Federal Grants

UAMS

$152,773,549 Total Funding
247 Awards
203 NIH
6 NSF
38 Other Federal
$13,732,600 Last 12 Months
50 awards
NIH/National Institute of General Medical Sciences PI: Wayne P Wahls May 2022 - Mar 2027

Systematic elucidation of DNA sequence codes that regulate meiotic recombination

$423,218 5R01GM145834-04
NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases PI: James Craig Forrest Jun 2025 - May 2027

Lytic viral genes in the pathogenesis of oncogenic gammaherpesviruses

$420,335 1R21AI189385-01A1
NIH/National Cancer Institute PI: YONG ZHU May 2024 - Apr 2027

Explore piRNAs as a novel group of biomarkers for ovarian cancer early detection

$411,876 1R21CA277412-01A1
NIH/National Institute of General Medical Sciences PI: VLADIMIR V LUPASHIN Aug 2008 - Mar 2027

Characterization of mammalian COG complex-interacting Golgi trafficking machinery

$409,543 5R01GM083144-17
Corporation for National and Community Service Aug 2021 - Aug 2025

THIS AWARD APPROVES THE 2021-22 VISTA SUPPORT GRANT PROGRAM DESCRIBED IN THE APPROVED PROGRAM NARRATIVE AND BUDGET.

$407,987 21VSGAR003
NIH/National Institute on Drug Abuse PI: Teresa Jo Hudson Sep 2021 - Jul 2024

Population-Based Analyses of Healthcare Utilization and Outcomes in Users of Medical Marijuana

$407,301 5R01DA054312-03
NIH/National Institute of Nursing Research PI: Tremaine Williams Jan 2024 - Dec 2025

Equitable Standards of Care Delivery in Team-based Risk Stratification of African Americans with Congestive Heart Failure

$406,897 1R21NR021063-01
NIH/NIH Office of the Director PI: Marjan Boerma Feb 2020 - Jan 2026

Development of a minimally invasive biomarker assay to detect delayed radiation injury

$395,650 5U01AI148308-05
NIH/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences PI: Ping-Ching Hsu Dec 2024 - Nov 2029

Promoting scientific and workforce diversity by enriching the Arkansas Rural Community Health Study (ARCH) among Mother-Daughter Pairs

$394,309 1U24ES037082-01
NIH/National Institute on Drug Abuse PI: George Andrew James Jul 2018 - Apr 2024

The Sex-specific Roles and Neural Processing Correlates of Future Outcome Estimation in the Drug Addiction Process

$394,051 5R01DA044608-05
NIH/National Cancer Institute PI: Brian Koss Jun 2024 - May 2026

Leveraging cancer-evolved resistance mechanisms to enhance EZH2 activity in adoptive T cells

$393,401 1R21CA292278-01
NIH/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences PI: Ping-Ching Hsu Dec 2024 - Nov 2029

Arkansas Rural Community Health-Healthy Environmental Research (ARCH-HER) Study

$384,492 5R24ES037082-02
NIH/National Institute on Aging PI: Steven W Barger Apr 2023 - Mar 2028

Role of glucose transport in Alzheimer's disease pathogenesis

$382,500 5R01AG084473-04
NIH/National Heart Lung and Blood Institute PI: ROY MORELLO Sep 2023 - Jul 2027

Lung developmental defects caused by type I collagen mutations in mouse models of osteogenesis imperfecta

$380,648 5R01HL166748-03
NIH/National Institute of General Medical Sciences PI: Eric Enemark Jun 2020 - May 2026

Molecular mechanisms of nucleic acid machines

$380,002 5R35GM136313-06
NIH/National Heart Lung and Blood Institute PI: DIANA ESCALONA-VARGAS Mar 2022 - Feb 2027

Development of low-cost optically pumped magnetometer system for fetal applications

$380,000 5R01HL164303-04
NIH/National Institute of General Medical Sciences PI: Justin Wai Chung Leung Sep 2020 - Aug 2025

Deciphering the chromatin-based DNA damage response pathway

$380,000 5R35GM137798-02
NIH/National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism PI: Paul D Drew Sep 2018 - Aug 2025

Neuroinflammation: Role in FASD Cognitive Deficits

$379,625 5R01AA026665-05
NIH/Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality PI: Jennifer Audrey Andersen Sep 2024 - Jun 2028

Effects of COVID-19 Related Medicaid Policy Changes in the Marshallese COFA Migrant Population

$378,686 5R01HS029862-02
NIH/National Institute of General Medical Sciences PI: MOHAMMAD ALINOOR RAHMAN Jul 2024 - Apr 2029

Decoding Mechanisms of Nonsense-mediated mRNA Decay through Alternative Splicing

$376,670 5R35GM154991-03
NIH/Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development PI: DIANA ESCALONA-VARGAS Sep 2021 - Aug 2026

Magnetoencephalography based tracking of fetal neurodevelopment in diabetic pregnancies

$376,200 5R01HD105412-04
NIH/National Institute on Aging PI: Maria Jose Almeida Apr 2021 - Dec 2026

Different consequences of cellular aging in cortical versus cancellous bone- Resubmission

$375,899 5R01AG068449-05
NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases PI: Lin-Xi Li May 2018 - Apr 2024

Mechanisms of memory CD4 T cell-mediated immune protection against Chlamydia

$375,494 5R01AI139124-05
NIH/National Institute on Aging PI: Srinivas Ayyadevara Sep 2018 - May 2024

