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Today, we’re proud to celebrate International Day of Women and Girls in Science by spotlighting some of the many women pushing @LSUResearch
discoveries forward at LSUHS. Check out this article to learn more about the work they're doing -lsuhs.edu/about/newsroom/blo…
“I don’t accept the fact that cancer is a monster that is undefeatable." That's the motto of Dr. Arrigo De Benedetti, who's pushing @LSUResearch forward at LSUHS. In recently published findings, he describes a promising new approach to treating advanced prostate cancer.
LSUHS was ranked 3rd highest for enrollments in November 2024 for GRNDaD, a multisite sickle cell patient registry developed to better understand sickle cell symptoms and improve outcomes for patients affected by this disease. Learn more: grndad.org/
#sicklecell
ALT Dr. Richard Mansour wearing his white coat holding the hands of one of his patients in his clinic.
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World Heart Day, Sept. 29, raises awareness about cardiovascular diseases and preventive measure to manage heart disease. LSUHS is honored to have been selected as one of 60 sites in the world to participate in the CORVIA Shunt Clinical Trial for…
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… for HFpEF patients who have been shown in prior studies to benefit from shunting and have no pulmonary vascular disease or pacemakers.
Read more here: lsuhs.edu/about/newsroom/new…
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The Office for Institutional Wellness recently hosted the 4th Annual Wellness Week. Activities focusing on physical, emotional & financial wellbeing were held throughout the week- every event reached maximum attendance! Thank you to everyone who made Wellness Week 2024 a success.
Congratulations to Dr. Wayne Orr, Director of the LSUHS Center for Cardiovascular Diseases and Sciences on being named the 2024-2025 President-Elect of the North American Vascular Biology Organization!
Read more about Dr. Orr and his appointment here: bit.ly/orr-navbo
At LSU Health Shreveport, we build teams that win for underserved communities! Our outreach through public health efforts and practicing physicians reaches the whole state and improves the health and lives of Louisianians. #WBTTW #ScholarshipFirst
We build teams that win for education in Louisiana! For current students and potential students, we offer impactful ways to connect with our faculty, have interdisciplinary experiences and be best prepared to enter the fields of science and healthcare as professions! #WBTTW
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Today is LSU Day at the Capitol and LSU Health Shreveport is excited to meet with #lalege and highlight how we're building teams that win, like our outstanding research team! #WBTTW #ScholarshipFirst
Congratulations to Dr. Chris Kevil, Vice Chancellor for @LSUHSResearch, on being elected as a 2023 #AAASFellow by the @aaas – one of the most distinct honors within the scientific community. Read more here: bit.ly/kevil-aaas
Congratulations to Dr. Martin Sapp, Professor and Chair of the Department of Microbiology & Immunology, who was awarded a five-year, $1.8M competing continuation for his R01 grant from the NIH National Cancer Institute!
His project, "Immediate early events of the HPV life cycle,” has been funded by the NIH since 2017. Learn more about the research taking place in Dr. Sapp’s Lab: schoolofgradstudies.lsuhs.ed…
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Match Day 2024 was full of excitement at LSU Health Shreveport as 99.2% of our School of Medicine students "matched" and revealed where they will begin the first step of their careers as physicians later this year.
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#MatchDay2024 is officially here!
Tune in live at 11:00AM to celebrate with our
4th-year medical students by visiting our website:
lsuhs.edu/matchday.
For those sharing excitement & congratulations
to our students on social media, be sure to tag us so we can celebrate too!
LSU Health Shreveport is excited to welcome Jason Comer, PhD, as Director of the BSL-3 Research Facility, who will lead the the research direction of the lab to support growth in research activity and promoting its impact. Read more about Dr. Comer here: lsuhs.edu/about/newsroom/res…
Our Medical Students for Addiction Awareness group, held their annual Arm Wrestling Tournament in support of addiction research! Students nominated other students & faculty for a fun competition benefitting the Louisiana Addiction Research Center at LSUHS! lsuhs.edu/larc
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Congratulations to Dr. Natalie Wu, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Fellow, for being selected as an American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Resident Advocacy Scholar for 2024!
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Are you interested in a career in science, technology, engineering, mathematics or medicine related to cardiovascular disease? Apply to become an American Heart Association SURE Scholar!
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For more information on the program and application requirements, visit lsuhs.edu/.../cardiovascular…
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IDEAS Day 2024 was a huge success! We had over 300 children and their families attend a day of science-filled, fun education and discovery.
And a special thank you to our student organizers, volunteers, community partners for helping make IDEAS Day a success for our community!
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Today, the LSU Health Shreveport campus wore red in support of the American Heart Association's National Wear Red Day, a day of awareness for cardiovascular disease. We hope you'll join us as we acknowledge and raise awareness for American Heart Month all month long!
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Dr. James Morris was recently appointed as Designated Institutional Officer for the School of Medicine! He will continue to serve as the Assistant Dean for Graduate Medical Education and VA Affairs, as well as Professor of Internal Medicine.
Read more: lsuhs.edu/about/newsroom/new…
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