Federal Grants

UAMS

$166,191,774 Total Funding
309 Awards
264 NIH
6 NSF
39 Other Federal
$14,001,906 Last 12 Months
50 awards
NIH PI: Ruud P.M. Dings Sep 2021 - Aug 2027

Improvement of cellular immunotherapy during dysbiosis- Resubmission

National Cancer Institute $348,182 5R01CA245083-05
NIH PI: Zufeng Ding Apr 2022 - Jul 2023

Impact of hemodynamics on efferocytosis in endothelial cells

National Heart Lung and Blood Institute $342,000 5R01HL162958-02
NIH PI: Alan Tackett Jun 2019 - May 2025

Identification of Druggable Targets to Complement Melanoma Therapy

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

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

National Institute of Mental Health $340,293 5R01MH133857-03
NIH PI: Michael R. Thomsen Sep 2022 - Apr 2027

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

National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities $337,399 5R01MD018192-04
NIH PI: Ren Xu Sep 2023 - Dec 2028

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

National Cancer Institute $336,442 7R01CA274981-04
NIH PI: DIANA ESCALONA-VARGAS Jul 2021 - Mar 2026

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

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering $335,160 5R01EB031589-04
NIH PI: Antino Recio Allen Feb 2024 - Apr 2025

Initiative for Maximizing Student Development(IMSD)

National Institute of General Medical Sciences $332,317 5T32GM152782-02
NIH PI: Teresita M. Bellido Jul 2020 - Jun 2024

Glucocorticoid-induced Atrophy in Bone and Muscle

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases $331,057 5R01AR059357-11
NIH PI: Mitchell Ryan McGill Mar 2024 - Feb 2029

The role of phosphatidic acid in liver regeneration after acetaminophen overdose

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases $328,034 5R01DK135752-03
NIH PI: Fen Xia Apr 2020 - Sep 2026

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

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

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

National Cancer Institute $324,563 5R01CA228166-06
NIH PI: Patricia A. Wight Apr 2019 - Mar 2026

Elucidation of Mechanisms Controlling Human and Mouse Myelin PLP1 Gene Expression

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke $321,999 5R01NS106179-05
NIH PI: Tudor Moldoveanu Sep 2020 - Jul 2026

Elucidating the structural basis of mitochondrial outer membrane permeabilization in apoptosis

National Institute of General Medical Sciences $321,300 5R01GM129470-05
NIH PI: Ha-Neui Kim Aug 2022 - Jul 2027

Role of Mitochondrial Quality Control in Bone Homeostasis and Disease

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases $319,770 5R01AR080736-05
NIH PI: CHARLES A O'BRIEN Sep 2003 - Mar 2027

Osteocyte Control of Bone Remodeling

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases $317,680 5R01AR049794-20
NIH PI: Antino Recio Allen Aug 2021 - Jul 2025

MnBuOE as a Novel Chemosensitizer for Breast Cancer and Neuroprotector

National Cancer Institute $307,350 5R01CA258673-04
NIH PI: Lu Dai Aug 2025 - Jul 2027

Role of Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor (MIF) in KSHV-associated Malignancies

National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research $306,000 1R03DE034653-01A1
NIH PI: Robert James Griffin Sep 2025 - Aug 2030

Cancer and Developing Entrepreneurial Technologies (CADET)

National Cancer Institute $300,402 5R25CA302439-02
USDA Sep 2024 - Sep 2026

PERSISTENT POVERTY DHCS GRANT - CONACT SEC 379G DELTA HEALTH CARE SERVICES GRANT

Rural Business Cooperative Service $299,957 CLSS00000087904
DOD Mar 2024 - Feb 2026

ROLE OF SUBCHONDRAL BONE OSTEOCYTES IN POSTTRAUMATIC OSTEOARTHRITIS

Defense Health Agency $298,329 HT94252410039
NIH PI: Ren Xu Dec 2025 - Nov 2028

Roles of mRNA transfer in cancer cell-platelet communication

National Cancer Institute $294,940 7R01CA277946-04
NIH PI: SARA C SHALIN Jul 2026 - Jun 2031

Clinician Research Education and Scientific Training (CREST) Program

National Institute of General Medical Sciences $269,148 1T32GM163565-01
NIH PI: Ren Xu Feb 2026 - Jan 2028

Roles of Hsp47 in breast cancer progression

National Cancer Institute $267,208 7R01CA207772-10
NIH PI: Kevin D Phelan Aug 2018 - May 2024

ArkanSONO: A Technology Based Outreach Exposure Program for High School Students

National Institute of General Medical Sciences $266,590 5R25GM129817-05
NIH PI: JOONAS JAMSEN Mar 2023 - Feb 2027

