Dr. Imig joined UAMS on September 29, 2022, from the Medical College of Wisconsin, where he was a tenured professor and Director of the Drug Discovery Center in the Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology. He is an accomplished scientist focused on cardiovascular, metabolic, and kidney diseases. He has been continuously funded through major grants from the American Heart Association, pharmaceutical companies, the Dr. Ralph and Marian Falk Medical Trust, and the Wisconsin Economic Development Commission, and currently holds major grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Throughout his career, Dr. Imig has emphasized scholarship through the publication of approximately 250 articles, original papers, editorials and reviews, and has presented approximately 100 national and international lectures and workshops. He holds six U.S. patents and has several pending patent applications.