Research Overview and Core Facilities

Larry Cornett, Ph.D. Executive Associate Dean for Research /Vice Chancellor for Research

August 22, 2012

Chancellor

COM Dean Vice Chancellor Research

Vice ChancellorCompliance

Associate DeanResearch

Associate DeanTranslational Research

Special Programs

ResearchSupport Center

ORSP

IRB

ResearchIntegrity

Bioventures

ResearchCompliance

Research COI

HIPAA

Organizational Structure—UAMS Research

UAMS Committees That Govern Research

University Research Committee--2 members from each college--manages Student Research Day--Medical Research Endowment Awards--meets monthly

Committee for Clinical Research--broad representation across campus (faculty and staff--oversight of support services for clinical/translational research--Chair is Brooks Gentry, M.D.

Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research

Office of Research and Sponsored Programs—

Suzanne Alstadt, Director Institutional Review Board—

Jennifer Sharp, J.D., Director UAMS BioVentures—

Michael Douglas, Ph.D., Director Research Support Center—

Tom Wells, MD, MBA, Director

Caroline Miller-Robinson—Business Manager

College of Medicine (COM) Research Office

Supports COM clinical and basic science research Provides leadership in expanding the College’s research

and creative activities Aligns College’s research agenda with federal agencies

and foundations Fosters interdisciplinary research programs and

collaborations Works with Development Office to further COM

research College of Medicine units include: RESNET Services,

Division of Laboratory Animal Medicine, Research Council, and MD/PhD Program

COM Research Office Personnel

Larry Cornett, Ph.D. – Executive Associate Dean for Research, College of Medicine and UAMS Vice Chancellor for Research

cornettlawrencee@uams.edu; 501-686-5347 Professor, Department of Physiology and Biophysics Director/Principal Investigator - Arkansas INBRE

(5/1/10-4/31/15) supported by NIH grant P20 RR016460

Co-Director, UAMS Center for Clinical and Translational Research

COM Research Office Personnel

Aubrey Hough, M.D. - Associate Dean for Translational Research and Special Programs, College of Medicine

houghaubreyj@uams.edu; 501-686-5369 Professor, Department of Pathology Organized multi-disciplinary group to submit P42

application ($14.8 million, 5 years) to NIEHS and Research Translation Core

Worked with interdisciplinary, off-campus consortium on letter of interest to DHS, HHS, and USDA

Redrafted UAMS Emergency Preparedness plans including 96 hour JCAHO operations plan

COM Research Office Personnel

Linda Williams, M.S. - Research LiaisonCollege of Medicine/Vice Chancellor for Research

ldwilliams@uams.edu; 501-686-7418 Works with clinical and basic science faculty on research

requirements, collaborations, translational interests, funding (FCC, CTSA, ADVANCE) and Development office opportunities, and UAMS/COM research website

Maintains statewide Research Communities funding/collaboration website (with funding, conference/seminar information, research facilities, and centers and institute updates); https://secureresearchlink.uams.edu/RCHome.aspx)

COM Research Office Personnel

Sharon Glover - Program Manager for Special Programs gloversharonr@uams.edu; 501-526-6126 Assists Dr. Hough in proposal preparation, COM Dean’s Distinguished

Lecture series, UAMS Emergency Management Committee management, and manages Translational Research and Special Programs budget

Linda Laney-Rogers – Project Program Specialist laney-rogerslindac@uams.edu; 501-686-5347 Administrative support for the IACUC and IACUC Chair (Dr. Bill Gurley),

COM Research Council and Chair (Dr. Robert McGehee)

Research Council

Research advisory body for the COM—20 members

Reviews and provides support for pilot study and bridging grant proposals

Reviews Core Laboratory assessments annually Supports medical student research—Honors Program and

Student Research Week Reviews proposed UAMS policies that may potentially

impact research

Core Facilities

http://www.uams.edu/com/research/research_facilities.asp

Skeletal Histology and Phenotyping Facility Bioluminescent and Fluorescent Imaging Facility

(Xenogen IVIS Imaging System) Flow Cytometry Facility DNA Sequencing Facility Proteomics Facility Digital and Confocal Microscopy Laboratory Experimental Pathology Radiological Imaging Facility (MicroPET) Transgenic Mouse Facility Pharmacogenomics Analysis Laboratory

Division of Laboratory and Animal Medicine (DLAM) and the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)

DLAM DLAM under the direction of Mildred Randolph, DVM Provides animal research management, husbandry and care for

various animal species (~6100 animals)--mice constitute 81% of the animals

Animal facilities locate in the Barton Building, Biomed 1 and 2, and the Cancer Institute include various size animal holding rooms, cubicle rooms, procedure rooms and quarantine room

IACUC Animal use protocols submitted to Linda Laney-Rogers – by the 1st

Friday of each month IACUC (Bill Gurley, Ph.D., Chairman) meets –3rd Friday of each

month to review protocols

COM Research Website

COM Research Home Page - http://www.uams.edu/com/research/default.asp

Links:Research NewsSeminar and Events CalendarCOM Core FacilitiesFunding OpportunitiesCenters and InstitutesResearch CouncilResearch Toolbox

Research Information Support Network (ReSIN)

http://www.uams.edu/research/RESIN_Agenda.asp

--Walton Auditorium (Rockefeller Cancer Institute) 1st Tuesday of each month 12:00-1:00 pm

--Open forum that provides important information about research support, new regulations, etc.

Questions?

http://www.uams.edu/com/research/default.asp