Meet our Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Researchers
A major emphasis of the department is research in the areas of cancer, enzymology, epigenetics and neurodegeneration. Visit the labs below to learn more about their research.
Associates
Steven Conrad
Lab
Sushil Jain
Lab
Cherie-Ann Nathan
Lab
RESEARCH FOCUS
Witt Lab -
Alpha-synuclein as a regulator of vesicle trafficking in melanoma and Parkinson’s disease; sorting nexins; accelerators and inhibitors of alpha-synuclein fibrillization
De Benedetti Lab -
Altered protein synthesis in solid tumors; gene expression; radioresistance by the protein kinase Tousled
First Lab -
Aminoacylation of tRNA; expansion of the genetic code; Charcot-Marie-Tooth disorder; enzyme catalysis; protein engineering
Gross Lab -
Regulation of gene expression; chromosome conformation of genes and their 3D nuclear organization; transcriptonal response to heat shock.
Huang Lab -
mTOR signaling in tumorigensis and metastasis; neuronal apoptosis
Leidenheimer Lab -
Role of GABA shunt in cancer cell metabolic reprogramming; function, trafficking and degradation of Gamma-aminobutyric (GABA) receptors
Reed Lab –
Functions of GLUT1CBP (GIPC), a myosin VI adapter protein
Robinson Lab -
Control of cell growth and division, protein phosphorylation, vesicular trafficking and yeast genetics
Sunavala Lab -
Genotoxin-mediated DNA damage and repair; salivary function
Tatchell Lab -
Type 1 protein phosphatase (PP1) in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Nathan Lab -
From bench to bedside novel treatments for head/neck, thyroid and skin cancers
Contact Us
Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Phone: (318) 675-5160
Fax: (318) 675-5180
Email: Admissions-BMB@lsuhsc.edu
Current Studies
- Cancer Biology
- Cell Cycle and Cell Signaling
- Enzymes, Proteins and Protein Engineering
- Epigenetics and Transcription
- Neurobiology and Neurodegeneration