ABI Research Summaries

The role of the Arkansas Biosciences Institute is to develop, foster, and promote agricultural and biomedical research to improve the health of Arkansans. ABI encompasses the strengths and collaborative research efforts of its five members: Arkansas Children's Hospital, Arkansas State University, the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture, the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Researches summaries of just a few of the scientists supported by ABI are listed here.

J. Brad Murphy, Ph.D.
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Professor, Department of Horticulture
Chair, Plant Science Ph.D. Program

Maha M. Mahadevan, D.V.M., Ph.D., M.B.A.
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Director, Arkansas Reproductive Technology Laboratory

Charlotte A. Hobbs, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Director, Arkansas Center for Birth Defects Research and Prevention

Lawrence E. Cornett, Ph.D.
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Professor, Department of Physiology and Biophysics
Director, Arkansas Biosciences Institute

Vibha Srivastava, Ph.D.
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Assistant Professor, Department of Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences

Robyn Hannigan, Ph.D.
Arkansas State University
Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry and Program for Environmental Sciences
Principal Investigator, Water-Rock-Life Laboratory