Graduate School Outstanding Achievement Awards
- Amie Brint (M.D./Ph.D. program; Ruud Dings, Ph.D.) was awarded a National Institutes of Health/National Cancer Institute (NIH/NCI) Mentored Research Supplement.
- Grant Dawson (M.D./Ph.D. program; Lu Huang, Ph.D.) was selected as a recipient of the UAMS Training in Systems Pharmacology and Toxicology (T-SPaT) Fellowship.
- Justin Pressley (GPIBS — Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Experimental Therapeutics; Bill Fantegrossi, Ph.D.) was selected as a recipient of the UAMS T-SPaT Fellowship.
- Shahed Sufian (Health Systems and Services Research program; Mick Tilford, Ph.D.) was awarded the G. Richard Smith Fellowship in Health Service and Policy Research from the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement (ACHI).
Internal and University Awards
- Lokesh Akana (GPIBS — Biochemistry and Molecular Biology) was awarded the Graduate Student Association Exemplary Volunteer Award.
- Rachel Hale (Health Promotion and Prevention Research): was selected as the UAMS Translational Research Institute Community Engaged Student/Trainee of the Year Award. (December 2024)
- Heather Hunter (Nursing Science): won the University of Arkansas Eleanor Mann School of Nursing Outstanding Alumni Award for 2024.
Research & Travel Awards
- Daniel Armstrong (Pharmaceutical Sciences): Aventis Pharmaceutical Award for Excellence in Medicinal Chemistry
- Meghan Crimmins (GPIBS — Cell Biology & Physiology): International Society for Research in Human Milk and Lactation (ISRHML) Conference Award (December 2024)
- Catherine Kirkpatrick (GPIBS — Pathobiology): Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer Travel Award
- Laura Osborn (GPIBS — Pharmacology, Toxicology and Experimental Therapeutics): Travel award to present research at the Society of Toxicology annual meeting in Orlando, Florida
- Taiquitha Robins (Biomedical Informatics): Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minoritized Scientists Travel Award; Stanford Postdoctoral Recruitment Initiative in Sciences and Medicine Travel Award; UAMS 3MT Semifinalist
- Kayleigh Rodriguez (GPIBS — Neuroscience): United States Association for the Study of Pain Annual Meeting Travel Award
- Hayley Sabol (GPIBS — Cell Biology and Physiology): American Association for Cancer Research John Kincade Scholarship Fund Scholar-in-Training Award
- Bushra Zaman (GPIBS — Neuroscience): Qais Farjo, M.D., Memorial Travel Grant, Association for Research in Vision & Ophthalmology
Fellowships, Internships and Training Awards
- Meghan Crimmins (GPIBS — Cell Biology & Physiology): International Society for Research in Human Milk and Lactation (ISRHML) Trainee Interest Group Governing Committee Membership Chair (March 2024)
- Jennifer Gan Kemp (Implementation Science): 2025 New Leaders Council Arkansas Fellow
- Jovan Grujičić (GPIBS — Pharmacology, Toxicology and Experimental Therapeutics): 2024 Marine Biology Laboratory Summer Program in Neurobiology: Mechanisms & Advanced Approaches
- Md Enamul Hoq (Biomedical Informatics): AI in Imaging Scientist Internship at the Mayo Clinic (February 2025)
- Catherine Kirkpatrick (GPIBS — Pathobiology): Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer Travel Award
- Mahima Saini (Pharmaceutical Evaluation and Policy): Novo Nordisk, Inc., Internship
Poster/Talk Presentation Awards
- Catherine Kirkpatrick (GPIBS — Pathobiology): Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer Travel Award
- Saloni Sood (Pharmaceutical Sciences): Second Prize in Poster Presentation in Drug Discovery and Development Colloquium/MALTO 2024