Lawrence E. Cornett, Ph.D.

Distinguished Professor, Department of Physiology and Cell Biology
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Program Director, Arkansas INBRE

Dr. Cornett is a distinguished professor in the Department of Physiology and Biophysics at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Dr. Cornett earned a BS in biology from the University of California, Riverside, his Ph.D. in physiology from the University of California, Davis, and was a postdoctoral fellow in reproductive endocrinology and cardiovascular physiology at the University of California, San Francisco. His research interests include the role of b₂-adrenergic receptors in mediating airway responsiveness in asthma and hormonal regulation of stress responses at the level of the pituitary gland. Since 2001, he has been the Director of the Arkansas IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE).

Dr. Cornett serves on the Scientific Advisory Board of Southeast Region XLerator Hub, is a member of the Board of Directors of the Arkansas Children’s Research Institute and formerly served as a member of NAIPI National Committee. Among his many honors, Dr. Cornett received a fellowship from the NIH Fogarty Center and a Research Career Enhancement Award from the American Physiological Society.

Dr. Cornett was the 2023 recipient of the EPSCoR/IDeA Coalition and Foundation W. Fred Taylor PhD Award for Outstanding Contributions to the NIH IDeA Program.

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Term Expires: 2025