Investigator's Research Toolbox

Welcome to the Investigator’s Research Toolbox. This page offers “one-stop shopping” to all COM faculty members involved in various research pursuits. The COM Research Office is committed to furthering faculty research. Whether you’re a first-timer or a veteran investigator, the Investigator’s Research Toolbox provides useful tools/links at your fingertips to save you time and augment your research success.

• Arkansas Center for Clinical and Translational Research - formerly the Clinical Research Center

• Arkansas Research Communities (ARC) - statewide website for research funding, news, and collaboration

• ARIA/CRIMSON – electronically submit and track all clinical research projects administered by the Office for Research and Sponsored Programs

• Bioinformatics – provides tools for the analysis of genomic and molecular biological data

• Biostatistics - provides expert statistical guidance to clinical, health services, and biomedical scientists

• BioVentures - links UAMS research minds to global markets in order to advance Arkansas' scientific and economic development

• CaBig – national network connecting cancer research data and scientists
  Clinical / Translational Research – links research across disciplines and augments collaboration

• Clinical / Translational - provides connectivity between basic science, clinical and translational researchers along with a host of interdisciplinary training and research programs.

• Compliance - provides compliance consultations for the entire research community

• DLAM – provides ordering, husbandry, and research method assistance regarding animals

• Equipment Surplus - provides free computer parts, chairs, tables, cabinets, and more to UAMS research personnel

• IRIS (Illinois Research Information System) - database of all types of funding opportunities (e.g. federal, corporate, foundation, state) [Note: IRIS Alert link sends emails when your specified funding interests are posted on IRIS.]

• NIH Public Access Policy - mandatory submission to PubMed, following journal  article publication acceptance; inclusion of PubMed ID# when referencing these articles in NIH grant submissions

• ORSP/IRB - facilitates pre-award grants, contracts, subcontracts and industry-sponsored agreements process

• OGSP - provides editorial, grant, and manuscript preparation services

• Patents & Copyrights – provides review process for disclosures of patent and copyright intellectual property developed by members of the UAMS community

• Research Pharmacy - offers support during drug trials and the IRB review process

• ResNet - provides research IT services and data storage/backup.

• Research Support Center - provide essential support to enable the development of well-designed, ethical studies that balance regulation with innovation