Our Current Students and Graduates
Current Students
Graduates
Lee Bairnsfather, Ph.D. (1980)
Director of Research
EPharmaTech, LLC
Director of Research
EPharmaTech, LLC
Lafayette, Louisiana
Kevin C. Dellsperger, M.D., Ph.D., FACP, FACC (1983)
Clinical Professor of Medicine (Cardiology)
August University - Augusta, Georgia
Clinical Professor of Medicine (Cardiology)
August University - Augusta, Georgia
Varee Phromphetcharat Ph.D. (1984)
Professor and Head
Department of Physiology
Phramongkutklao College of Medicine
Bangkok Thailand
Professor and Head
Department of Physiology
Phramongkutklao College of Medicine
Bangkok Thailand
Christoph von Ritter, MD, Ph.D. (1988)
Medical Director of the Clinic, Head of Internal Medicine
Ludwig-Maximilians - University of Munich District Hospital Triamed Prien a. Chiemsee
German
Medical Director of the Clinic, Head of Internal Medicine
Ludwig-Maximilians - University of Munich District Hospital Triamed Prien a. Chiemsee
German
Balaji K. Tamarappoo M.D. Ph.D (1989)
Assistant Director of Research,Cardiac imaging Cedar-Sinai Hospital
Los Angeles CA
Karen Crissinger, MD, Ph.D. (1989)
Assistant Director of Research,Cardiac imaging Cedar-Sinai Hospital
Los Angeles CA
Karen Crissinger, MD, Ph.D. (1989)
Pediatric Gastroenterologist
Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology
University of South Alabama, Mobile.
J Keith. Smith, MD, Ph.D. (1989)
Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology
University of South Alabama, Mobile.
J Keith. Smith, MD, Ph.D. (1989)
Interim Chair
Professor of Radiology
Director of Clinical Faculty Development
Department of Radiology
University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Professor of Radiology
Director of Clinical Faculty Development
Department of Radiology
University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Barbara J. Zimmerman, PhD (1990)
Kristine Phillips, M.D., Ph.D. (1993)
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Rheumatology & Immunology
Vanderbilt University - Nashville, Tennessee
Kristine Phillips, M.D., Ph.D. (1993)
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Rheumatology & Immunology
Vanderbilt University - Nashville, Tennessee
Sarah Nelken Jerome, RRT, Ph.D. (1995)
Regional Director, Medical Affairs
AstraZeneca
Lipu Kong, MD, Ph.D. (1996)
Diagnostic Radiologist
Christus Schumpert Highland Hospital
Lianxi Liao, M.D., Ph.D. (1996)
Cardiologist (Private Practice)
Dallas/Fort Worth
Yan Chen, MD, Ph.D. (1996)
Gastroenterologist
Independence, Missouri
Terry S. Legrand, Ph.D. (1997)
Regional Director, Medical Affairs
AstraZeneca
Lipu Kong, MD, Ph.D. (1996)
Diagnostic Radiologist
Christus Schumpert Highland Hospital
Lianxi Liao, M.D., Ph.D. (1996)
Cardiologist (Private Practice)
Dallas/Fort Worth
Yan Chen, MD, Ph.D. (1996)
Gastroenterologist
Independence, Missouri
Terry S. Legrand, Ph.D. (1997)
Adjunct Faculty, LSUHS School of Allied Health
Instructor
Biological Sciences
Louisiana State University - Shreveport
Christopher Kevil, Ph.D. (1998)
Vice Chancellor for Research
Dean, School of Graduate Studies
Director/Principal Investigator, Center for Redox Biology and Cardiovascular Disease COBRE
Professor, Departments of Pathology, Molecular & Cellular Physiology, and Cellular Biology & Anatomy
Biological Sciences
Louisiana State University - Shreveport
Christopher Kevil, Ph.D. (1998)
Vice Chancellor for Research
Dean, School of Graduate Studies
Director/Principal Investigator, Center for Redox Biology and Cardiovascular Disease COBRE
Professor, Departments of Pathology, Molecular & Cellular Physiology, and Cellular Biology & Anatomy
LSU Health Shreveport
Shreveport, Louisiana
Dwight D. Henninger, Ph.D., D.V.M. (1999)
Principal Scientist
Ethicon Endo-Surgery
Waynesville, Ohio
Principal Scientist
Ethicon Endo-Surgery
Waynesville, Ohio
Robert Langley, Ph.D. (2000)
Director, High Resolution Electron Microscopy Facility
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas
Director, High Resolution Electron Microscopy Facility
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas
Steven Jones, Ph.D., FAHA (2002)
Professor of Medicine & University Scholar
Professor of Medicine & University Scholar
Director, Diabetes and Obesity Research Center
Core Director, Imaging and Physiology
University of Louisville School of Medicine
Louisville, Kentucky
Erin (Pias) Hines, Ph.D., DABT (2002)
Principal Investigator
University of Louisville School of Medicine
Louisville, Kentucky
Erin (Pias) Hines, Ph.D., DABT (2002)
Principal Investigator
Reproductive Toxicology
Environmental Protection Agency
Research Triangle Park , NC
Ian Hines, Ph.D. (2002)
Associate Professor
Environmental Protection Agency
Research Triangle Park , NC
Ian Hines, Ph.D. (2002)
Associate Professor
Graduate Program Director
Department of Nutrition Science
College of Allied Health Sciences
East Carolina University
Greenville, North Carolina
F. Stephen Laroux, Ph.D. (2002)
Director
Inflammatory Diseases and Immunology
ViThera
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Nathan S. Bryan Ph.D. (2004)
