Research Administration

Richard F Jacobs, MD, FAAP

President, Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute

Chairman, Department of Pediatrics

Robert H. Fiser, Jr., M.D. Endowed Chair in Pediatrics

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, College of Medicne

Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Arkansas Children’s Hospital

Phone: (501) 364-6540

Email: JacobsRichardF@uams.edu

In September 2004, ACHRI welcomed Dr. Richard F. Jacobs as its President. Dr. Jacobs’ efforts are that of an advocate for ACHRI’s mission: To improve children’s health, development, and well-being through high quality research. He is accountable for the overall operation of ACHRI and all biomedical research on the ACH campus. He is the liaison between ACHRI and the many colleges of UAMS as 98% of ACHRI researchers are UAMS faculty. Dr. Jacobs works in cooperation with the Director of the USDA-funded Arkansas Children’s Nutrition Center to fulfill the goals and obligations put forth by that USDA program. Dr. Jacobs’ also promotes research in children so they can take advantage of the advances in research and medicine. He partners with various ACH administrators concerning various legislative, research, and philanthropic matters. Underlying all of Dr. Jacobs’ efforts is the infrastructure to promote basic, applied, clinical, and translational research. He helps the ACHRI staff members to provide the best services to encourage, facilitate, and maintain high quality research. He endeavors to make research support more time efficient, effective, and fun. Dr. Jacobs has been affiliated with ACH and UAMS since 1982. He is an infectious disease physician who sees pediatric patients in inpatient and outpatient settings. In addition, he teaches third- and fourth-year medical students, residents, and physicians at UAMS. Dr. Jacobs participates in two NIH-funded clinical research projects, the antiviral study group and the pediatric pharmacology research unit network. Link to Richard Jacobs' Research Profile