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University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Little Rock, AR · School Of Medicine

NIH Rank #145Med School Rank #81

NIH Funding · FY2026

Total Funding
$29.6M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
67
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
94
Principal investigators
National Rank
#145
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 FY2026.

DepartmentFundingGrantsPIsNational Rank
Pharmacology$4.6M911#45
Public Health & Prev Medicine$3.5M812
Internal Medicine/Medicine$3.5M810
Microbiology/Immun/Virology$2.8M86
Biochemistry$2.5M108#80
Psychiatry$2.3M42#57
Physiology$1.4M34#61
Anatomy/Cell Biology$1M23#62
Neurology$632.2K13#56
Radiation-diagnostic/Oncology$629K12
Other Clinical Sciences$470.3K11
Pathology$373K22#83
Pediatrics$269.1K13#82
Otolaryngology$208.3K11#47
Other Health Professions$196.1K11

Top funded principal investigators

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

#1
Laura P James
1 grant
$3.8M
total funding
$1.8M
total funding
$1.4M
total funding
$1.4M
total funding
$1.3M
total funding
#6
Brian Koss
2 grants
$1.2M
total funding
#7
Rupak Pathak
2 grants
$911.7K
total funding
$864.1K
total funding
#9
Jerry Ware
2 grants
$849.9K
total funding
#10
Joonas Jamsen
3 grants
$846.3K
total funding