May 1st, 2013 (Wed)

10:00 AM

Interdisciplinary Biomedical Sciences Dissertation Defense - Avis E. Sparks, Ph.D. Candidate Avis E. Sparks, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Interdisciplinary Biomedical Sciences, will defend her dissertation entitled "Alpha 2-Antiplasmin Inhibits the Matrix Metalloproteinases that Mediate Plasmin-Independent Fibrinolysis" Biomed 2 Rayford Auditorium, Room 106-2 Advisor: Thomas Kelly, Ph.D.

May 2nd, 2013 (Thu)

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Reviewer Training for CLARA A new computer system, CLARA, is replacing the protocol portion of ARIA, as of Monday, April 22. We will offer two reviewer-specific training sessions for CLARA. These sessions will cover how reviews and meetings will work in the new system. If you’d like to follow along in CLARA during the training, please bring your laptop. CLARA Full Board Training Schedule Tuesday, April 30, 2-4 PM, Biomed I 205/207 (5th Tuesday Training) Thursday, May 2, 10 AM-12PM, Biomed I 205/207 You do not have to attend both sessions. No registration is necessary. We can also do one-on-one training, for those who are unable to attend either session. For questions related to CLARA, contact: Kate Henning, PhD UAMS Institutional Review Board CLARA Coordinator khenning2@uams.edu 501-526-6243

May 2nd, 2013 (Thu)

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Department of Microbiology and Immunology Jeffrey Sifford Graduate Student Microbiology & Immunology University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Advisor: Dr. Craig Forrest "Gammaherpesvirus interactions with host tumor suppressor protein p53" Biomedical Research Building, Rayford Auditorium, Room 106-2

May 6th, 2013 (Mon)

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Department of Microbiology and Immunology Kerry Evans Graduate Student Department of Microbiology and Immunology Advisor: Dr. Kevin Young "Specific penicillin binding protein loss activates two stress response pathways in Escherichia coli" Biomedical Research Building II; Rayford Auditorium, Room 106-2

May 7th, 2013 (Tue)

Institutional Review Board Mtg IRB meeting every Tuesday. Biomedical Research Center, Building One, Room 205/207. Note: The deadline for submitting protocol materials for IRB review is 4:30 p.m., two weeks prior to the meeting date.

May 7th, 2013 (Tue)

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

RESIN Monthly Research Support Information Network (RESIN) hosts 5-7 minute updates from research support personnel (e.g., IRB, grants accounting, ORSP, Library, COI, Bioventures, etc.) followed by Q&A. Location: Walton Auditorium, 10th floor, Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute. For more information or to present, contact: Linda Williams, Research Liaison, 501-686-7418, ldwilliams@uams.edu

May 7th, 2013 (Tue)

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Biostatistics Journal Club The Department of Biostatistics will host Journal Club on Tuesday, May 7th, 2013, 12p-1p in COPH 2280. Three of our students, MPH candidates - Wesley Roach, Quynh Phan and Xiaoyan Egbe – will be presenting on the following topics, respectively: 1) Three Algorithms & SAS Macros for Estimating Power & Sample Size for Logistic Models with One or More Independent Variables of Interest in the Presence of Covariates. 2) The Effects of Massage Therapy to Induce Sleep in Preterm Infants. 3) Combining the Power of SAS and R (Survey Package) via SAS IML Studio. Please mark your calendar to attend!

