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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).
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!!!!
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Congratulations to @muyitimo (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.
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The March Graduate Student of the Month is Nibedita Aich. Nibedita is a doctoral student in Dr. Krista Rodgers’ lab. She studies the role of Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor signaling through TrkB receptors in neural regeneration & functional recovery following pediatric stroke
The February Graduate Student of the Month is Luke Cui. Luke is a doctoral student in Dr. Baojin Ding’s lab in the Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology. Luke comes to us from Tianjin, China, where he obtained his undergraduate degree in Biochemistry.
Luke also has a master’s in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology. His Ph.D. dissertation project is titled, 'Baculovirus-insect cell expression system recombinant RNA polymerase II CTD cyclin-dependent-kinases activity on fusion protein GST-CTD mutants.’
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Congratulations to the following LSU Health Shreveport scientists who have recently received postdoctoral fellowship awards from the American Heart Association! (cont'd)
Q&A with Frances Vest, the January Student of the Month
Q: Who are some people with whom you enjoy sharing your research/data?
A: I’m rather lucky for my lab mate to be my fiancé, Bo Wood, and to have a really great relationship with my mentor, Dr. Murnane.
The January Graduate Student of the Month is Frances Vest. Frances is a doctoral student in Dr. Kevin Murnane’s lab in the LSU Health Shreveport Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Neuroscience Department.
Frances has an undergraduate degree in Biopsychology, and her dissertation project is titled "Cognitive Flexibility Deficits and Associated Alterations in Frontal-Striatal Connectivity in Individuals in Early Methamphetamine Abstinence."
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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!
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 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.”
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Congrats to @LSUHS_Micro members for being awarded intramural grants!
Dr. Jeremy Kamil (@macroliter) - Chancellor's Aim High Research Award
Dr. Rohit Jangra (@jangralab) - CEVT Grant-In Aid Award
Dr. Ramandeep Kaur - CEVT Postdoc Fellowship
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Congrats to Jessica and @muyitimo on their recent publication that dives into the relationship between EGFR and HPV's E5 protein!
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