Admin Core

Principal Investigator/Program Director
Louisiana State University, School of Veterinary Medicine
vtgusk@lsu.edu
Program Coordinator
Louisiana State University, School of Veterinary Medicine
sjois@lsu.edu
Program Manager
Louisiana State University, School of Veterinary Medicine
odutta@lsu.edu

Assistant Director
Louisiana State University, Center for Computation and Technology
nykim@cct.lsu.edu (225) 578-5486Currently Funded PIs

University of Louisiana at Monroe
Protective role of Growth Hormone Releasing Hormone Antagonists in Endothelial Barrier Dysfunction

Louisiana Tech University
Multifunctional Living Stem Cell-Laden Hydrogel Networks for Directed Tissue Regeneration
Louisiana State University Shreveport
Startup Project
Ischemic Stroke in COVID-19 Patients - Predicting Outcomes with Machine Learning.

University of Louisiana at Monroe
Full Project
Development of fisetin as a novel inhibitor co-targeting PI3K/AKT/mTOR/Rac1 and IL-17A for Treating Psoriasis

Louisiana State University Shreveport
Pilot Project
Impact of rapid heat acquisition on neural function, decision-making, stress, and inflammation.

Louisiana State University Shreveport
Translational
Preclinical Development of Small Molecule Therapeutics for Alzheimer's Disease

Xavier University of Louisiana
Full Project
Nano particulate magnetic imaging Agents for Cancer Diagnostic

University of Louisiana at Monroe
Full Project
miR-mediated Inhibition of Lung Cancer Progression

University of Louisiana at Monroe
Full Project
Development of Pyrazoles and Related Heterocyclic Compounds as Anti-Cancer Agents : Design, Synthesis and Anti-cancer Activity Studies

Xavier University of Louisiana
Startup Project
The interaction between kainate (KRs) and nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) in modulating nicotine-associated behaviors.

Southeastern Louisiana University
Full Project
Life in the fast lane: Testing for congruence among transcriptomic signatures

University of Louisiana at Monroe
Startup Project
Characterization of Hsc70 interactions regulating LPS stimulated RAW264.7 cells.

Louisiana State University Shreveport
Full Project
Elucidation of Plant-Derived Drug Biosynthetic Pathways and Molecular Mechanisms as Anticancer Agents

Southeastern University of Louisiana
Pilot Project
A Multi-View Spatiotemporal Hierarchical Deep Fusion Learning Model for Decoding Human Brain Activity.

Southeastern Louisiana University
Full Project
MindPrint: Exploring uniqueness of individuals' brain signals

University of Louisiana at Monroe
Full Project
Formulation and characterization of pluronic lecithin organogel as an efficient transdermal delivery vehicle of the flavonol fisetin and its potent derivatives.

University of New Orleans
Exploring Toggle Proteins: Bridging Ordered and Disordered States with Explanatory Insight
Pilot Project
thoque@uno.edu
South Eastern Louisiana University
Effects of environmental contaminants on mosquito development & virus replication
Startup Project
justin.anderson-3@selu.edu
South Eastern Louisiana University
The Development of the 'Fight Bacteria with Bacteria (F2B)' Methodology: Using Current Pathogenic Bacteria Models to Uncover a Probable Core Mechanism for Treating Newly Emerging Pathogenic Bacteria
Pilot Project
james.cho@selu.edu
University of Louisiana at Monroe
Antigenic variation in the protozoan parasite Giardia lamblia
Pilot Project
garlapati@ulm.edu
Xavier University of Louisiana
Development of a Targeted Photorelease Drug Delivery System
Full Project
scdimagg@xula.edu
University of Louisiana at Monroe
Harnessing Microbial Symbiosis to Biofortify Iron in Garden Pea for Combating Human Anemia
Startup Project
kabir@ulm.edu
Xavier University of Louisiana
Evaluating the role of reactive astrocytes in glioblastoma metastasis utilizing a modular 3-D in vitro platform
Startup Project
cbolden6@xula.edu
Loyola University New Orleans
Regulation of orphan receptor NR4A2: adopting a novel target for osteoarthritis
Full Project
kmix@loyno.edu
Loyola University New Orleans
Molecular specificity determinants in erythromycin resistance methyltransferases
Full Project
ajschoef@loyno.edu
Louisiana State University, Shreveport
Identifying the mechanisms by which Kin17 promotes EMT
Full Project
mconnel2@lsus.edu
Southern University and A&M College at Baton Rouge
Role of the SARS-CoV-2 Spike (S1) Protein on LOX-1 Receptor Expression in Macrophages
Pilot Project
md.hossain@subr.edu
Louisiana Tech University
The nanoparticulate elixir of microbial alchemists: Assessing the antibiotic efficacy and anticancer potency of microbially generated gold and selenium nanoparticles
Pilot Project
mwells@latech.edu
Southern University and A&M College
devaiah_kambiranda@suagcenter.comDSBC2 Core

DSBC2 Core Director
Louisiana State University Health New Orleans, Department of Microbiology, Immunology & Parasitology

Associate Director
Louisiana State University Shreveport

Assistant Director
Louisiana State University, Center for Computation and Technology
nykim@cct.lsu.edu (225) 578-5486
University of New Orleans
Exploring Toggle Proteins: Bridging Ordered and Disordered States with Explanatory Insight
Pilot Project
thoque@uno.edu
University of Louisiana at Monroe
Antigenic variation in the protozoan parasite Giardia lamblia
Pilot Project
garlapati@ulm.edu
Loyola University New Orleans
Molecular specificity determinants in erythromycin resistance methyltransferases
Full Project
ajschoef@loyno.edu
Co-Director
Louisiana State University
mhasan10@lsu.edu
Associate Director
Xavier University of Louisiana
mhayes5@xula.edu
Associate Director
Georgia State University
kimp@gram.edu
Louisiana State University
mbrylinski@lsu.edu
Southern University and A&M College
eduardo_martinez@subr.edu
Assistant Professor
Southeastern Louisiana University
april.wright@selu.edu
Louisiana Tech University
bishop@latech.edu
LSU School of Veterinary Medicine
eruiz10@lsu.eduLBRN EAC

