Lead Institutions Steering Committee External Advisory Committee of for Medical Sciences Lawrence Cornett, PhD, UAMS, Chair Chris Gissendanner, PhD, University of , Fayetteville Jerry Ware, PhD, UAMS -Monroe Rick Morrison, PhD, UAMS Patricia Hand, PhD, Mount Desert Island Galina Glazko, PhD, UAMS Biological Laboratory Lawrence Cornett, PhD Liz Pierce, PhD, UALR James Hardin, PhD, SunEcoEnergy Principal Investigator Feng Wang, PhD, UAF Joan Lakoski, PhD, West Virginia University Jerry Ware, PhD Tom Risch, PhD, AState Daniel Satterlee, PhD, Louisiana State University Program Coordinator Ann Wright, PhD, Hendrix Agricultural Center Tim Knight, PhD, OBU Brian Greuel, PhD, JBU Administrative Core Mansour Mortazavi, PhD, UAPB Lawrence Cornett, PhD, Director Steven Addison, PhD, UCA Affiliate Institutions Jerry Ware, PhD, Associate Director Traci Abraham, PhD, Internal Evaluator Caroline Miller Robinson, Program Manager Diane McKinstry, Outreach Program Coordinator Partner Institutions Henderson State University Arkansas State University Philander Smith Southern Arkansas University Ouachita Baptist University University of Arkansas, Fort Smith University of Arkansas, Little Rock University of Arkansas, Monticello University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff DRP Program University of Central Arkansas Director J. Ware, PhD

Research Technology Outreach Core Core Director Director F. Wang, PhD A. Tackett, PhD Bioinformatics Core Co-Directors G. Glazko, PhD Liz Pierce, PhD