“Creativity Hubs” Established in UAMS College of Medicine to Boost Research Collaborations in Key Areas

By Tamara Robinson

Four interdisciplinary groups of researchers in the College of Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) have been named as inaugural “Creativity Hubs” in an initiative to develop and expand collaborative, thematic research programs with high potential.

Each hub will receive $300,000 over the next 18 months to jumpstart efforts to increase research, building on existing expertise of researchers across UAMS, Arkansas Children’s and other partnering institutions. The hubs also will use the funding from the college and UAMS Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation to develop mentorship and pipeline programs to bring new and diverse investigators into the fold. The efforts are expected to position the teams to obtain additional external grant funding to support comprehensive, elite research programs.

https://news.uams.edu/2022/04/04/creativity-hubs-established-in-uams-college-of-medicine-to-boost-research-collaborations-in-key-areas/

Four interdisciplinary groups of researchers in the UAMS College of Medicine have been named as inaugural “Creativity Hubs" to develop and expand research programs wtih high potential. Leading these hubs are (top left) Steven Barger, Ph.D., Paul Drew, Ph.D., (bottom left) Teresita Bellido, Ph.D., Elisabet Borsheim, Ph.D., and Fred Prior, Ph.D.