May 8th, 2013 (Wed)

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Pharmacology and Toxicology Seminar Series 2012-2013 Diane Snow, Ph.D. Professor of Neuroscience  and Endowed Chair Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Center (SCoBIRC) UK College of Medicine  "Chondroitin Sulfate Proteoglycan Heterogeneity Effects on Neuronal Outgrowth Inhibition Biomedical Research Building I, Rayford Auditorium, Room 106-2

May 9th, 2013 (Thu)

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

2013 UAMS Research Symposium May 9, 2013, 12:00 p.m. I. Dodd Wilson Lecture Hall, IDW Rm. 226 Dan A. Milner, Jr, MD, MSc, FCAP Associate Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School Brigham and Women's Hospital Title: "Cerebral Malaria Pathogenesis and Clinicopathological Correlates" Sponsored by: Dept. of Pathology and Office of Global Health

May 9th, 2013 (Thu)

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Department of Microbiology and Immunology Danielle Atwood MD/PhD Candidate Department of Microbiology and Immunology-UAMS Advisor: Dr. Mark Smeltzer "SarA regulation as a therapeutic target in chronic Staphylococcus aureua infections" Biomedical Research Building II; Rayford Auditorium, Room 106-2

May 10th, 2013 (Fri)

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Introduction to CLARA CLinicAl Research Administrator (CLARA) is a web-based portal for submission, review, approval and tracking of human subjects research. CLARA will replace ARIA Protocols (IRB side only). It will offer streamlined data entry and provide an improved user interface. Meet CLARA at one of our upcoming training sessions. No registration is necessary. Friday, May 10th, 10-11 am, Winthrop P Rockefeller Cancer Institute, Walton Auditorium We will also provide small group training on request. To schedule small group training, or for other questions related to CLARA, contact: Kate Henning, PhD UAMS Institutional Review Board khenning2@uams.edu 501-526-6243

May 14th, 2013 (Tue)

Institutional Review Board Mtg IRB meeting every Tuesday. Biomedical Research Center, Building One, Room 205/207. Note: The deadline for submitting protocol materials for IRB review is 4:30 p.m., two weeks prior to the meeting date.

May 20th, 2013 (Mon) -- May 21st, 2013 (Tue)

7:30 AM - 5:00 PM

PharmForum'13 Hosted by: UAMS AAPS (American Association of Pharmaceutical Sciences) Student Chapter, in cooperation with AAPS-Southern Regional Discussion Group and UAMS College of Pharmacy Location: I.Dodd Wilson Education Building Contact: Nisha Nanaware-Kharade (nnanaware@uams.edu)

May 21st, 2013 (Tue)

Institutional Review Board Mtg IRB meeting every Tuesday. Biomedical Research Center, Building One, Room 205/207. Note: The deadline for submitting protocol materials for IRB review is 4:30 p.m., two weeks prior to the meeting date.

May 28th, 2013 (Tue)

Institutional Review Board Mtg IRB meeting every Tuesday. Biomedical Research Center, Building One, Room 205/207. Note: The deadline for submitting protocol materials for IRB review is 4:30 p.m., two weeks prior to the meeting date.

Jun 4th, 2013 (Tue)

Institutional Review Board Mtg IRB meeting every Tuesday. Biomedical Research Center, Building One, Room 205/207. Note: The deadline for submitting protocol materials for IRB review is 4:30 p.m., two weeks prior to the meeting date.

Jun 4th, 2013 (Tue)

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

RESIN Monthly Research Support Information Network (RESIN) hosts 5-7 minute updates from research support personnel (e.g., IRB, grants accounting, ORSP, Library, COI, Bioventures, etc.) followed by Q&A. Location: Walton Auditorium, 10th floor, Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute. For more information or to present, contact: Linda Williams, Research Liaison, 501-686-7418, ldwilliams@uams.edu

Jun 6th, 2013 (Thu)

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Committee on Clinical Research Vice Chancellor for Research's monthly meeting of clinical scientists and research support personnel. Chaired by Brooks Gentry, M.D. Location: Hamlen Boardroom, Stephens Spine Institute, 12th floor. For more information, contact Linda Williams, Research Liaison, 501-686-7418 or ldwilliams@uams.edu

Jun 11th, 2013 (Tue)

Institutional Review Board Mtg IRB meeting every Tuesday. Biomedical Research Center, Building One, Room 205/207. Note: The deadline for submitting protocol materials for IRB review is 4:30 p.m., two weeks prior to the meeting date.

