Mission Statement
Louisiana Biomedical Research Network (LBRN) was established in September 2001 with Biomedical Research Infrastructure Networks (BRIN) funding by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), through the National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) Grant P20RR016456, the LBRN is committed to raising the research competitiveness of Louisiana researchers. IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) is the second phase of the BRIN Program when LBRN initially started. Currently, LBRN is in the fourth phase with continued funding by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) Grant 8P20GM103424 and the Louisiana Board of Regents Support Fund.
People
The Louisiana Biomedical Research Network consists of people made up from the Administrative Core, Bioinformatics, Biostatistics, and Computational Biology Core, Molecular and Cell Biology Resources Core, Currently Funded Project Investigators of all types, Past Funded Project Investigators, Primarily Undergraduate Institutional Steering Committee Members, and External Advisory Committee Members.
Goals
- Maintain and expand the previously established state-wide infrastructure and intellectual research network supporting interdisciplinary biomedical research.
- Expand and improve the critical mass of biomedical investigators at primary PUI campuses through the support of mentored research, and enhanced communication.
- Increase student interest in biomedical research careers throughout Louisiana by providing summer research opportunities to all institutions within the State.
- Evaluate, assess and continuously monitor the progress within LBRN through detailed tracking of research accomplishments, the development of human resources, and productive collaborations among participating institutions.
Logic Model 2020-2025
- PUI Campuses
- Grambling State University
- Louisiana State University Shreveport (LSUS)
- Louisiana Tech University (LA Tech)
- Southeastern Louisiana University
- Southern University and A&M College (SUBR)
- University of Louisiana at Monroe (ULM)
- University of New Orleans (UNO)
- Xavier University of Louisiana (XULA)
- Dillard University
- Loyola University, New Orleans
- Mentor Campuses
- Flagship Campus
- Summer Research Campuses
- Baton Rouge Community College
- Centenary College
- Louisiana College
- Louisiana State University Alexandria
- McNeese State University
- Nicholls State University
- Northwestern State University
- Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University, formerly called Our Lady of the Lake College
- Southern University at New Orleans
- Southern University at Shreveport
- University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Cores
K Gus Kousoulas
(Principal Investigator)
- Louisiana State University
- School of Veterinary Medicine
- Baton Rouge LA 70803
- vtgusk@lsu.edu
Seetharama Jois
(Program Coordinator)
- Louisiana State University
- School of Veterinary Medicine
- Baton Rouge LA 70803
- sjois@lsu.edu
Ojasvi Dutta
(Program Manager)
- Louisiana State University
- School of Veterinary Medicine
- Baton Rouge LA 70803
- odutta@lsu.edu
Nayong Kim
(Assistant Director, CCT)
- Louisiana State University
- Center for Computation & Technology
- Baton Rouge LA 70803
- nykim@cct.lsu.edu
Bioinformatics, Biostatistics, and Computational Biology Core
The Bioinformatics, Biostatistics, and Computational Biology Core (BBCC) of the Louisiana Biomedical Research Network (LBRN) serves to train and support project investigators and their teams across Louisiana, and to lead and support translational research activities at the frontiers of biomedical science. Its team uses both established and custom computational tools, operating at computational scales ranging from the mundane to analyses engaging many hundreds of compute cores.
Christopher Taylor
DSBC2 Core Director
Urska Cvek
Associate Director
Nayong Kim
Associate Director
Emmanuelle Ruiz
Assistant Director
Srinivas Garlapati
ULM
Urska Cvek
LSUS
Thomas Bishop
LA Tech
April Wright
SELU
Paul Kim
Grambling
Matthew Hayes
Xavier
Eduardo Martinez-Ceballos
SUBR
Molecular and Cell Biology Resources Core
Molecular and cell biology provide an essential linkage among important basic fields of biomedical science, such as genetics, developmental biology, structural biology, immunology, neurobiology, and cancer biology. The MCBRC takes advantage of existing highly organized, centralized services and equipment facilities located primarily at the LSU flagship institution in Baton Rouge, effectively uniting these units toward the common goal of supporting biomedical research performed by PUI investigators. The MCBRC will provide technical and logistical support, enabling the ready exchange of information, ideas, technology, and research capabilities among PUI investigators. MCBRC will ensure that PUI researchers have full access to state-of-the-art equipment and modern research techniques and services.