LSU HEALTH SHREVEPORT CENTERS
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![Feist-Weiller Cancer Center Professor receives $468,000 sub-award from the American Cancer Society]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1714072641/lsuhscshreveportedu/amnwlunvia8wrmqpobhy/McLartynews.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1714072641/lsuhscshreveportedu/amnwlunvia8wrmqpobhy/McLartynews.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1714072641/lsuhscshreveportedu/amnwlunvia8wrmqpobhy/McLartynews.png","width":520}])
In collaboration with LSU Health New Orleans, Jerry McLarty, PhD, LSUHS Professor of Medicine, Feist-Weiller Cancer Center, awarded a five-year sub-award for research project, "Improving Cervical Cancer Prevention in Louisiana.”
Our Centers are actively engaged in educating the community,
training future scientists and advancing research through active collaborations.
Our Centers
- FEIST-WEILLER CANCER CENTER OF EXCELLENCE
- CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATOLOGY
- CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES AND SCIENCES
- CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR EMERGING VIRAL THREATS
- CENTER FOR BRAIN HEALTH
- LOUISIANA ADDICTION RESEARCH CENTER
- CENTER OF ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE FOR PATIENT CENTERED REHABILITATION
- CENTER FOR APPLIED IMMUNOLOGY AND PATHOLOGICAL PROCESSES
- CENTER FOR REDOX BIOLOGY AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
FEIST-WEILLER CANCER CENTER OF EXCELLENCE
CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATOLOGY
CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES AND SCIENCES
CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR EMERGING VIRAL THREATS
CENTER FOR BRAIN HEALTH
LOUISIANA ADDICTION RESEARCH CENTER
CENTER OF ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE FOR PATIENT CENTERED REHABILITATION
CENTER FOR APPLIED IMMUNOLOGY AND PATHOLOGICAL PROCESSES
CENTER FOR REDOX BIOLOGY AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
What is a Center of Excellence?
A select number of academic programs earn the designation as a Center of Excellence by the Louisiana Board of Regents and must demonstrate statewide leadership in their area of focus and a commitment to building on their respective strengths by advancing knowledge and skills to create better opportunities for improving the quality of life of Louisiana residents. Designated centers share being a hallmark of the institution with a strong performance record, concentration in a clearly defined area relevant to the state’s needs, a range of academic, training and research opportunities, and engagement with the greater community to address current issues. LSU Health Shreveport is home to four designated Centers of Research Excellence.
What is a Center of Biomedical Research Excellence?
The Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) awards support the establishment and development of innovative, state-of-the-art biomedical and behavioral research centers at institutions in IDeA-eligible states through awards for three sequential five-year phases. In addition to the six Louisiana Board of Regents and LSU Board of Supervisors approved Centers, LSU Health Shreveport has two National Institutes of Health (NIH) Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE).
Latest Research Centers News
![Dr. Chen Lin: Preventing Strokes, What to do During, and Recovering After]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1761316749/lsuhscshreveportedu/kpxjjx4dmrnibnwn16h2/KSLAChenLinStroke.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1761316749/lsuhscshreveportedu/kpxjjx4dmrnibnwn16h2/KSLAChenLinStroke.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1761316749/lsuhscshreveportedu/kpxjjx4dmrnibnwn16h2/KSLAChenLinStroke.png","width":520}])
KSLA - Dr. Chen Lin, Professor and Chair of Neurology at LSU Health Shreveport, discusses stroke prevention and recovery.
![LSU Health Shreveport Local Wastewater Research Not Impacted by Government Shutdown]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1761228633/lsuhscshreveportedu/oc0gimqfku78usyxpfl4/KTBSWastewater.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1761228633/lsuhscshreveportedu/oc0gimqfku78usyxpfl4/KTBSWastewater.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1761228633/lsuhscshreveportedu/oc0gimqfku78usyxpfl4/KTBSWastewater.png","width":520}])
KTBS - The federal government shutdown has paused a range of medical research projects across the country — including wastewater testing programs that help track infectious diseases and drug use trends. But at LSU Health Shreveport, the work continues, thanks largely due to financial support from the Caddo Commission and community philanthropy.
