Federal Grants

UAMS

$159,840,734 Total Funding
297 Awards
253 NIH
6 NSF
38 Other Federal
$10,984,928 Last 12 Months
50 awards
NIH PI: Donald Johann Jun 2024 - Jun 2025

NovaSeq X Plus, Advanced Next Generation Sequencer

National Institute of General Medical Sciences $750,000 1S10OD036394-01
NIH PI: Shengyu Mu Apr 2019 - Mar 2029

T cell homing to the kidney contributes to salt retention and blood pressure regulation

National Heart Lung and Blood Institute $746,704 5R01HL146713-08
USDA Sep 2021 - Sep 2023

TELEMEDICINE GRANT

Rural Utilities Service $737,882 CLSS00000071040
DOJ Oct 2020 - Sep 2023

SCHOOL TELEMEDICINE IN ARKANSAS FOR LESSONS IN TRAUMA-INFORMED EDUCATION (STARLITE)

Office of Justice Programs $737,326 2020YSBX0087
NIH PI: Lu Huang Aug 2024 - Jul 2029

Ontogeny and metabolism of lung alveolar macrophages in tuberculosis

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases $733,424 5R01AI184960-02
NIH PI: Mayumi Nakagawa Jul 2010 - Jun 2027

Understanding and Enhancing T-Cell Responses to High Risk Human Papillomaviruses-Renewal

National Cancer Institute $727,264 5R01CA143130-15
NIH PI: Ludmil B Alexandrov Feb 2025 - Jan 2028

Understanding the origins of the mutational landscape in cancer

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences $719,050 5R01ES036931-02
NIH PI: Yunmeng Liu Feb 2026 - Nov 2030

Metabolic Rewiring of T Cells Bridges Diabetes to Hypertension

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases $717,457 1R01DK145683-01
USDA Sep 2024 - Sep 2026

DELTA HEALTH CARE SERVICES GRANT - CONACT SEC 379G

Rural Business Cooperative Service $700,000 CLSS00000087903
DOD Nov 2024 - Nov 2027

MECHANISMS OF COMBINATORIAL THERAPY TO ENHANCE ANTI-PD-1 IMMUNE CHECKPOINT INHIBITION FOR OVARIAN CANCER

Defense Health Agency $688,500 HT94252411008
NIH PI: William E Fantegrossi Jul 2026 - Apr 2031

Abuse-related and neurocognitive consequences of halogenated arylcyclohexylamines.

National Institute on Drug Abuse $686,648 1R01DA062021-01A1
NIH PI: Melissa Jean Zielinski Sep 2024 - May 2029

Effectiveness, Implementation, and Cost of Cognitive Processing Therapy in Prisons

National Institute on Drug Abuse $672,118 5R01DA059549-03
NIH PI: Sheldon Riklon Feb 2022 - Jan 2027

Evaluation of the effectiveness of Ajjmuurur Baamḷe DSMES in the RMI

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases $641,647 5R01DK128145-05
NIH PI: Martin J Cannon Jul 2022 - May 2027

Platelets in radiation-induced immune dysregulation

NIH Office of the Director $636,257 5U01AI170039-05
NIH PI: GWEN V CHILDS Sep 2024 - May 2029

Molecular mechanisms of pituitary plasticity

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases $632,231 5R01DK139476-03
NIH PI: Brian Koss May 2026 - Apr 2031

Exploring host GSK3β-53BP1 axis in immune control of solid tumor progression

National Cancer Institute $628,980 1R01CA299654-01A1
NIH PI: Brian Storrie Sep 2021 - Aug 2025

Resubmission: Structure/Function Determinants of Puncture Wound Thrombus Formation

National Heart Lung and Blood Institute $624,823 5R01HL155519-04
NIH PI: Taren Swindle Sep 2021 - Aug 2026

Testing an Adaptive Implementation Strategy to Optimize Delivery of Obesity Prevention Practices in Early Care and Education Settings

National Cancer Institute $617,778 5R37CA252113-05
NIH PI: Mark Manzano Jul 2025 - Mar 2030

Epigenetic Regulation of KSHV Latency

National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research $613,469 5R01DE035025-02
NIH PI: ASHLEY ACHESON Sep 2001 - Feb 2027

Family Health Patterns: A Study Across Generations

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism $612,342 5R01AA012207-21
NIH PI: GWEN V CHILDS Sep 2018 - Jun 2025

Control of pituitary cell plasticity through regulated mRNA translation

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development $601,442 5R01HD093461-05
NIH PI: Kevin Douglas Raney Jan 2025 - Dec 2029

Helicase Mechanism and G-Quadruplex Signaling

National Institute of General Medical Sciences $598,543 5R35GM156702-02
NIH PI: Brian Koss Jul 2026 - Jun 2031

Targeting the E3 Ligase RNF166 to Prevent T-cell Exhaustion in Solid Tumors

National Cancer Institute $591,533 1R01CA315781-01
NIH PI: Jon Scott Blevins Aug 2022 - Jul 2027