Inference of Common Pathways Underlying Neurodegeneration & Other Age-Progressive Diseases

$374,971 5R01AG062254-05
NIH/National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research PI: Brian Koss Sep 2021 - Aug 2026

Discovering T cell proteome turnover dynamics to overcome the solid tumor microenvironment

$374,185 5DP5OD031863-05
NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke PI: FANG ZHENG Mar 2023 - Feb 2028

The Role of the Endothelial NPYR1-TRPC3-ET1 Signaling Axis in Neurovascular Coupling Dysfunction

$372,745 5R01NS126473-04
NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases PI: Jia Liu Jan 2019 - Dec 2025

Studies in Poxvirus Evasion of SAMD9 Pathway

$372,718 5R01AI139106-05
DOD/Department of the Army Jul 2017 - Jun 2020

CD206-TARGETED ALLEVIATION OF IMMUNE SUPPRESSION BY OVARIAN TUMOR-ASSOCIATED MACROPHAGES

$372,405 W81XWH1710142
NIH/National Institute on Aging PI: Steven W Barger Apr 2021 - Dec 2026

Compromised function of a glial glucose transporter in aging and Alzheimer's disease

$372,400 5R01AG071782-05
NIH/National Institute of General Medical Sciences PI: Matthew Jorgenson Jun 2024 - Apr 2029

Manipulating undecaprenyl phosphate levels to decipher mechanisms of competing cell envelope assembly pathways in Escherichia coli

$370,397 5R35GM154672-03
NIH/National Cancer Institute PI: Amanda Stolarz Aug 2023 - Jul 2028

Ryanodine Receptors as Therapeutic Targets to Prevent Doxorubicin-Induced Lymphatic Dysfunction

$368,387 5R37CA282349-03
NIH/National Cancer Institute PI: James Craig Forrest Apr 2014 - Feb 2027

Defining mechanisms of gammaherpesvirus-driven genomic instability in B cells

$367,447 5R01CA167065-10
NIH/National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences PI: Kevin Wayne Sexton Jul 2019 - Aug 2024

J. NRSA Training

$348,898 5TL1TR003109-05
NIH/National Cancer Institute PI: Ruud P.M. Dings Sep 2021 - Aug 2026

Improvement of cellular immunotherapy during dysbiosis- Resubmission

$348,182 5R01CA245083-05
NIH/National Heart Lung and Blood Institute PI: Zufeng Ding Apr 2022 - Jul 2023

Impact of hemodynamics on efferocytosis in endothelial cells

$342,000 5R01HL162958-02
NIH/National Cancer Institute PI: Alan Tackett Jun 2019 - May 2025

Identification of Druggable Targets to Complement Melanoma Therapy

$340,960 5R01CA236209-05
NIH/National Institute of Mental Health PI: Michael R. Thomsen Jun 2023 - May 2027

The Impact of School Meal Delivery on Behavioral Disorders among Children in Health Disparity Populations

$340,293 5R01MH133857-03
NIH/National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities PI: Michael R. Thomsen Sep 2022 - Apr 2027

The Little Rock Green Schoolyard Initiative: Changing Community Norms and Improving Opportunities for Physical Activity

$337,399 5R01MD018192-04
NIH/National Cancer Institute PI: Ren Xu Sep 2023 - Dec 2028

The PLOD2/succinate axis in regulating cancer cell plasticity and stemness

$336,442 7R01CA274981-04
NIH/National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering PI: DIANA ESCALONA-VARGAS Jul 2021 - Mar 2026

Development of Analysis Tools to Enhance Magnetomyographic Assessment of Pelvic Floor Muscles

$335,160 5R01EB031589-04
NIH/National Institute of General Medical Sciences PI: Antino Recio Allen Feb 2024 - Apr 2025

Initiative for Maximizing Student Development(IMSD)

$332,317 5T32GM152782-02
NIH/National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases PI: Teresita M. Bellido Jul 2020 - Jun 2024

Glucocorticoid-induced Atrophy in Bone and Muscle

$331,057 5R01AR059357-11
NIH/National Cancer Institute PI: FENGHUANG ZHAN Jun 2020 - May 2026

Novel NEK2 signaling pathways in myeloma progression

$330,316 5R01CA236814-05
NIH/National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases PI: Mitchell Ryan McGill Mar 2024 - Feb 2029

The role of phosphatidic acid in liver regeneration after acetaminophen overdose

$328,034 5R01DK135752-03
NIH/National Cancer Institute PI: Fen Xia Apr 2020 - Sep 2026

The novel role of Sirtuin 2 in regulation of transcription-associated DNA damage repair

$326,880 5R01CA247947-06
NIH/National Cancer Institute PI: James Craig Forrest Mar 2019 - Apr 2025

Periodontal bacteria enhance oral KSHV pathogenesis and Kaposi's Sarcoma development in HIV + patients

$324,563 5R01CA228166-06
NIH/National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases PI: Jinhu Xiong Aug 2020 - Jun 2026

The role of Piezo1 in bone homeostasis and mechanotransduction

$324,368 5R01AR076979-05
NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke PI: Patricia A. Wight Apr 2019 - Mar 2026

Elucidation of Mechanisms Controlling Human and Mouse Myelin PLP1 Gene Expression

$321,999 5R01NS106179-05
NIH/National Institute of General Medical Sciences PI: Tudor Moldoveanu Sep 2020 - Jul 2026

Elucidating the structural basis of mitochondrial outer membrane permeabilization in apoptosis

$321,300 5R01GM129470-05