![LSUHS hosting event for managing symptoms of Parkinson's]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1755268679/lsuhscshreveportedu/jd2vl6kbgumendkwtuej/KSLAParkinsons.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1755268679/lsuhscshreveportedu/jd2vl6kbgumendkwtuej/KSLAParkinsons.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1755268679/lsuhscshreveportedu/jd2vl6kbgumendkwtuej/KSLAParkinsons.png","width":520}])
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![Dr. Kevin Murnane was awarded a NIH grant for a new project]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1755291509/lsuhscshreveportedu/ks17b9uu9an6jljl89mo/KevinMurnanenews.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1755291509/lsuhscshreveportedu/ks17b9uu9an6jljl89mo/KevinMurnanenews.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1755291509/lsuhscshreveportedu/ks17b9uu9an6jljl89mo/KevinMurnanenews.png","width":520}])
Kevin Murnane, PHD, was awarded a new two-year UG3 grant from the NIH through Virogenomics BioDevelopment, Inc. for his project "IND-enabling studies and phase I clinical trials to advance CD74-target, DRhQ, as a treatment for stimulant use disorder."
![RADIO INTERVIEW: New Options for Parkinson's Treatment]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1745869700/lsuhscshreveportedu/tzzohdjb4xgkzsn7b78t/Parkinsonsnews_2.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1745869700/lsuhscshreveportedu/tzzohdjb4xgkzsn7b78t/Parkinsonsnews_2.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1745869700/lsuhscshreveportedu/tzzohdjb4xgkzsn7b78t/Parkinsonsnews_2.png","width":520}])
KEEL - There are new options for Parkinson's Disease Treatment in North Louisiana. KEEL Studios Gary Calligas speaks with Dr. Elizabeth Disbrow and Dr. Harlene Kaur from LSU Health Shreveport on "The Best of Times" radio hour.
![Parkinson's disease awareness with LSU Health Shreveport: Health fair and clinical study]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1751031489/lsuhscshreveportedu/yfs4dmwmic0lydje8gq4/KTBSParkinsonsArticle.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1751031489/lsuhscshreveportedu/yfs4dmwmic0lydje8gq4/KTBSParkinsonsArticle.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1751031489/lsuhscshreveportedu/yfs4dmwmic0lydje8gq4/KTBSParkinsonsArticle.png","width":520}])
KTBS - June is brain health awareness month and the campus of LSU Health Shreveport has partnered with the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's research as one of 11 sites participating in the black and African American connections to Parkinson's disease study.
Red River Radio - Health Matters explores treatment options and current research for the neurogenerative disorder, Parkinson's Disease, with LSUHS faculty.
![Guardant Health Joins Forces with Faith Fight Finish Foundation and Feist-Weiller Cancer Center to Boost Colon Cancer Screening in Underserved Communities]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1741380593/lsuhscshreveportedu/xdbktqk9ucvdqgvvvc01/ColonCancerScreeningnews.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1741380593/lsuhscshreveportedu/xdbktqk9ucvdqgvvvc01/ColonCancerScreeningnews.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1741380593/lsuhscshreveportedu/xdbktqk9ucvdqgvvvc01/ColonCancerScreeningnews.png","width":520}])
Business Wire - Guardant Health, Inc., a leading precision oncology company, announced a collaboration with Dak Prescott’s Faith Fight Finish Foundation and the LSUHS mobile cancer screening program, Partners in Wellness, to increase colorectal cancer screening rates in northern and central Louisiana.
![Life Savers gala raises more than $150,000 to support Cancer Care]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1738967831/lsuhscshreveportedu/uixcfsipuezr6gebo9yt/LifeSaversnews_1.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1738967831/lsuhscshreveportedu/uixcfsipuezr6gebo9yt/LifeSaversnews_1.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1738967831/lsuhscshreveportedu/uixcfsipuezr6gebo9yt/LifeSaversnews_1.png","width":520}])
KSLA 12 - The 80's Themed Fundraiser proceeds will support renovations to a hospitality home for Feist-Weiller Cancer Center patients who travel for their cancer treatment to have a comfortable space to receive outpatient care.
