UA Little Rock

Bart Barlogie

Distinguished Professor of Medicine and Pathology

• Multiple Myeloma Research and Treatments
• Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology
• Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
• Disease Models
• Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

Robert R. Wolfe

Professor

Geriatrics, College of Medicine

• Muscle Physiology and Disorders
• Diet and metabolism studies
• Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
• Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
• Physical Activity and Health

Andrew N. Sharpley

• Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
• Phosphorus and nutrient management
• Environmental Monitoring
• Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems
• Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies

Guido J. K. Tricot

Professor

Internal Med, College of Medicine

• Multiple Myeloma Research and Treatments
• Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
• Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
• Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
• Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies

John D. Shaughnessy

Professor

Internal Med, College of Medicine

• Multiple Myeloma Research and Treatments
• Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
• Gene expression and cancer classification
• Disease Models, Animal
• Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks

David M. Parham

• Cancer Cells and Metastasis
• Child and Adolescent Health
• Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology
• Medical Case Studies
• Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications

Yanbin Li

Distinguished Professor

• Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies
• Food Microbiology
• Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
• Host-Pathogen Interactions
• Electrochemical Analysis and Applications

Syed F. Ali

• Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
• Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies
• Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications
• Disease Models, Animal
• Environmental Science Research

Varun Grover

• Technology Adoption and User Behaviour
• Big Data and Business Intelligence
• Machine Learning Applications
• Media Studies and Communication
• Higher Education Research Studies

Ali Asghar Ensafi

Adjunct Professor

• Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
• Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications
• Electrochemical Analysis and Applications
• Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology
• Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography

Thomas M. Badger

• Diet and metabolism studies
• Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
• Disease Mechanisms Research
• Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment
• Plant and animal studies

Maurizio Zangari

Professor

Internal Med, College of Medicine

• Multiple Myeloma Research and Treatments
• Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
• Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
• Immune Response and Inflammation
• Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies

S. Jill James

• Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
• Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
• Oxidative Stress
• Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
• Immune Response and Inflammation

Stacie M. Jones

Professor

• Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Research
• Immune Response and Inflammation
• Child and Adolescent Health
• Medical Research
• Health Sciences Research and Education

Barry F. Uretsky

Professor

Internal Med, College of Medicine

• Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
• Heart Failure Treatment and Management
• Clinical Research Studies
• Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
• Health and Medical Research Impacts

Sudhir V. Shah

• Patient and Public Involvement in Research
• Behavioral Science in Healthcare
• Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
• Neurological disorders and treatments
• Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors

Fenghuang Zhan

Professor

Internal Med, College of Medicine

• Multiple Myeloma Research and Treatments
• Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
• Gene expression and cancer classification
• Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
• Disease Mechanisms Research

Alexandru Sorin Biris

ARA Fellow

• Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications
• Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies
• Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies
• Plant and animal studies
• Graphene research and applications

W. Sue T. Griffin

Professor

Geriatrics, College of Medicine

• Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
• Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
• Immune Response and Inflammation
• Disease Mechanisms Research
• Neurological disorders and treatments

Martin Hauer‐Jensen

Retired

• Animal Models for Radiation Injury
• Radiation Injuries
• Radiation-Protective Agents
• Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology
• Disease Models, Animal

Everett F. Magann

Professor

Obstetrics & Gynecology, College of Medicine

• Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
• Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
• Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
• Medical Research
• Health Disparities and Outcomes

Laura B. Dunn

Chair and Professor

Psychiatry, College of Medicine

• Behavioral and Psychological Studies
• Health Sciences Research and Education
• Mental Health Research Topics
• Clinical Research Studies
• Ethics in Clinical Research

Jeannette Y. Lee

Professor

Biostatistics, College of Medicine

• Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
• Diet and metabolism studies
• Obesity
• Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
• Public Health Research

Peter Anthony Crooks

Drug research

• Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology
• Drug Delivery Systems
• Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
• Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies
• Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms

Patrick H. Casey

Professor of Pediatrics

Stepan Melnyk

Professor

• Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
• Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
• Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
• Oxidative Stress
• Diet and Metabolism Studies

Roger E. Koeppe

Distinguished Professor

• Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior
• Protein Structure and Dynamics
• Membrane Proteins
• Molecular Dynamics Simulation
• Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling

