Arkansas Research Alliance adds 7 new members

by Talk Business & Politics staff (staff2@talkbusiness.net)

The Arkansas Research Alliance (ARA) officially inducted on Friday (Aug. 11) seven new members to the ARA Academy of Scholars and Fellows, the largest class in ARA’s 15-year history.

Six of the new members are designated as ARA Fellows – researchers already resident in Arkansas and are being recognized for their exemplary contributions to the state’s scientific enterprise. In addition to membership to the ARA Academy, each new Fellow receives a $75,000 grant to advance their research vision.

ARA Scholars
John Imig, UAMS, Chair of the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences

ARA Fellows
Antiño Allen, UAMS, Associate Professor of the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Heather Nachtmann, UA, Professor of Industrial Engineering
Igor Pogribny, NCTR, Research Biologist of the Division of Biochemical Toxicology
Grace Ramena, UAPB, Associate Professor, Director, Fish Health and Disease Diagnostics
Jianfeng “Jay” Xu, A-State, Research Professor of the Arkansas Biosciences Institute
Mary Yang, UA Little Rock, Associate Professor of Information Science

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Arkansas Research Alliance Selects UAMS Researchers as Scholar, Fellow

By Benjamin Waldrum

The Arkansas Research Alliance (ARA) recently announced that two researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will be joining their ranks.

John Imig, Ph.D., an accomplished scientist focused on cardiovascular, metabolic and kidney diseases, was named an ARA Scholar, and Antiño Allen, Ph.D., a researcher known for his insight into the effects of radiation on brain function, was honored as an ARA Fellow.

Imig will receive $500,000, and Allen will receive $75,000 to further their research.

https://news.uams.edu/2023/05/12/arkansas-research-alliance-selects-uams-researchers-as-scholar-fellow/

UAMS Part of New Statewide Core Facilities Exchange for Researchers

By David Robinson

Feb. 11, 2022 | The Arkansas Research Alliance (ARA) on Tuesday launched the Core Facilities Exchange (CFE), which allows researchers across Arkansas to share resources and equipment. The CFE is a partnership with the six major research facilities in Arkansas, including the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).

The launch and demonstration of the web-based CFE platform included remarks by UAMS Chancellor Cam Patterson, M.D., MBA, who endorsed UAMS’ participation and expressed his excitement for researchers across Arkansas who now have access to state-of-the-art technologies and core resources that enable cutting-edge research.

https://news.uams.edu/2022/02/11/uams-part-of-new-statewide-core-facilities-exchange-for-researchers/

The Core Facilities Exchange (CFE) allows researchers across Arkansas to share resources and equipment.

Arkansas Research Alliance leadership change announced, founder stepping down

by Talk Business & Politics staff (staff2@talkbusiness.net)

Jerry Adams, founder and president of the Arkansas Research Alliance (ARA), is retiring Dec. 31, 2021, with ARA CEO Bryan Barnhouse to also be the president beginning Jan. 1, the group announced Friday (Nov. 19).

Adams founded ARA in 2008 on the principle that “research matters” and it is central to the state’s competitiveness in the knowledge economy. The non-profit economic development organization evolved from the visioning of Accelerate Arkansas. Specifically, ARA invests in the recruitment, recognition, and retention of strategic research talent at the five major research universities, which represent over 90% of the federal research dollars that flow into the state. ARA focuses these leaders to accelerate their impact on the economic future of the state and the nation.

Adams established ARA as a public private partnership, with 20 private sector chief executives and chancellors of the state’s five major research universities (University of Arkansas, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Arkansas State University, UA Little Rock, and University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff) sitting on the board of trustees. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration National Center for Toxicological Research based in Pine Bluff acts a sixth partner.

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