Adjunct Professor
Baylor College of Medicine
University of Texas Health Sciences Center
Houston, Texas
Catherine B. Dayton, Ph.D. (2004)
Director of Admissions
University of Houston, College of Medicine
Houston, Texas
Katherine C. Wood, Ph.D. (2006)
Research Scientist
University of Pittsburgh, Vascular Medicine Institute
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Dmitry Ostanin, Ph.D. (2006)
Associate Scientific Director
Takeda
Princeton, New Jersey
April C. Carpenter - Elrod, Ph.D. (2007)
Assistant Professor - Health & Exercise Physiology
Department of Nutrition Science
College of Allied Health Sciences
East Carolina University
Greenville, North Carolina
F. Stephen Laroux, Ph.D. (2002)
Director
Inflammatory Diseases and Immunology
ViThera
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Nathan S. Bryan Ph.D. (2004)
Adjunct Professor
Baylor College of Medicine
University of Texas Health Sciences Center
Houston, Texas
Catherine B. Dayton, Ph.D. (2004)
Director of Admissions
University of Houston, College of Medicine
Houston, Texas
Katherine C. Wood, Ph.D. (2006)
Research Scientist
University of Pittsburgh, Vascular Medicine Institute
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Dmitry Ostanin, Ph.D. (2006)
Associate Scientific Director
Takeda
Princeton, New Jersey
April C. Carpenter - Elrod, Ph.D. (2007)
Assistant Professor - Health & Exercise Physiology
Director, the SKM Lab
Ursinus College
Collegeville, Pennsylvania
John W. Langston, Ph.D. (2008)
Scientist II
Faraday Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Seattle, Washington
William S. Wright , Ph.D. (2009)
Clinical Associate Professor
Biomedical Sciences
University of South Carolina School of Medicine
Greenville, South Carolina
Gokhan Yilmaz, M.D., Ph.D.(2010)
Clinical Professor
The City College of New York
CUNY School of Medicine
New York, New York
Ursinus College
Collegeville, Pennsylvania
John W. Langston, Ph.D. (2008)
Scientist II
Faraday Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Seattle, Washington
William S. Wright , Ph.D. (2009)
Clinical Associate Professor
Biomedical Sciences
University of South Carolina School of Medicine
Greenville, South Carolina
Gokhan Yilmaz, M.D., Ph.D.(2010)
Clinical Professor
The City College of New York
CUNY School of Medicine
New York, New York
Douglas Wright, Ph.D.(2010)
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor
Respiratory Therapy
Jefferson College of Health Sciences
Roanoke, Virginia
Jefferson College of Health Sciences
Roanoke, Virginia
John Chidlow, Ph.D. (2010)
CEO
Innolyzer
Shreveport, Louisiana
Kimberly Holloway, Ph.D. (2011)
Research Manager
University of Houston
Houston, Texas
Fridrik Karlsson, Ph.D. (2011)
Principal Scientist
Pfizer
Boston, Massachusetts
Iurii Koboziev, Ph.D. (2012)
Research Assistant Professor
CEO
Innolyzer
Shreveport, Louisiana
Kimberly Holloway, Ph.D. (2011)
Research Manager
University of Houston
Houston, Texas
Fridrik Karlsson, Ph.D. (2011)
Principal Scientist
Pfizer
Boston, Massachusetts
Iurii Koboziev, Ph.D. (2012)
Research Assistant Professor
Nutritional Services
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas
Isaac Downs, Ph.D. (2012)
ORISE Health Scientist Fellow
Center of Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, Georgia
ORISE Health Scientist Fellow
Center of Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, Georgia
Madhurima Saxena, Ph.D. (2014)
Research Investigator 1- Translational Medicine
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Jerry Brunson, Ph.D. (2015)
Assistant Professor
Northwestern State University
Department of Biological & Physical Sciences
Natchitoches, Louisiana
Research Investigator 1- Translational Medicine
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Jerry Brunson, Ph.D. (2015)
Assistant Professor
Northwestern State University
Department of Biological & Physical Sciences
Natchitoches, Louisiana
Mahmoud Al-Kofahi, D.D.S., Ph.D. (2016)
Assistant Professor
Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology
University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Assistant Professor
Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology
University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Kanchanjunga Prasai, Ph.D. (2017)
Randa Eshaq, Ph.D. (2019)
Post-doctoral Fellow
Department of Molecular & Cellular Physiology - Harris Laboratory
LSU Health Shreveport
Shreveport, Louisiana
Priya Gopalakrishnan, Ph.D. (2019)
Post-doctoral Research Associate
Loeser Lab
Thurston Arthritis Research Center
UNC School of Medicine
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Adam Xiao, Ph.D. (2019)
Medical Student
LSU Health Shreveport School of Medicine
Shreveport, Louisiana
Jungmi "Winny" Yun, Ph.D. (2019)
Post-doctoral Fellow
Department of Molecular & Cellular Physiology - Alexander Laboratory
LSU Health Shreveport
Shreveport, Louisiana
Zaki Al Yafeai, M.D., Ph.D. (2020)
Resident
Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport
Shreveport, Louisiana
Graduate Students
Molecular and Cellular Physiology