Arkansas Research in Medicine
New Treatments
through Research
College of Medicine faculty members explore many different body and
cellular processes in their search for answers to challenging basic science and
health related questions. Their research is fascinating and often times
quite complex. To share faculty members' research interests and passions
with everyone, we
have captured them on video before a non-science "studio audience" of
co-workers. Some have been taped in their laboratories.
Enjoy meeting these brilliant men and women as they describe (in plain
English) what drives them in their chosen research fields. Hit the
u button to watch a video.
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Mark
S. Smeltzer, Ph.D.
Professor, Microbiology & Immunology; Dept of Orthopaedics

Research Interest: Staphylococcus aureus infections
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Mark Mennemeier, Ph.D.
Professor, Neurobiology & Developmental Sciences; Director, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Lab

Research Interest:
Tinnitus (ringing in the ears)
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John Dornhoffer, M.D.
Professor, Director, Division of Otology and Neurology,

Research Interest:
Hearing loss and vertigo (dizziness) |
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Stavros C. Manolagas,
M.D., Ph.D. Professor,
Director, Endocrinology and Metabolism &
Osteoporosis/ Metabolic Bone Diseases Ctr.

Research Interest:
Vitamin D metabolism, immune system,
osteoporosis
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Nancy
J. Rusch, Ph.D.
Professor, Chair, Dept. of Pharmacology/Toxicology

Research Interest:
Calcium ion abnormalities and high blood
pressure
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Michael Borrelli, Ph.D.
Professor, Dept.
of Radiology, Director, Radiology Research

Research Interest:
Ultrasound/microbubbles
to destroy clots and cancer; Nanoscience
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Warren K.
Bickel, Ph.D.
Professor, Dir. Ctr. for Addiction Research

Research Interest:
Impulsivity, addiction, behavioral treatments |

Kevin D. Raney,
Ph.D.
Professor, Dept. of Biochemistry/Molecular Biology

Research Interest:
Protein interactions,
aging, hepatitis
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Larry
Suva, Ph.D.
Professor,
Director Center for
Orthopaedic Research, Dept. of Orthopaedics

Research Interest:
Bone diseases/cancer
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W.
Brooks Gentry, M.D.
Professor, Anesthesiology and Pharmacology

Research Interest:
Drug abuse treatments affecting concentration/time in the body
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S.
Michael Owens, Ph. D.
Professor, Director Center for Alcohol/Drug Abuse Prevention

Research Interest:
Antibody-based medicine to treat drug abuse
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Edgar Garcia-Rill, Ph.D.
Professor, Anatomy and Psychiatry, Director, Ctr. of Translational
Neuroscience

Research Interest:
Brain circuitry, sleep/wake regulation, depression
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Paul D. Drew, Ph.D.
Professor, Neurobiology and Developmental Sciences

Research Interest:
Immune responses/diseases in the brain, multiple sclerosis,
Alzheimer's
(coming soon)
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Donald Mock, M.D.,
Ph.D.
Professor, Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology

Research Interest:
Nutrition of biotin and human development
(coming soon) |

Charlotte
Hobbs, M.D. Ph.D.
Professor, Director Center for Birth Defects Research & Prevention

Research Interest:
Birth defects, folate metabolism, Downs syndrome
(coming soon) |
For more
research information, contact:
Linda Williams, M.S.
Dean's
Research Liaison
College of Medicine/Vice Chancellor for Research
(501) 686-7418
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