UA Little Rock

Bart Barlogie

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

Robert R. Wolfe

Professor

Geriatrics, College of Medicine

• Nutrition and Health in Aging
• Muscle Physiology and Disorders
• Diet and Metabolism Studies
• Physical Activity and Health
• Metabolism and Genetic Disorders

Andrew N. Sharpley

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

Guido Tricot

Professor

Internal Med, College of Medicine

• Multiple Myeloma Research and Treatments
• Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
• CAR-T cell therapy research
• Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
• Immune Response and Inflammation

John D. Shaughnessy

Professor

Internal Med, College of Medicine

• Multiple Myeloma Research and Treatments
• Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
• CAR-T cell therapy research
• Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
• Health disparities and outcomes

David M. Parham

• Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
• Child and Adolescent Health
• Cancer Cells and Metastasis
• Disease Mechanisms Research
• Medical Research

Yanbin Li

Distinguished Professor

• Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies
• Food Microbiology
• Machine Learning Applications
• Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications
• Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies

Syed F. Ali

• Traumatic Brain Injury Research
• Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
• Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies
• Disease Mechanisms Research
• Medical Case Reports

Varun Grover

• Technology Adoption and User Behaviour
• Media Studies and Communication
• Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
• Natural Language Processing Techniques
• Misinformation and Its Impacts

Ali A. Ensafi

Adjunct Professor

• Electrochemical Analysis and Applications
• Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications
• Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
• Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
• Materials Science Research

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

Thomas M. Badger

• Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies
• Diet and metabolism studies
• Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
• Animal, Disease Models
• Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications

S. Jill James

• Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
• Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
• Oxidative Stress and Disease
• Child and Adolescent Health
• Metabolism and Genetic Disorders

Stacie M. Jones

Professor

• Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Research
• Child and Adolescent Health
• Immune Response and Inflammation
• Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies
• Disease Models, Animal

Barry F. Uretsky

Professor

Internal Med, College of Medicine

• Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
• Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
• Medical Research
• Retrospective Studies
• Treatment Outcome

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
• Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms
• Gene expression and cancer classification
• Health disparities and outcomes

W. Sue T. Griffin

Professor

Geriatrics, College of Medicine

• Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
• Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
• Neurological disorders and treatments
• Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
• Immune Response and Inflammation

Alexandru S. Biris

ARA Fellow

• Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications
• Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications
• Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics
• Drug Delivery Systems
• Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine

Everett F. Magann

Professor

Obstetrics & Gynecology, College of Medicine

• Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
• Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
• Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
• Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications
• Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies

Laura B. Dunn

Chair and Professor

Psychiatry, College of Medicine

• Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology
• Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
• Ethics in Clinical Research
• Child and Adolescent Health
• Machine Learning Applications

Jeannette Y. Lee

Professor

Biostatistics, College of Medicine

• HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
• Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology
• Health Disparities and Outcomes
• Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
• Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions

Peter A. Crooks

Drug research

• Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology
• Drug Design and Discovery
• Neurological disorders and treatments
• Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
• Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes

Stepan Melnyk

Professor

• Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
• Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
• Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Techniques
• Oxidative Stress
• Child and Adolescent Health

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

• Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
• Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
• Diet and metabolism studies
• Disease Mechanisms Research
• Animal, Disease Models

Laura P. James

Director, Translational Research Institute

• Drug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Protection
• SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
• Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
• Immune Response and Inflammation
• Child and Adolescent Health

Edgar García‐Rill

Prefoessor and Director, Center for Translational Neuroscience

• Neurological disorders and treatments
• Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
• Sleep and related disorders
• EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
• Behavioral Health and Interventions

Gregory J. Salamo

Distinguished Professor

• Semiconductor materials and devices
• GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials
• Photonic and Optical Devices
• Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications
• Advancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design

Alan J. Tackett

IDeA National Resource for Quantitative Proteomics

Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, College of Medicine

• Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
• Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Techniques
• Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology
• Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
• Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics

Horace J. Spencer

statistician

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

Matthew T. Feldner

• Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
• Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies
• Behavioral Health and Interventions
• Mental Health Research Topics
• Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research

Andy Pereira

Professor

• Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
• Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement
• Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks
• Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
• Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications

H. Krehbiel

• Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications
• Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications
• Materials Science Research
• Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications

Eric R. Siegel

Research Associate

• Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology
• Multiple Myeloma Research and Treatments
• Immune Response and Inflammation
• Cancer Cells and Metastasis
• Diet and metabolism studies

Jason K. 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
• Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies

William J. Richardson

Associate Professor - Engineering

• Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
• Disease Mechanisms Research
• Systems Mechanobiology Modeling
• Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies
• Microbial infections and disease research

Bradley C. Martin

Professor

Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy

• Pain Management and Opioid Use
• Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
• Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology
• Retrospective Studies
• Healthcare Policy and Management

Rajiv Sabherwal

Distinguished Professor

• Information Systems Research
• Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
• Technology Adoption and User Behaviour
• Environmental Science Research
• Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies

Roger G. Rank

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

H. Alan Mantooth

Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering

• Advancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design
• Photovoltaic System Reliability
• Network Security and Intrusion Detection
• Renewable Energy Integration
• Materials Science Research

Paulette Mehta

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

Wei Zhang

Assistant Professor - Tenure Track

• Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
• Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
• Neurological disorders and treatments
• Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications
• Immune Response and Inflammation

Shmuel Yaccoby

Professor

Internal Med, College of Medicine

• Multiple Myeloma Research and Treatments
• Mesenchymal stem cell research
• Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
• Bone health and treatments
• Epigenetics and DNA Methylation

Brian Storrie

Professor

Physiology & Cell Biology, College of Medicine

• Platelet Disorders and Treatments
• Thrombosis and Hemostasis
• Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications
• Advanced Neural Network Applications
• Metabolism and Genetic Disorders

Christopher C. Rosen

Distinguished Professor

• Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
• Behavioral and Psychological Studies
• Social and Intergroup Psychology
• Media Studies and Communication
• Diversity and Career in Medicine

Laura F. Hutchins

• Breast Cancer Treatment Studies
• Health Disparities and Outcomes
• Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology
• Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
• Retrospective Studies

Martin J. Cannon

Professor

• Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
• Oncolytic Virotherapy
• Immune Cell Function and Interaction
• Disease Models, Animal
• Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology

Richard Hall

Professor

Peds Pediatrics, College of Medicine

• Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
• Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
• Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
• Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications
• Child and Adolescent Health

Robert J. Shmookler Reis

Professor

Geriatrics, College of Medicine

• Aging and Longevity in Model Organisms
• Neurological disorders and treatments
• Protein Structure and Dynamics
• Disease Mechanisms Research
• Mitochondrial Function and Pathology