Cyclic di-AMP-dependent signaling in tickborne relapsing fever Borrelia

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases $591,178 5R01AI170892-04
NIH PI: Marjan Boerma Jun 2017 - Nov 2022

The Protein C Pathway in Mitigation of Radiation-Induced Endothelial and Vascular Dysfunction

NIH Office of the Director $588,106 5U01AI133561-05
NIH PI: Paul D Drew May 2026 - Jan 2031

Role of Oligodendrocyte-Lineage Cells in FASD

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism $561,966 1R01AA032932-01
DOD Jun 2026 - May 2028

IMMUNOTHERAPY FOR ACRAL LENTIGINOUS MELANOMA TARGETING ROPN1B

Defense Health Agency $559,998 HT9425261E233
NIH PI: GWEN V CHILDS Jul 2021 - Jun 2026

The Impact of Obesity on Somatotrope Function

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases $549,786 5R01DK127723-04
NIH PI: Bita Fayaz Farkhad Sep 2025 - Aug 2030

Translating Evidence into Action: Novel modeling approaches to understand the efficacy of pharmacy-based PrEP

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases $530,353 7R01AI191569-02
NIH PI: Kevin Douglas Raney May 2017 - Apr 2023

Functions and Mechanisms of Helicases and G-Quadruplex Nucleic Acids

National Institute of General Medical Sciences $529,716 5R35GM122601-05
NIH PI: John D Imig Jun 2021 - May 2027

Endothelial Epoxygenase, Kidney Injury, and Blood Pressure Regulation

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases $514,673 5R01DK126452-06
NIH PI: FENGHUANG ZHAN Jun 2020 - May 2031

Towards a better understanding of the critical role and therapeutic potential of drug resistant genes in multiple myeloma

National Cancer Institute $507,317 2R01CA236814-06A1
NIH PI: George Andrew James Aug 2021 - May 2027

Neurocognitive Mechanisms Underlying Smartphone-Assisted Prevention of Relapse in Opioid Use Disorder

National Institute on Drug Abuse $501,455 5R01DA048022-05
NIH PI: Carol Ellen Cornell Sep 2007 - Apr 2024

Arkansas Center for Health Disparities (ARCHD) Bridge Funding

National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities $500,000 3U54MD002329-15S1
NIH PI: Hui-Ming Chang Jun 2020 - May 2025

Prevention of Heart Failure induced by Doxorubicin with Early Administration of Dexrazoxane

National Heart Lung and Blood Institute $489,570 5R01HL151993-05
NIH PI: Melda Onal Jun 2026 - Mar 2031

Role of Autophagy in skeletal diseases

National Institute on Aging $487,847 1R01AG094715-01A1
NIH PI: James Craig Forrest Jul 2024 - May 2029

Defining KSHV LANA functions in viral pathogenesis and immune evasion

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases $477,807 5R01AI181787-03
NIH PI: Sue Tilton Griffin May 2023 - Jan 2028

Neuroinflammation, Protein Aggregates, ApoE4 Drug Targeting, and Autophagy Rescue

National Institute on Aging $470,331 5R01AG084472-04
NIH PI: Pearl McElfish Sep 2020 - Jun 2026

Home Food Delivery for Diabetes Management in Patients of Rural Clinics

National Institute of Nursing Research $468,476 5R01NR019487-05
NIH PI: Shuk-Mei Ho Apr 2022 - Jan 2027

RNA modifications by paternal exposure to arsenic and intergenerational effects on sperm quality

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences $468,131 5R01ES032675-05
NIH PI: James Craig Forrest Apr 2026 - Mar 2031

Defining the pathogenesis of gammaherpesvirus and Plasmodium coinfections

National Cancer Institute $460,548 1R01CA308444-01
NIH PI: JOHN M. ARTHUR Jul 2019 - Aug 2024

Institutional Career Development

National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences $459,069 5KL2TR003108-05
NIH PI: Maria Jose Almeida Sep 2022 - Aug 2024

Mechanisms of decreased bone formation with aging

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases $455,284 2R56AR056679-11A1
NIH PI: Teresita M. Bellido Mar 2017 - Jun 2028

Contribution of osteocytes to the musculoskeletal effects of Multiple Myeloma

National Cancer Institute $454,799 5R01CA209882-10
NIH PI: Mathias Brochhausen Mar 2015 - May 2027

Trauma Institutional Priorities and Teams for Outcome Efficacy (TIPTOE)

National Institute of General Medical Sciences $454,259 5R01GM111324-10
NIH PI: Karen E. Beenken Jun 2015 - Aug 2027

Defining the role of post-translational regulation by extracellular proteases in the pathogenesis of Staphylococcus aureus osteomyelitis

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases $451,739 5R01AI119380-10
NIH PI: Paul D Drew Sep 2018 - Jun 2024

Dynamic neuroimmune interactions in the onset and progression of FASD

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism $451,350 5R01AA027111-05