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