The Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute brings together a wide-range of investigators with the common goal to prevent, cure, or better understand cancer to the benefit of all Arkansans. The Cancer Institute provides an infrastructure designed to nurture collaborations and ensure successful execution of high quality cancer research, especially peer-reviewed cancer-related research and investigator-initiated clinical trials. Membership in the Cancer Institute is open to all faculty members of UAMS engaged in or interested in pursuing cancer research.
Please complete the following online application to be considered for membership in the Cancer Institute. The application will take 10-15 minutes to complete, and you will need the following information to answer all questions:
Once your online application is submitted, it will be reviewed by research program leaders, the Cancer Institute Membership Committee and the Cancer Institute Executive Director. You will be notified of your membership status via email within eight weeks. To learn more about Membership in the Cancer Institute, please click here. If you have any questions, please contact H Lee Smith at hsmith@uams.edu.
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Briefly describe your collaborative cancer-related research that would fit within your research program of interest.
Please upload a document showing your current other grant support. You can find a template, instructions and sample of this document at this link. If you do not have any current grant support, please create a document in the NIH other support format and state "None"
Please identify your cancer research area of interest as defined by disease site. Select all that apply.
Please identify your cancer research area of interest as defined by type of research. Select the one response that best matches your area of interest.
Please identify your cancer research area of interest as defined by type of topical focus. Select all that apply.
Please provide a brief paragraph describing your cancer research projects and interests. This content will be used to evaluate your application. If you become a member, this content may also be used on the Cancer Institute website or in Cancer Institute communications about research ongoing in the Cancer Institute.
Membership in the Cancer Institute is reviewed at the time of application and annually thereafter. While some data that is required for this annual review can be generated from our campus data systems, we will be requesting some information directly from you on occasion. Data that we collect and review on a regular basis includes your UAMS appointment, cancer related grant activity, clinical trial activity, publications, and shared resource usage. We do not collect or track salary data. Acceptance of membership in the Cancer Institute indicates your willingness to allow us to access this information from campus systems on your behalf and your commitment to respond in a timely manner to direct requests for information from Cancer Institute Administration.
*By initialing and clicking submit, I confirm that I have reviewed the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Membership Policy and agree to follow the guidelines set forth in this policy.