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University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Little Rock, AR · School Of Medicine

NIH Rank #154Med School Rank #81

NIH Funding · FY2025

Total Funding
$48.6M
Fiscal year 2025
Grants Awarded
113
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
133
Principal investigators
National Rank
#154
Among 2,359 institutions

Funding & rank history

NIH funding totals and national rank by fiscal year.

Top departments by funding

Department-level NIH funding breakdown for University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in FY2025.

DepartmentFundingGrantsPIsNational Rank
Public Health & Prev Medicine$6.8M2023
Microbiology/Immun/Virology$5.4M1413
Pharmacology$4.8M1114#53
Biochemistry$4.2M99#77
Psychiatry$3.4M57#55
Internal Medicine/Medicine$3.3M89
Otolaryngology$2.3M53#24
Radiation-diagnostic/Oncology$1.6M63
Pathology$1.4M43#72
Physiology$1.4M45#64
Neurology$1.1M35#58
Other Clinical Sciences$833.3K22
Pediatrics$665.8K34#78
Family Medicine$617.8K11#35
Miscellaneous$454.3K12
Other Health Professions$412.8K22
Obstetrics & Gynecology$380K11

Top funded principal investigators

Highest-funded PIs at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences based on NIH grant totals.

#1
Laura P James
2 grants
$4M
total funding
$2.6M
total funding
#3
Alan Tackett
2 grants
$2.3M
total funding
$2.3M
total funding
$2M
total funding
$1.9M
total funding
$1.9M
total funding
#8
Pearl McElfish
2 grants
$1.7M
total funding
$1.6M
total funding
#10
Matthew Lee Bush
2 grants
$1.4M
total funding