![Faculty Poster selected for top honors in Social Responsibility at APTA CSM]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1738772785/lsuhscshreveportedu/eebtdn5xufynxtrwbk6u/Obesitystudynews.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1738772785/lsuhscshreveportedu/eebtdn5xufynxtrwbk6u/Obesitystudynews.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1738772785/lsuhscshreveportedu/eebtdn5xufynxtrwbk6u/Obesitystudynews.png","width":520}])
Dr. Marie Vazquez Morgan and Dr. Suzanne Tinsley will be acknowledged for their poster titled "Sustainability of a Community Placed Program to Decrease Cardiovascular Risk Factors in the Black Population".
![Center for Precision Medicine Genomics Laboratory Receives Accreditation from College of American Pathologists]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1731602571/lsuhscshreveportedu/by4jtk3pk0kqvowj5ocn/CAPAccredited.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1731602571/lsuhscshreveportedu/by4jtk3pk0kqvowj5ocn/CAPAccredited.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731602571/lsuhscshreveportedu/by4jtk3pk0kqvowj5ocn/CAPAccredited.png","width":520}])
The Accreditation Committee of the College of American Pathologists (CAP) has awarded continuing accreditation to the Feist-Weiller Cancer Center’s Center for Precision Medicine Genomics Laboratory at LSUHS.
![LSUHS Hosts Biomedical Research and Industry Day]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1730922094/lsuhscshreveportedu/nxliuilsxp6hephobwo5/BRAIDnews24.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1730922094/lsuhscshreveportedu/nxliuilsxp6hephobwo5/BRAIDnews24.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1730922094/lsuhscshreveportedu/nxliuilsxp6hephobwo5/BRAIDnews24.png","width":520}])
BRAID 2024 brought scientists and students together to highlight the importance of research in the biomedical industry.
![Partners in Wellness Mobile Screening program celebrates 25 years of serving Louisiana]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1729179979/lsuhscshreveportedu/dzcipjoupsotmviolun9/FWCCbreastcancerscreeningnews.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1729179979/lsuhscshreveportedu/dzcipjoupsotmviolun9/FWCCbreastcancerscreeningnews.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1729179979/lsuhscshreveportedu/dzcipjoupsotmviolun9/FWCCbreastcancerscreeningnews.png","width":520}])
KSLA12 - What started as a clinic to provide more healthcare to those in rural areas grew into an idea to go mobile with more than 21,000 people screened for various cancers.
![LSUHS Partners In Wellness celebrates 25 years of providing cancer screenings]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1729179407/lsuhscshreveportedu/g011yspcjo2x70fbcvb6/FWCCPIWnewsconference.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1729179407/lsuhscshreveportedu/g011yspcjo2x70fbcvb6/FWCCPIWnewsconference.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1729179407/lsuhscshreveportedu/g011yspcjo2x70fbcvb6/FWCCPIWnewsconference.png","width":520}])
Shreveport Times - Since 1999, Partners In Wellness has provided cancers screenings to individuals in north and central Louisiana, regardless of their insurance status or ability to pay.
![Mobile cancer screening, education program celebrates 25 years of life-saving services]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1728590380/lsuhscshreveportedu/hrq4h4zd9k3ofqt1pbvg/FWCCMobileScreeningnews.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1728590380/lsuhscshreveportedu/hrq4h4zd9k3ofqt1pbvg/FWCCMobileScreeningnews.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1728590380/lsuhscshreveportedu/hrq4h4zd9k3ofqt1pbvg/FWCCMobileScreeningnews.png","width":520}])
KTAL 6 - A mobile cancer screening program created by Feist Weiller Cancer Center is celebrating a milestone 25 years of offering life-saving cancer screenings and education to citizens regardless of their insurance status or ability to pay.
