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What is the
Arkansas Research Alliance?
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Founded in 2008, the Arkansas Research Alliance (ARA) serves to elevate the fundamental belief that "Research Matters." ARA seeks to improve the economy of Arkansas by promoting innovation, encouraging collaboration, and promoting scientific talent recruitment, retention, and recognition in areas of academia, industry, and the government.
Per ARA's website:
ARA’s mission is to invest in strategic research talent recruitment, retention, and recognition to generate scientific and engineering breakthroughs that support statewide economic development.
ARA’s vision is an advanced Arkansas economy fueled by robust and collaborative university research talent and capabilities.
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In August 2023 Dr. Igor Pogribny, Research Biologist in NCTR's Division of Biochemical Toxicology, was inducted into the Arkansas Research Alliance Academy of Scholars and Fellows. The ARA Fellows program supports and recognizes research leaders with an established history of impact on the scientific community. Dr. Pogribny's research innovation, mentorship to young scientists, and leadership were a few of the reasons cited for his inclusion as a fellow. Click the link above to read the Research Highlight!
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NCTR Researchers, Proud ARA Fellows
Four NCTR Researchers from different research divisions have been inducted into the ARA Academy of Scholars and Fellows. Please click the names below to view researchers' NCTR bio-sketches!
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Watch NCTR Researchers' ARA Project Scope Videos
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Learn about the importance of the Arkansas Research Alliance to Arkansas and its impact on the local economy and scientific community in ARA's impact study:
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A Word from NCTR Center Director, Dr. Tucker Patterson
"By disseminating scientific expertise and equipment available among five Arkansas research universities (University of Arkansas, Fayetteville; University of Arkansas at Little Rock; University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences; University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff; Arkansas State University) and NCTR, ARA has the ability to provide NCTR with scientific leverage when dealing with the emerging needs at FDA. At a time when every research dollar matters, ARA can facilitate innovative collaborations to address emerging needs using resources within the state, bringing recognition to Arkansas universities and NCTR alike. The outcomes of these partnerships can lead to increased innovation for a broad range of research impacting public health, ranging from the application of artificial intelligence for regulatory use, understanding the influence of plasmids in antimicrobial resistance and pathogenicity, to cardiotoxicity biomarkers.
Moreover, these interactions can strengthen local ties for the Arkansas Bioinformatics Consortium (AR-BIC), which focuses on bioinformatics research and education among federal and academic institutions. These interactions also have the potential to connect promising postdoctoral fellows at Arkansas universities with appropriate NCTR mentors. Notably, the induction of NCTR researchers as ARA Fellows recognizes the efforts of specific NCTR staff in their respective fields, highlighting NCTR’s research leaders with an established history of impact."
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A Word from Dr. Steven Foley
"Participation in the ARA Academy has been a great opportunity to learn from and interact with top researchers across the state of Arkansas. The important research work that is being conducted at many of the state’s institutions is very impressive. Working with ARA Academy members, through activities such as the ARA annual meeting and interactions with ARA staff, we have been able to develop research collaborations between division scientists and those at different universities and found out about key resources (through the ARA curated Core Facilities Exchange) that are available “close to home” that can help move our research forward. Additionally, ARA is one of the key drivers behind the annual Arkansas Bioinformatics Consortium (AR-BIC) conference that provides an excellent venue to share research findings, interact with other scientists from the region and learn cutting edge approaches for data analyses. Through presentations at AR-BIC, some of the staff in our division have been looking at potential collaborations with others in the state to help protect and improve the public health."
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A Word from Dr. Laura Schnackenberg
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"ARA is an important organization to the state of Arkansas, but also to NCTR. While a major focus of the organization is towards economic development in the state, ARA is also interested in developing a research pipeline and scientific talent, which has a direct impact on NCTR. To this end, ARA has facilitated and fostered in-state research collaborations between NCTR and the major research universities. They are also working on new initiatives to help develop new scientists, which could help NCTR with recruitment of new talent at all levels." |
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