NEWS | Research at LSUHS

KTBS - Oren Rom, PhD, RD, Assistant Vice Chancellor of Research at LSU Health Shreveport discusses the major expansion of biomedical research in North Louisiana. He showcases institution’s growth in cancer and cardiovascular research, including the new Research Expansion Project, and discusses how local scientists are tackling widespread health challenges like obesity, diabetes and heart disease.

Bossier Press Tribune - LSU Health Shreveport has received continued Full Accreditation from the Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care, AAALAC International, extending more than four decades of continuous accreditation and affirming the institution’s commitment to the highest standards of animal care and use in biomedical research.

KTBS - Cyrine Ben Dhaou, a postdoctoral researcher at LSU Health Shreveport, was awarded the NIH Pathway to Independence Award, commonly known as the K99/R00. The award provides about $1 million in funding and is designed to help promising postdoctoral researchers transition to independent scientific careers.

LSU Health Shreveport faculty received the institution's first three direct research awards from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), totaling almost $650,000.

Cancer remains one of the top causes of death worldwide, and researchers continue the search for therapies that are more effective, less toxic and tailored to individual patients. Immunotherapy has emerged as one of the most promising approaches because it harnesses the body’s own defenses to fight disease.

For generations, the unknowns in neurology carried a frustrating limitation. Today, neurology is no longer limited to diagnosing and managing disease.

How does the immune system recognize a virus before it gains the upper hand? That question drives the research of Hongyan Guo, PhD, whose laboratory studies the body’s earliest defenses against HSV-1.

Research generates new knowledge. Innovation creates pathways to move that knowledge to patients, providers and communities. For academic health centers, the challenge is making promising discoveries reach the people who can benefit from them.

This summer, undergraduate and medical students from Louisiana and across the U.S. spent eight weeks immersed in biomedical research through several competitive programs at LSU Health Shreveport.

Shreveport Bossier Advocate - An agreement signed today between Louisiana Tech and LSU Health Shreveport could mean big things for north Louisiana: more money, more clout, and better health outcomes.

Two prominent research enterprises in North Louisiana are officially partnering, after signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), establishing a new framework for collaborative research, student training and shared access to specialized research facilities and expertise.

KTBS - Students from across the country have concluded a summer of intensive scientific research at LSU Health Shreveport.

Medical and undergraduate participants spent the season working alongside faculty researchers in campus laboratories, gaining hands-on experience in healthcare and science. The program helps students develop professional skills, build networks, and contribute to ongoing studies.

David S. Gross, PhD, has studied gene activation for nearly 40 years. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently recognized the significance of that work by awarding Dr. Gross with an Outstanding Investigator Award.

From high school students to undergraduate summer researchers and medical students to graduate trainees and postdoctoral fellows, Karen Stokes, PhD, introduces future scientists and physicians to the research enterprise.

For the first time in LSU Health Shreveport’s history, one of its postdoctoral fellows has earned a National Institutes of Health K99 Pathway to Independence Award, one of the nation’s most competitive career development awards for early-career scientists.