LSU Health Shreveport scientists have recently received grants and fellowship awards from the American Heart Association, bringing a total of $800,000+ in research funding to our institution!

Today the $79M Center for Medical Education was unveiled to donors and elected officials at a ceremony honoring their support of this transformative project. We extend our deepest gratitude to everyone who made this a reality for our campus and community.

Proud PI moment:👏🙏

Nilesh Pandey received an Abstract Achievement Award from ASH and will be presenting in #ash2023

Harpreet Kaur received a Junior Investigator Award from Stroke AHA/ASA and will present her data in #ISC2024

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Last Friday, we partnered with LSU Health Shreveport to host the Biomedical Research and Industry Day where local researchers gathered to build bridges between research and industry, making connections that lead to future scientific innovation. Click to read more: bit.ly/49mMxtZ

📢 Faculty and students: Have you completed the survey about how you use statistical software? Your feedback is appreciated and helps us improve our research tools and training!

Today we welcomed Spencer Rogers, LSU's Director of Innovation & Technology Commercialization, to the LSUHS campus to meet with faculty members and community leaders. He also gave an insightful presentation on 'Finding Synergies for Improved Technology Commercialization.' 💡🤝

Today is the deadline to register for Biomedical Research and Industry Day ❗️ BRAID will feature talks from scientific and industry experts, a poster presentation, and a networking workshop for students and trainees.🔗Register online at lsuhs.edu/centers/cardio…

Thank you to the Rotary Club of Shreveport for welcoming Dr. Chris Kevil, Vice Chancellor for Research at LSU Health Shreveport, as the speaker at today’s Rotary meeting! What a wonderful opportunity to share with community members the latest research developments at LSU Health Shreveport.

Mohammad Alfrad Nobel Bhuiyan, PhD, has been named Director of Biostatistics and Computational Biology at LSU Health Shreveport.

Read more about Dr. Bhuiyan and his new role: lsuhs.edu/about/newsroom…

DEADLINE EXTENDED📢The abstract submission deadline for Biomedical Research and Industry Day 2023 has been extended to midnight on Friday, October 6.
Submit your abstract online at lsuhs.edu/centers/cardio…

⏰Tomorrow's the deadline! ⏰Researchers, submit your abstract for the SRM 2024 SSCI: Southern Society for Clinical Investigation LA CaTS Poster Session! Looking forward to seeing your amazing work 🤩. #CTResearch #IDeACTRpartnership #Louisianaresearch #healthdisparities #healthequity

October is National Medical Librarians Month! Need help with Expert Searching, Information Management, or Instruction & Training? Reach out to your medical librarian. Yes, we do that!
#medlibs #NMLM

It has been a great #PostdocAppreciationWeek celebrating our postdocs at LSUHS. They play a vital role in research taking place on campus and their hard work is appreciated by many. To our postdocs, THANK YOU for your commitment & contributions to research at LSU Health Shreveport and beyond!

A record $428 million in research activity with an estimated $1.2 billion in economic impact on Louisiana.

Our work never stops.

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#ScholarshipFirst

Research at LSU Health Shreveport is starting the new fiscal year for our institution out strong. Congratulations to these faculty members on their recent NIH grant awards!

Dr. Salinas: 'Impact of Chronic Alcohol on Neuronal Cholinergic Signaling'

Dr. Sun: 'Light Alcohol Consumption and Ischemic Stroke'

Dr. Woolard: 'Lipin-1 Transcriptional Coregulatory Activity Promotes Macrophage Pro-Resolving Response'

Researchers from LSU Health Shreveport Grambling State Univ Louisiana Tech University Mercer University & Jackson State U. collaborated to establish viral sequencing in underserved communities and improve representation in SARS-CoV-2 genome sequencing data. Their study was published today PLOS Global Public Health: journals.plos.org/globalpubliche…

We are pleased to announce that Dr. John Vanchiere has been named Associate Vice Chancellor for Clinical Research at LSU Health Shreveport. Dr. Vanchiere has a wealth of knowledge and experience and will continue to play a key role in helping to grow clinical research at LSU Health Shreveport.