Duke University
micah.luftig@duke.edu
Buffalo University
ram@compbio.org
Novartis (Earlier Boston College)
raf.luna@novartis.com
University of Idaho
cbohach@uidaho.edu
University of South Carolina
SJCUTLER@cop.sc.edu
LBRN Steering Committee

Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine

Louisiana Tech University School of Biological Sciences

GSU
waltoncr@gram.edu
SUBR
patrick_mensah@subr.edu
SELU
tgolding@southeastern.edu
XULA
achilver@xula.edu
ULM
arant@ulm.edu
LSUS
helen.taylor@lsus.edu
LATECH
JJNEWMAN@latech.edu
LOYNO
jdaffron@loyno.edu
UNO
clunn1@uno.edu
Dillard
president@dillard.eduMCBR Core

MCBR Director
Louisiana State University, Biological Sciences

BioMMED Researcher
Louisiana State University, School of Veterinary Medicine

Louisiana State University Shreveport
Startup Project
Ischemic Stroke in COVID-19 Patients - Predicting Outcomes with Machine Learning.

University of Louisiana at Monroe
Antigenic variation in the protozoan parasite Giardia lamblia
Pilot Project
garlapati@ulm.edu
Loyola University New Orleans
Regulation of orphan receptor NR4A2: adopting a novel target for osteoarthritis
Full Project
kmix@loyno.edu
LSU School of Veterinary Medicine
vchoul1@lsu.edu
Southern University and A&M College
sanjay_batra@subr.edu
Southern University and A&M College
christopher.beachy@selu.edu
Georgia State University
dorseywc@gram.edu
Louisiana State University/Pennington Biomedical Research Center
David.Burk@pbrc.edu
Louisiana Tech University
rgiorno@latech.edu
Xavier University of Louisiana
cbennet3@xula.eduPreviously Funded PIs

Program Coordinator
Louisiana State University, School of Veterinary Medicine
sjois@lsu.edu
Xavier University of Louisiana
Inhibition of Factor XIIIa by Sulfonated Glycosaminoglycan Mimetics as Potential Avenue to Novel Anticoagulants

Southern University and A&M College, Department of Computer Science
Modeling Protein-Substrate Interactions in the Lipoxygenase Family Using Computational Approaches

Southern University and A&M College
sanjay_batra@subr.edu
Georgia State University
dorseywc@gram.edu
Louisiana Tech University
rgiorno@latech.edu
Xavier University of Louisiana
cbennet3@xula.edu
Associate Director
Georgia State University
kimp@gram.edu
Southern University and A&M College
eduardo_martinez@subr.edu
Assistant Professor
Southeastern Louisiana University
april.wright@selu.edu
Xavier University of Louisiana
jchaney@xula.edu
Louisiana Tech University
jlshultz@latech.edu
Southeastern Louisiana University
cmurray@selu.edu
Xavier University of Louisiana
sdutta@xula.edu
Southeastern Louisiana University
moses.ihachi@selu.edu
Louisiana State University in Shreveport
Urska.Cvek@lsus.edu
Louisiana State University
ysaini@lsu.edu
Ulm University
garlapati@ulm.edu
Southeastern Louisiana University
daniel.barnes-2@selu.edu
Xavier University of Louisiana
akundu@xula.edu
Louisiana Tech University
dkmills@latech.edu
Ulm University
overturf@ulm.edu
Louisiana State University
spatial@lsu.edu
Southern University and A&M College
xiaoping_yi@subr.edu
Louisiana State University in Shreveport
wyu@lsus.edu
Xavier University of Louisiana
kzhang@xula.edu
Louisiana Tech University
jjnewman@latech.edu
Louisiana State University in Shreveport
kui.chen@lsus.edu
Louisiana Tech University

Louisiana Tech University

Ulm University
afindley@ulm.edu
Ulm University
gissendanner@ulm.edu
Southern University and A&M College
kineshah@aol.com
Xavier University of Louisiana
thuckaba@xula.edu
Ulm University
kjackson@ulm.edu
Ulm University
Ulm University

Southeastern Louisiana University
hye-young.kim@selu.edu
Ulm University
yliu@ulm.edu
Louisiana State University in Shreveport
elahe.mahdavian@lsus.edu
Xavier University of Louisiana
hmcferri@xula.edu
Louisiana Tech University
bioengineer1@hotmail.com
Southern University and A&M College
s_murthy@subr.edu
Ulm University
nazzal@ulm.edu
Louisiana Tech University
radadia@latech.edu
Louisiana State University in Shreveport
bsalvato@lsus.edu
Louisiana Tech University
prerna@latech.edu
Southern University and A&M College
lidiya_dubytska@subr.edu
Xavier University of Louisiana
gzgolove@xula.edu
Louisiana State University in Shreveport
marjan.trutschl@lsus.edu
Xavier University of Louisiana

Xavier University of Louisiana
jsridhar@xula.edu
Ulm University
talbert@ulm.edu
Louisiana State University in Shreveport

Southern University and A&M College
shizhong_yang@subr.edu
Southeastern Louisiana University
jean.fotie@selu.edu
Louisiana Tech University
spoh@latech.edu
LSU Health Shreveport
hnam@lsuhsc.edu
Louisiana Tech University
