Mari Davidson, PhD
Professor
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Dr. Mari Davidson is Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock, AR. In addition to running a basic research program focused on meiotic recombination in the model organism Schizosaccharomyces pombe, she participates in the basic science graduate program and is the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Graduate Program track leader. Her educational research interests include designing new interprofessional education experiences that incorporate basic science students with clinical students.

Presenting at the Nexus Summit:

Advancing health science, clinical care, and health system research is essential for healthcare effectiveness and efficiency. Health research includes bench/lab science, clinical science, community-based science, population science, implementation science, translational science, etc. Our interprofessional curriculum incorporates all students, healthcare professions and graduate school scientific disciplines, to consider health influencers and their impact from bench to bedside to breadth of population health. We incorporate activities inclusive of basic science disciplines and create…