Jun 12th, 2013 (Wed)

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Showcase of Medical Discoveries - Bone Health An hors d'oeuvre reception and poster session featuring UAMS investigators discussing their research and discoveries. The showcase is open to all interested research faculty, students, staff and invited guests. The mission of this series is to foster communication and collaboration between investigators and to increase awareness of the exciting discoveries in progress at UAMS. Location: Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute 10th floor rotunda. For more information, contact: Linda Williams, Research Liaison, 686-7418, ldwilliams@uams.edu

Jun 13th, 2013 (Thu)

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

URC monthly meeting UAMS Research Committee (2 designated representatives from each college) meets to discuss research support, policy, and other concerns. Location: Jones Eye Institute, 2nd floor conference room, #J227 For more information, contact: Linda Williams, Research Liaison, 501-686-7418, ldwilliams@uams.edu

Jun 18th, 2013 (Tue)

Institutional Review Board Mtg IRB meeting every Tuesday. Biomedical Research Center, Building One, Room 205/207. Note: The deadline for submitting protocol materials for IRB review is 4:30 p.m., two weeks prior to the meeting date.

Jun 18th, 2013 (Tue)

1:00 PM

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Dissertation Defense - Joshua Eichhorn Joshua Eichhorn, a doctoral candidate in the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology program, will defend his dissertation entitled "BCL-2 Proteins in Cancer Cell Survival and Mitotic Death". Biomed 2 Rayford Auditorium, Room 106-2 Advisor: Timothy C. Chambers, Ph.D.

Jun 25th, 2013 (Tue)

Institutional Review Board Mtg IRB meeting every Tuesday. Biomedical Research Center, Building One, Room 205/207. Note: The deadline for submitting protocol materials for IRB review is 4:30 p.m., two weeks prior to the meeting date.

Jun 28th, 2013 (Fri)

BIOMED LECTURE SERIES/"Biomedical Informatics for CTSA 2.0" Presented by :Michael J. Becich, MD PhD Chair and Professor, Department of Biomedical Informatics University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine June 28, 2013 12:00 noon – 1:30 p.m. Rayford Auditorium(Biomed II , Rm 106-2 ) Lunch will be provided for the first 25 participants!

Jul 2nd, 2013 (Tue)

Institutional Review Board Mtg IRB meeting every Tuesday. Biomedical Research Center, Building One, Room 205/207. Note: The deadline for submitting protocol materials for IRB review is 4:30 p.m., two weeks prior to the meeting date.

Jul 4th, 2013 (Thu)

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Committee on Clinical Research Vice Chancellor for Research's monthly meeting of clinical scientists and research support personnel. Chaired by Brooks Gentry, M.D. Location: Hamlen Boardroom, Stephens Spine Institute, 12th floor. For more information, contact Linda Williams, Research Liaison, 501-686-7418 or ldwilliams@uams.edu

Jul 9th, 2013 (Tue)

Institutional Review Board Mtg IRB meeting every Tuesday. Biomedical Research Center, Building One, Room 205/207. Note: The deadline for submitting protocol materials for IRB review is 4:30 p.m., two weeks prior to the meeting date.

Jul 16th, 2013 (Tue)

Institutional Review Board Mtg IRB meeting every Tuesday. Biomedical Research Center, Building One, Room 205/207. Note: The deadline for submitting protocol materials for IRB review is 4:30 p.m., two weeks prior to the meeting date.

Jul 23rd, 2013 (Tue)

Institutional Review Board Mtg IRB meeting every Tuesday. Biomedical Research Center, Building One, Room 205/207. Note: The deadline for submitting protocol materials for IRB review is 4:30 p.m., two weeks prior to the meeting date.

Jul 30th, 2013 (Tue)

Institutional Review Board Mtg IRB meeting every Tuesday. Biomedical Research Center, Building One, Room 205/207. Note: The deadline for submitting protocol materials for IRB review is 4:30 p.m., two weeks prior to the meeting date.