Tammy Dugas
Dr. Tammy Dugas is an established investigator who is the PI for Center for Lung Biology and Disease Association currently in Phase II. The COBRE is focused on toxicological research focuses on the role of the environment and environmental factors in the induction or exacerbation of vascular diseases including atherosclerosis and pulmonary hypertension. In particular, […]
John T. West
Dr. West is an established investigator who is the PI for Center for Translational Viral Oncology (CTVO) Association, has more than 20 years’ experience working with retroviral and herpetic pathogen infection, immune dysregulation, and neoplastic growth. He has interests in various aspects of virology including viral evolution, vaccine design, regulation of RNA processing and translation, […]
Konstantin Kousoulas
Dr. Konstantin Kousoulas is a professor of virology and biotechnology in the department of pathobiological sciences and director of the division of biotechnology and molecular medicine (BioMMED). He is the Director of the NIH-funded Center in Experimental Infectious Disease Research and the Director of the NIH-funded Louisiana Biomedical Research Network (LBRN) Molecular and Cell Biology […]
Jeyaseelan Samithamby
Dr. Jeyaseelan Samithamby, Veterinarian-Scientist (DVM/Ph.D.), is an internationally recognized investigator in the area of innate immunity against pathogens as it relates to inflammation and injury in the lungs and extrapulmonary organs. His educational interest primarily focuses on training the next generation of veterinarian scientists and scientists interested in inflammation, infectious disease, and innate immunity. He […]
Christopher Kevil
Christopher Kevil, PhD, Vice Chancellor for Research, Dean, School of Graduate Studies Director / Principal Investigator, Center for Redox Biology and Cardiovascular Disease COBRE, Louisiana Professor, Departments of Pathology, Molecular and Cellular Physiology, and Cellular Biology and Anatomy Dr. Chris Kevil has been awarded a five-year $10.5 million Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) grant by the […]
Krzysztof Reiss
Krzysztof Reiss, PhD, earned his doctorate in cell biology from Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland, in 1989. At LSU, he is a Professor within the hematology/oncology section of the department of medicine and director of the SSSCC’s neurological cancer research program, which he co-founded with Luis Del Valle, MD. Dr. Reiss’ research team focuses on molecular […]
Andrew Yurochko
Andrew Yurochko, Ph.D., Louisiana Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, Carroll Feist Chair of Viral Oncology, Director of the Center of Excellence for Emerging Viral Threats. Andrew Yurochko is also a working PI of the NIH COBRE Center for Applied Immunology and Pathological Processes. Carroll Feist Endowed Chair of Viral Oncology was named Vice Chairman […]
Joseph Francis
Dr. Joseph Francis, Professor, Comparative Biomedical Sciences (CBS). He earned his BS and MS degrees in Veterinary Sciences from Madras Veterinary College in Madras, India, before obtaining his Ph.D. from Kansas State University. He is an Assistant Professor in the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where his research focuses on mechanisms […]
Jacqueline Stephens
Jacqueline Stephens, Professor BMB and CDIB Divisions, Ph.D.: East Carolina University School of Medicine, 1992 Claude B. Pennington, Jr. Endowed Chair in Biomedical Research, Pennington Biomedical Research Center. She is working as Principal Investigator of Metabolic Basis of Disease Center (MBDC)- COBRE was developed to support early-career scientists as they study the metabolic networks that […]
John Kirwan
John Kirwan, MSc, Ph.D., FACSM, George A. Bray, Jr. Endowed Super Chair in Nutrition, Executive Director- Professor. He also held faculty appointments at Case Western Reserve University as a professor of physiology and of nutrition. His primary interests are to investigate the role of insulin resistance as an underlying cause of chronic disease, including obesity, […]