Biofilm infections result in billions of dollars in health care costs, and current treatments are contributing to antibiotic resistance. But what if instead of killing the bacteria responsible, we disarm it?
At the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Dr. Gyan Sahukhal and his team are working to solve a problem that’s responsible for two million serious infections every year.
ARA Project Scope is back with Dr. Anthony Gunderman from the University of Arkansas.
From the cotton gin to today’s massive GPS guided combine harvesters, machines have assisted farmers for centuries. But can robotics duplicate the same touch and decision-making as experienced human labor?
Dr. Anthony Gunderman and his team at the University of Arkansas are combining AI and soft robotics to assist farm laborers in performing one of their most delicate tasks: picking thin-skinned berries at perfect ripeness.
Comprised of ARA Scholars and Fellows, the ARA Academy represents six research campuses in Arkansas, contributing research in areas like drug discovery, biomedicine, laser technology, artificial intelligence, agricultural science and cyber security.
ARA Academy Member Dr. Laura Schnackenberg of the FDA’s National Center for Toxicological Research discusses her team’s research in alternative methods of drug testing, including tissue chips.
ARA Academy Member Dr. John Imig of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences shares recent research conducted by his team.
ARA Academy Member Dr. Jingyi Chen of the University of Arkansas shares her research into the potential (and the reality) of nanomaterials.
ARA Academy Member Dr. Jianfeng Xu of Arkansas State University shares his research in genetically engineering plants for biofuel and therapeutic benefits.
Dr. Hugh Churchill, a member of the ARA Academy of Scholars and Fellows, is internationally recognized as a leading researcher on nanofabrication with quantum transport and optoelectronic characterization. He heads a team that investigates how the physical properties of materials change when reduced to the atomic scale in one or more directions. The change in material properties is then employed to address challenges in quantum technologies with applications like machine learning.
Our nation’s fishing industry is threatened by a microscopic invader. Dr. Grace Ramena of University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff is leading the research that can save the industries millions of dollars.