Molecular Architecture of Oxidative Stress Induced Double Strand Break Repair

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences $249,000 5R00ES029572-04
NIH PI: Miranda Wallace Jan 2024 - Jun 2029

Expanding the therapeutic capacity of Saccharomyces cerevisiae var. boulardii for the treatment of gastrointestinal infections

National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health $249,000 4R00AT012651-03
NIH PI: Ashley Clawson Sep 2026 - May 2029

Improving School-Parent Coordination to Prevent Nicotine Use among Rural Youth

National Heart Lung and Blood Institute $244,378 1R34HL186222-01
NIH PI: Kevin D Phelan May 2024 - Mar 2025

AR Tech-DaSH: Arkansas Technology and Data Science in Health and Medicine

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases $241,655 1R25AI187726-01
NIH PI: Lu Huang Aug 2025 - Jan 2026

Single-cell spatial-temporal understanding of the role of macrophage subsets in maintenance of lesion biology and local Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection outcome

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases $239,613 1R21AI188044-01A1
NIH PI: Jocelyn Christine Anderson Jul 2022 - Jun 2026

Development of a patient-provider decision aid for HIV post-exposure prophylaxis

National Institute of Mental Health $234,297 5R34MH129217-03
NIH PI: Britni Lee Ayers Sep 2022 - Jul 2025

Exploring the Preliminary Efficacy of Centering Pregnancy with Care Navigation to Reduce Maternal Health Disparities among Marshallese Women

National Institute of Nursing Research $229,500 5R21NR020677-02
NIH PI: Lu Dai Nov 2024 - Oct 2027

Development of O’PROTACs-based degraders targeting an oncogenic viral protein

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases $229,500 5R21AI186566-02
NIH PI: Chia Y. Lee Mar 2023 - Feb 2027

Modulation of Agr system by ClpC chaperone in S. aureus

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases $229,500 5R21AI168850-02
NIH PI: Chia Y. Lee Mar 2021 - Feb 2024

Characterization of a novel S. aureus biofilm polysaccharide

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases $228,000 5R21AI159212-02
NIH PI: RICHARD Whittington HALL Sep 2021 - Aug 2026

HEAL Initiative: Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome Pharmacological Treatments Comparative Effectiveness Trial Clinical Site

National Institute on Drug Abuse $227,965 5UG1HD107650-04
NIH PI: George Pro Sep 2024 - Aug 2027

Validation of a survey tool to evaluate patient-reported outcomes for new medications to treat methamphetamine use disorder: The PROMT Survey

National Institute on Drug Abuse $226,693 5R21DA059630-02
NIH PI: Jon Scott Blevins Mar 2021 - Feb 2025

Cyclic di-GMP Second Messenger Signaling in the Tickborne Relapsing Fever Spirochete, Borrelia turicatae

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases $224,272 5R21AI156101-02
NIH PI: Jure Baloh Jul 2024 - May 2027

Developing and Piloting a Supervision Strategy for Substance Use Disorder Treatment Programs

National Institute on Drug Abuse $214,616 5R34DA060419-03
DOD May 2018 - May 2022

OVERCOMING PARP INHIBITOR RESISTANCE OF BRCA-DEFICIENT OVARIAN CANCERS

Defense Health Agency $213,267 W81XWH1810157
NIH PI: Jonathan Bona Apr 2020 - Apr 2030

Arkansas Center for Health Disparities T32 Pre-doctoral Research Training Program

National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities $212,716 5T32MD015016-07
NIH PI: Susan Davis Emmett Aug 2025 - Jul 2030

Training the Next Generation to Achieve Hearing Health Access

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders $208,319 5K24DC022682-02
NIH PI: Robert Delongchamp Sep 2019 - Aug 2022

Case-cohort study of Cancers in Excess in Poultry Workers

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health $206,229 5R01OH011721-03
NIH PI: Kristen Elizabeth Muller May 2025 - Apr 2028

Measuring Word Understanding and Visual Attention Skills in Minimally Verbal/Non-Speaking Children with Autism

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders $196,143 5R21DC022600-02
NIH PI: Lu Huang Aug 2023 - Jul 2026

Macrophage metabolism in diabetes and tuberculosis comorbidity

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases $193,289 5R21AI175738-02
NIH PI: Youssef Aachoui Aug 2023 - Jul 2025

Pyroptotic Macrophages Traps Against Shigella Infection

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases $191,250 5R21AI175731-02
NIH PI: Daniel E Voth Jun 2024 - Apr 2027

Defining the impact of host-directed drugs on Coxiella burnetii growth in macrophages

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases $191,250 5R21AI173725-02
NIH PI: Zufeng Ding Jan 2022 - Nov 2023

Mechanisms of PCSK9 in endothelial aging

National Institute on Aging $190,000 5R21AG075548-02