/the-team-behind-the-trials/

04/07/2026