Dr. Laura Schnackenberg with ARA’s Jerry Adams, NCTR Director Tucker Patterson and former Gov. Asa Hutchinson. Nestled discreetly in a densely wooded area of Jefferson County is the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s only research lab located outside of the…
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Systematic Discoveries: Dr. Weida Tong on Repurposing Drugs and the Arkansas Bioinformatics Consortium
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe mission of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s National Center for Toxicological Research (NCTR), located in Jefferson County, is to address the FDA’s needs with high-quality research and serve as a global resource for collaboration, training and innovative scientific…
Discovery Economics: The Science Behind the Natural State I often wonder how Arkansans view the state’s efforts to bolster innovation, support entrepreneurship and advance research activities. Growing up in Mena (technically Board Camp, but Mena is where we went for…
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Arkansas Research Alliance Expands Academy of Scholars and Fellows
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffArkansas Research Alliance celebrated Tuesday the addition of two new ARA Scholars and six ARA Fellows to its ARA Academy of Scholars and Fellows. The Arkansas Research Alliance operates as a public-private partnership and invests in research to stimulate innovation,…
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Arkansas Renews Partnership with FDA’s National Center for Toxicological Research
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe FDA National Center for Toxicological Research (NCTR) in Jefferson celebrated its 50th anniversary and renewed its strategic partnership with the Arkansas Research Alliance this week. FDA Acting Commissioner Janet Woodcock and Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed a five-year renewal of…