The focus of the NIH-funded Arkansas Integrative Metabolic Research Center (AIMRC) is to understand the role of cell and tissue metabolism in disease, development or repair through research involving advanced imaging, bioenergetics and data science. 

Does your research measure an aspect of metabolism or elucidate the role of metabolism within a biomedical application? If yes, this funding opportunity is for you! The AIMRC pilot project program is designed to provide funding for faculty to generate data for publications and for competitive grant applications to NIH or other federal agencies. Successful pilot project applications will be collaborative, interdisciplinary and should expand the applicant's research focus. 

Anticipated award dates are July 1, 2025 - May 15, 2026. Budgets in the amount of $50,000 in direct costs can be requested.

The deadline for application submission is March 31, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. 

Interested individuals can contact the following individuals for more information:

• For questions related to Pilot Project Program applications and review, please contact Dr. Younghye Song (yhsong@uark.edu).
• For questions related to the alignment of research with the mission and goals of the AIMRC, please contact Dr. Kyle Quinn (kpquinn@uark.edu).
• For administrative questions or to request an application package, please contact Kimberley Fuller (fullerk@uark.edu) or Cassandra Parks (ceparks@uark.edu).