Congratulations to our 4 School of Graduate Studies December graduates! As the last step to their PhDs, the 4 graduates presented their thesis or dissertations earlier this month and are now off to their next steps. We wish you the best of luck on your future endeavors!

Congrats to LSU Health Shreveport Microbiology and Immunology members for being awarded intramural grants! Dr. Jeremy Kamil (Jeremy Kamil is also @macroliter.bsky.social) - Chancellor's Aim High Research Award Dr. Rohit Jangra (Rohit K Jangra) - CEVT Grant-In Aid Award Dr. Ramandeep Kaur - CEVT Postdoc Fellowship LSU Health Shreveport Research LSU Health Shreveport LSUHS School of Graduate Studies

Congrats to Jessica and Muyitim on their recent publication that dives into the relationship between EGFR and HPV's E5 protein! LSU Health Shreveport LSU Health Shreveport Research LSUHS School of Graduate Studies

Congratulations to Nirjhar Aloy for the renewal of his FWCC Carroll Feist Predoctoral Fellowship, titled “The Role of Alpha-synuclein in Regulation of Biogenesis and Trafficking of Multivesicular Bodies and the Release of Extracellular Vesicles in Melanoma Cells.”

Congratulations to Victoria Bradford, a doctoral candidate in the LSU Health Shreveport Pharmacology, Toxicology, & Neuroscience department, who recently passed her dissertation proposal titled “Exploring Sequential & Concurrent Self-Administration of Ethanol & Methamphetamine.”

Congratulations to Noel Jacquet, a doctoral candidate in the LSU Health Shreveport Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Neuroscience department, who recently passed her dissertation proposal titled “Deciphering the Role of ADCK1 in the Tumorigenesis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma.”

Congratulations to the following LSU Health Shreveport scientists who have recently received postdoctoral fellowship awards from the American Heart Association! (cont'd)

Congratulations to Muyitim (Timothy Amusan) for successfully defending his dissertation proposal last week! And thank you again to Dr. Jason Upton for visiting and serving as Timothy’s outside reviewer. LSU Health Shreveport LSU Health Shreveport Research LSUHS School of Graduate Studies

Ashley Wilkins and Ashton Jorgensen have demonstrated outstanding dedication and commitment to the pursuit of scientific knowledge, and their accomplishments have earned them the coveted Chancellor and Dean's Award. CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

The August Graduate Student of the Month is Mohammed (Md) Abir Hosain. Mohammed is a doctoral candidate in Dr. Ding Lab’s in the department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Mohammed’s dissertation research is focused on Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis type 4 (ALS Type 4).