UAMS Translational Research Institute

What UAMS Translational Research Institute does

The UAMS Translational Research Institute (TRI) is a nonprofit, university-affiliated Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) hub operated as part of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock, Arkansas. Founded in 2012 and supported by NIH/NCATS grants UM1 TR004909, K12 TR004924, and T32 TR004918, TRI provides infrastructure, services, and training to accelerate the translation of biomedical research into clinical and community health advances, serving researchers across UAMS Little Rock, UAMS Northwest Regional Campus in Fayetteville, Arkansas Children's Hospital and Research Institute, and the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System.

TRI's core technology and service platform centers on clinical and translational research infrastructure. Key components include the Clinical Trials Innovation Unit (CTIU) for study coordination and regulatory support; the ARresearch Registry with 11,855+ volunteers across 29 disease categories; the Clinical Data Repository (AR-CDR); the Comprehensive Informatics Resource Core (CIRC); multi-tier REDCap data capture with Epic EHR integration (consolidated as REDCap Connect in April 2026); and forthcoming ARLife access to the Arkansas All Payer Claims Database. Nationally, TRI is plugged into the OneFlorida+ PCORnet network (28 million patients) and the eight-institution Consortium of Rural States (CORES) CTSA consortium. The institute also operates REDCap infrastructure for Arkansas Children's Hospital.

TRI's business model is grant-funded managed services: services are provided free of charge to UAMS-affiliated researchers and community partners, with revenue derived from federal NIH/NCATS CTSA awards supplemented by ancillary federal grants (NIH NIDA, K23, American Cancer Society, DoD CDMRP). The institute does not generate fee-for-service or commercial revenue. Programs span pilot funding (up to $40,000 per award), K12 mentored career development (75% salary support plus $25,000 annual research funds), T32 Health Sciences Innovation and Entrepreneurship postdoctoral training (in partnership with the Sam M. Walton College of Business), implementation science training, community engagement (CPEARL, Community Scientist Academy, TRIumph communications training), and clinical trials workforce development — collectively forming an integrated translational research workforce and infrastructure platform.

Name

UAMS Translational Research Institute

Legal name

UAMS Translational Research Institute

Website

https://tri.uams.edu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

The UAMS Translational Research Institute is a NIH-funded CTSA hub providing clinical trials support, research infrastructure, informatics, pilot funding, and career development programs to UAMS-affiliated researchers across Arkansas.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Little Rock

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. NIH CTSA Grant Funding: Supported by a Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) from the National Institutes of Health's National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS). The institute provides free services to all UAMS researchers as part of its NIH-funded mission.

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Core offering

TRI provides research support services to investigators at UAMS and its partner institutions, including pilot funding awards, mentored career development training (K12 and T32 programs), biostatistics and research design consultation, clinical trials coordination, informatics infrastructure, and community engagement training. Its offerings are designed to accelerate the translation of basic science discoveries into clinical interventions and population health improvements, with particular focus on rural Arkansas and underrepresented populations.

Product overview

The UAMS Translational Research Institute (TRI) is a Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) hub providing a comprehensive suite of research support services, funding programs, and training opportunities. The institute operates as a platform of interconnected services including the Clinical Trials Innovation Unit (CTIU) providing study coordination, the ARresearch Registry offering access to over 11,000 research participants, and the Comprehensive Informatics Resource Core for data management. TRI supports researchers through BERD consultation, data safety monitoring, and grant writing resources. Its funding ecosystem includes Pilot Award Programs (up to $40,000), K12 Mentored Research Career Development awards (75% salary support plus $25,000 research funds), and T32 Health Sciences Innovation and Entrepreneurship training. Community engagement is facilitated through programs like TRIumph communication training, the Community Scientist Academy, and the CPEARL community partner training. The institute also provides REDCap Connect for clinical data capture with Epic integration, and connects to national data networks like OneFlorida+ for multi-site research.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Clinical Trials Innovation Unit (CTIU)
• Pilot Award Program
• K12 Mentored Research Career Development Program
• T32 Health Sciences Innovation and Entrepreneurship (HSIE) Training Program
• BERD (Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Research Design) Consultation
• Comprehensive Informatics Resource Core (CIRC)
• ARresearch Volunteer Registry
• Data Safety Monitoring Service
• Implementation Science Scholar Program
• Data Science Scholars Program
• Translational Workforce Development Program
• Community Scientist Academy
• Community Partner Engagement and Research Liaison (CPEARL)
• UAMS Rural Research Network
• TRIumph Communication Training Program

Quantifiable outcome

• 18.5% reduction in lab tests in first three postnatal weeks
• +3 more outcomes

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Technology focussed Yes

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Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and flagship.

• OneFlorida+ PCORnetcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2025National data network containing information on 28 million patients that UAMS investigators can query for aggregate data and site-specific cohorts for clinical trials.
• University of Arkansas at Little RockcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Partnership with UALR professor Julien Mirivel, Ph.D., to lead the TRIumph public speaking program that helps researchers communicate science effectively to community audiences.
• University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (Sam M. Walton College of Business)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Partnership for T32 Health Sciences Innovation and Entrepreneurship (HSIE) postdoctoral training program that includes New Venture Development course at the business school.
• PulseArk TechnologiesminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Startup company developing VoluSense early bleeding detection device in collaboration with UAMS researchers and University of Arkansas engineers.
• Consortium of Rural States (CORES)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Eight-institution CTSA consortium including Dartmouth, Penn State, University of New Mexico, University of Kansas, University of Kentucky, University of Iowa, and University of Utah for multi-institutional pilot awards.
• Duke UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Collaborating institution in biobank data linkage research alongside Medical University of South Carolina, University of Michigan, and University of Pennsylvania to develop an integrative semantic framework for multi-institutional biobank data access.
• University of MichigancoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Collaborating institution in biobank data linkage research to achieve nationally the dream of making biobank data from multiple institutions available to researchers across the United States.
• University of PennsylvaniacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Collaborating institution in biobank data linkage research part of U01 proposal to NCATS for multi-institutional biobank data access.
• Medical University of South CarolinacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Collaborating institution in biobank data linkage research part of the five-institution consortium developing common terminology and informed consent integration for biobank data.
• University of UtahcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Lead institution in Western States Consortium including UAMS, University of Kansas Medical Center, and University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center for collaborative pilot awards.
• University of New Mexico Health Sciences CentercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Co-leader of pediatric respiratory infection genomics project with UAMS; part of Western States Consortium for pilot awards.
• University of Kansas Medical CentercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Co-leader of metabolomics and Alzheimer's disease research project combining UAMS metabolomics expertise with KUMC Alzheimer's and diabetes research.

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Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/TRI_UAMS
• YouTubeyoutube.com/UAMSHealth
• Facebookfacebook.com/uamstri
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-winthrop-p-cancer-institute
• Instagraminstagram.com/uamshealth
• Pinterestpinterest.com/uamshealth

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