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Fellowships Research Programs Facilities The Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism occupies approximately 20,000 square feet of modern laboratory and office space at the UAMS Arkansas Cancer Research Center (ACRC) and Central Arkansas Veteran's HealthCare System. (CAVHS) A Generalized Clinical Research Center is located at the CAVHS. It is an NIH funded resource for investigator-initiated, human-based research serving the entire UAMS faculty including the Colleges of Medicine, Nursing, and Pharmacy, the VA Hospital, and Arkansas Children's Hospital. The GCRC provides investigators with specialized research space, dedicated research nursing support, dietary consultation and metabolic kitchen, biostatistical support, informatics consultation, and specialized core laboratories. The GCRC is dedicated to training new clinical investigators through courses, grants to fellows, post-doctoral students and junior faculty and GCRC rotations. Training The activities of the Division encompass both clinical and basic research and range widely from studies in molecular biology, cell biology, and biochemistry, to clinical trials. Research fields in which the Division has particular expertise are:
Course work in molecular biology and other disciplines relevant to the fellow's Research can be arranged. At present, the research activities of the Division are supported by several nationally funded grants (approximately $2 million per year). Major resources include:
Support is also provided by the Central Arkansas Veteran's HealthCare System.
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