Vladimir P. Zharov

• Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications
• Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications
• Cancer Cells and Metastasis
• Disease Models, Animal
• Photonic and Optical Devices

Frank A. Simmen

Professor

• Growth Factor Gene Expression Research
• Reproductive Tissue Molecular Biology
• Hormonal Regulation of Gene Expression
• Dietary Effects on Gene Expression
• Cancer Molecular Mechanisms Research

Laura Phillips James

Director, Translational Research Institute

• Drug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Protection
• Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies
• Disease Mechanisms Research
• Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
• Pediatric Pharmacology

Gregory J. Salamo

Distinguished Professor

• Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties
• Semiconductor materials and devices
• Advancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design
• Photonic and Optical Devices
• Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications

Edgar García‐Rill

Prefoessor and Director, Center for Translational Neuroscience

• Neurological disorders and treatments
• Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
• Disease Models, Animal
• Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
• Sleep and related disorders

Eric R. Siegel

Biostatistician II

• Multiple Myeloma Research and Treatments
• Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology
• Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
• Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies
• Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management

Alan J. Tackett

IDeA National Resource for Quantitative Proteomics

Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, College of Medicine

• Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
• Cancer Cells and Metastasis
• Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
• Protein Structure and Dynamics
• Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology

Andy Pereira

Professor

• Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
• Gene expression and cancer classification
• Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies
• Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks
• Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics

Matthew T. Feldner

• Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
• Mental Health Research Topics
• Behavioral Health and Interventions
• Sleep and related disorders
• Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications

Jason Keith Norsworthy

Professor

Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences

• Weed Control and Herbicide Applications
• Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
• Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems
• Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies
• Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement

William J. Richardson

Associate Professor - Engineering

• Cardiac Fibroblast Modeling
• Systems Mechanobiology Modeling
• Cardiac Fibrosis Predictions
• Drug Discovery and Cardiotoxicity Screens
• Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation

Rajiv Sabherwal

Distinguished Professor and Edwin & Karlee Bradberry Endowed Chair

• Strategic Alignment Between Business and Information Technology
• Information System Success
• Knowledge Management
• Outsourced Software Development Projects
• Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics

Horace Jack Spencer

statistician

• Retrospective Studies
• Medical Research
• Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies
• Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
• SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research

Roger G. Rank

professor emeritus

• Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications
• Disease Mechanisms Research
• Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies
• Immune Response and Inflammation

Homer Alan Mantooth

Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering

• Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies
• Advancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design
• Power Conversion
• High Temperature Materials Science
• Semiconductor materials and devices

Bradley C. Martin

Professor

Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy

• Pain Management and Opioid Use
• Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
• Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
• Health Disparities and Outcomes
• Meta-analysis and systematic reviews

Wei Zhang

Assistant Professor - Tenure Track

• Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
• Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
• Neurological disorders and treatments
• Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
• Disease Mechanisms Research

Shmuel Yaccoby

Professor

Internal Med, College of Medicine

• Multiple Myeloma Research and Treatments
• Bone Metabolism and Diseases
• Cancer Cells and Metastasis
• Disease Models, Animal
• Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications

Soheila Korourian

Professor

Pathology, College of Medicine

• Breast Cancer Treatment Studies
• Cancer Cells and Metastasis
• Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
• Medical Research
• Disease Mechanisms Research

Paulette Mehta

• SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
• Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
• Successful Aging
• Spirituality and Psychology
• Health and Medical Research Impacts

Christopher C. Rosen

Distinguished Professor

• Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
• Behavioral and Psychological Studies
• Social and Intergroup Psychology
• Workplace
• Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction

Robert J. Shmookler Reis

Professor

Geriatrics, College of Medicine

• Aging and Longevity in Model Organisms
• Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
• Protein Structure and Dynamics
• Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
• Disease Models, Animal

Kevin D. Raney

Department Chairperson

Department Chairs, College of Medicine

• Functions and Mechanisms of Helicases
• G-Quadruplex Nucleic Acids
• Hepatitis C Virus Proteins
• Viral RNA Binding Proteins
• Carcinogen Metabolism and Toxicity