Arkansas
Arkansas- South Eastern NAIPI Region
Arkansas is a southern U.S. state bordering the Mississippi River. It’s known for its abundant park and wilderness areas, with terrain encompassing mountains, caves, rivers and hot springs. The rugged Ozarks region in its northwest has hiking trails and limestone caves such as Blanchard Springs Caverns. Its capital, Little Rock, hosts the Clinton Presidential Center, housing Bill Clinton’s presidential archives. The University of Arkansas has an impressive record in teaching, research, athletics and outreach
Below you will find State INBREs, State COBREs & CTRs.
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John Boozman
Senior Senator Republican Since Jan 5, 2011 Next Election in 2022 |
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Tom Cotton
Junior Senator Republican Since Jan 6, 2015 Next Election in 2026 |
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Arkansas 1st District Representative
Republican Since Jan 5, 2011 |
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Arkansas 2nd District Representative
Republican Since Jan 6, 2015 |
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Arkansas 3rd District Representative
Republican Since Jan 5, 2011 |
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Arkansas 4th District Representative
Republican Since Jan 6, 2015 |
IDeA Funding in Arkansas
Arkansas Principal Investigators
Arkansas Funded Programs
Center for Studies of Host Response to Cancer Therapy
The COBRE Center for Studies of Host Response to Cancer Therapy consists of faculty members who investigate biological mechanisms of and interventions in side effects of cancer therapy. Project Leaders receive financial and mentoring support [...]
Center for Translational Pediatric Research
The Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute (ACHRI) proposes to establish a thematic, multidisciplinary research center titled the Center for Translational Pediatric Research (CTPR). ACHRI is located at Arkansas Children's Hospital, which is the only pediatric [...]
Center for Microbial Pathogenesis and Host Inflammatory Responses
Addressing infectious diseases in a therapeutically relevant fashion requires an understanding of both the microbial virulence factors that contribute to the disease process and the manner in which these factors impact the host immunological and [...]
Partnerships for Biomedical Research in Arkansas
This proposal will continue to pursue the primary goals of the Arkansas IDeA Network for Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) to expand biomedical research capacity in Arkansas. Building upon infrastructure developed during the earlier BRIN/INBRE phases, [...]
Center for Musculoskeletal Disease Research
Conditions such as osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, developmental abnormalities of the skeleton, as well as malignancies, such as multiple myeloma and breast cancer metastases, all negatively affect the musculoskeletal system. These conditions affect the health of a [...]
Arkansas Integrative Metabolic Research Center
Project Summary for Overall Section of the Arkansas Integrative Metabolic Research Center The University of Arkansas - Fayetteville (U of A) is the flagship campus of the State of Arkansas but does not have active [...]
Center for Childhood Obesity Prevention
The goal of this application is to develop an integrated, interdisciplinary and translational Center for Childhood Obesity Prevention. Childhood obesity is a national public health threat that is disproportionately worse in Arkansas. Therefore, the immediate [...]