UAMS

Bart Barlogie

• Multiple Myeloma Research and Treatments
• Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
• Gene expression and cancer classification
• Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
• Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics

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

Michael Birrer

Director

• Ovarian Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology
• Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
• Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology
• Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
• Meta-analysis and systematic reviews

Vinay Nadkarni

Peter S. Jensen

Board Chair and Founder

• Child and Adolescent Health
• Behavioral and Psychological Studies
• Mental Health Research Topics
• Neurological disorders and treatments
• Behavioral Health and Interventions

Roland Martinꝉ

• Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
• Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies
• T-cell and B-cell Immunology
• Immune Cell Function and Interaction
• Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research

Daniel W. Armstrong

Professor

• Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography
• Stereoisomerism
• Disease Models, Animal
• Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies
• Materials Science Research

Guido Tricot

Professor

Internal Med, College of Medicine

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

Cam Patterson

• Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways
• Protein Degradation and Inhibitors
• Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
• Immune Response and Inflammation
• Metabolism and Genetic Disorders

Thomas J. Kelly

Professor

Pathology, College of Medicine

• Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
• Immune Response and Inflammation
• Disease Mechanisms Research
• Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications
• Breast Cancer Treatment Studies

Jawahar L. Mehta

Distingusihed Professor

Internal Med, College of Medicine

• SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
• Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
• Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
• Immune Response and Inflammation
• Disease Mechanisms Research

John D. Shaughnessy

Professor

Internal Med, College of Medicine

• Multiple Myeloma Research and Treatments
• Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
• Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
• CAR-T cell therapy research
• Gene expression and cancer classification

Edward T.H. Yeh

Chairman

Department Chairs, College of Medicine

• Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways
• Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
• Disease Mechanisms Research
• Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
• Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research

Stavros C. Manolagas

Distinguished Professor

Internal Med, College of Medicine

• Bone Metabolism and Diseases
• Bone health and treatments
• Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
• Estrogen and related hormone effects
• Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling

Frits van Rhee

Professor

Internal Med, College of Medicine

• Multiple Myeloma Research and Treatments
• Castleman's Disease Research
• Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
• CAR-T cell therapy research
• Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research

David M. Parham

• Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
• Disease Mechanisms Research
• Child and Adolescent Health
• Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications
• Cancer Cells and Metastasis

Àlex Soriano

Jefe de Servicio

Ajay K. Israni

• Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes
• Dialysis and Renal Disease Management
• Health Disparities and Outcomes
• Public Health Research
• Meta-analysis and systematic reviews

Andrew Morris

Professor

• Microbial infections and disease research
• Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
• Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
• Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies

Teresita Bellido

Musculoskeletal Health and Disease Research - UAMS Creativity Hub Leadership

• Bone Metabolism and Diseases
• Osteocytes
• Multiple Myeloma Research and Treatments
• Diabetes Management and Research
• Glucocorticoid-induced Atrophy

Michael B. Smith

Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry (Academic)

Obstetrics & Gynecology, College of Medicine

• Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
• Health disparities and outcomes
• SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
• Physical Activity and Health
• Health Sciences Research and Education

John D. Imig

Professor

COP | College of Pharmacy

• Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
• Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
• Dialysis and Renal Disease Management
• Disease Mechanisms Research
• Metabolism and Genetic Disorders

T. Dai

Robert Griffin

Professor

Radiation Oncology, College of Medicine

• Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology
• Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
• Immune Response and Inflammation
• Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry
• SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research

Thomas M. Badger

• Drug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Protection
• Diet and metabolism studies
• Animal Nutrition and Physiology
• Child and Adolescent Health
• Birth, Development, and Health

Mário G. Ferruzzi

Dean

• Diet and metabolism studies
• Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
• Gut microbiota and health
• Food composition and properties
• Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies

Maurizio Zangari

Professor

Internal Med, College of Medicine

• Multiple Myeloma Research and Treatments
• Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
• Immune Response and Inflammation
• Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
• Health disparities and outcomes

Barry F. Uretsky

Professor

Internal Med, College of Medicine

• Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
• Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
• Medical Case Studies
• Health Sciences Research and Education
• Health and Medical Research Impacts

S. Jill James

Stacie M. Jones

Professor

• Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Research
• Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
• Child and Adolescent Health
• Immune Response and Inflammation
• Disease Mechanisms Research

Sudhir V. Shah

• Patient and Public Involvement in Health Research
• Behavioral and Psychological Studies
• Health Policy Implementation Science
• Mental Health Research Topics
• Genomics and Rare Diseases

William J. Steinbach

Chair and Associate Dean

Pediatrics, College of Medicine

• Microbial infections and disease research
• Child and Adolescent Health
• Antifungal Agents
• Immune Response and Inflammation
• Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies

Margaret May

• Diet and metabolism studies
• Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
• HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
• Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
• Health disparities and outcomes

Fenghuang Zhan

Professor

Internal Med, College of Medicine

• Multiple Myeloma Research and Treatments
• Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
• Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
• Gene expression and cancer classification
• Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks

Joseph D. Tobias

Chief, Department

• Anesthesia and Sedative Agents
• Airway Management and Intubation Techniques
• Anesthesia and Neurotoxicity Research
• Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
• Anesthesia and Pain Management

W. Sue T. Griffin

Professor

Geriatrics, College of Medicine

• Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
• Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
• Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment
• Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
• Microbial infections and disease research

Roger Brown

Distinguished Professor

• Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
• SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
• Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
• Behavioral and Psychological Studies
• Public Health Research

Martin Hauer‐Jensen

Retired

• Radiation Injuries
• Radiation-Protective Agents
• Intestinal Mucosa
• Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
• Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology

Kathleen L. Meert

• Pediatric Critical Care
• Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
• Emergency and Acute Care Studies
• Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment
• Child and Adolescent Health

Shiv Srivastava

• Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research
• Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
• Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
• Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
• Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms

Charles A. O’Brien

Professor of Medicine

Internal Med, College of Medicine

• Bone Metabolism and Diseases
• Osteoclast Differentiation and Function
• Osteoblast Differentiation and Function
• Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
• Cellular Aging and Skeletal Health

Chris Clark

Professor

• Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications
• Neurological disorders and treatments
• Child and Adolescent Health
• Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
• Geological and Geochemical Analysis

Everett F. Magann

Professor

Obstetrics & Gynecology, College of Medicine

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

David W. Ussery

Professor of Genetics

• Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
• Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks
• SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
• Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
• Microbial infections and disease research

H. Terence Cook

• Disease Mechanisms Research
• Immune Response and Inflammation
• Dialysis and Renal Disease Management
• Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
• Genomics and Rare Diseases

Jerry Ware

Professor

Physiology & Cell Biology, College of Medicine

• Platelet Disorders and Treatments
• Immune Response and Inflammation
• Dialysis and Renal Disease Management
• Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
• Murine models of disease

David L. Davies

• Organometallic Chemistry
• Chemical Reaction Mechanisms
• Computational Chemistry
• Medical Education
• Anatomy Education

John R. Montgomery

Professor

• Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
• Healthcare Policy and Management
• Health disparities and outcomes
• Emergency and Acute Care Studies
• Surgical Simulation and Training

Arny A. Ferrando

Professor

Geriatrics, College of Medicine

• Nutrition and Health in Aging
• Muscle Physiology and Disorders
• Sports Performance and Training
• Diet and Metabolism Studies
• Physical Activity and Health

Laura B. Dunn

Chair and Professor

Psychiatry, College of Medicine

• Behavioral and Psychological Studies
• Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology
• Child and Adolescent Health
• Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
• Ethics in Clinical Research