Center for Lung Biology and Disease
The objective of this proposal is to establish a Center of Excellence (COE) in Pulmonary Diseases that is highly interactive and consists of a dynamic group of junior investigators whose research focus is on understanding the molecular and cellular immunological mechanisms associated with the pathogenesis if lung diseases. The Promising Junior Investigators (PJIs) have proposed […]
Center for Pre-Clinical Cancer Research
Summary Overall Core. The Center for Pre-Clinical Cancer Research (Cancer COBRE) aims to identify clinically relevant mechanisms of human cancer disease using models that closely reflect the disease state in the context of the tumor microenvironment. Recent advances in 3D tumor culture techniques have intensified the focus on in vitro human cell culture systems to […]
Mentoring Obesity and Diabetes Research in Louisiana
Mentoring Obesity and Diabetes Research in Louisiana: Nearly two-thirds of the US population is either clinically overweight or obese and almost 10% of the population has adult-onset diabetes. Obesity and diabetes are central elements of a cluster of pathologies collectively referred to as “metabolic syndrome”. Our Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) at the Pennington […]
Mentoring in Cardiovascular Biology
Mentoring in Cardiovascular Biology: The objective of our Phase IIl Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) program is to continue to provide the strong infrastructure, core laboratory support, and collegial scientific environment necessary to mentor outstanding investigators and foster collaborations within the multidisciplinary and interdepartmental effort i cardiovascular biology at the Louisiana State University Health […]
Tulane COBRE for Clinical and Translational Research in Cardiometabolic Diseases
Tulane COBRE for Clinical and Translational Research in Cardiometabolic Diseases: The overall objective of this COBRE application is to increase the quality and quantity of clinical, translational and implementation research in cardiometabolic diseases at Tulane University. This objective will be achieved by establishing a Center of Excellence for Clinical, Translational and Implementation Research in Cardiometabolic […]
Center for Translational Viral Oncology
Center for Translational Viral Oncology : The primary goal of this COBRE is to strengthen the biomedical research infrastructure in Louisiana by training Promising Junior Investigators (PJIs) who can develop independent research addressing a major health problem in our region. Virus-associated cancers remain a major cause of morbidity and mortality in our region and disproportionately […]
Louisiana Clinical and Translational Science (LA CaTS) Center
The Louisiana Clinical and Translational Science (LA CaTS) Center is a consortium of the major academic and biomedical research centers in the State of Louisiana. Pennington Biomedical Research Center (PBRC) is the lead LA CaTS institution and will continue to partner with Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans (LSUHSC-NO) and Tulane University Health Sciences […]
Mentoring Research Excellence in Aging and Regenerative Medicine
Mentoring Research Excellence in Aging and Regenerative Medicine: Aging is a biological process that is the major risk factor for chronic disease and degeneration during the lifespan. However, it is beginning to be appreciated that disease and degeneration impinge on the aging process, in something perhaps akin to a feedback loop. This suggests that a […]