Our Current Students and Graduates
Current Students
Current Fellows
Current Fellows
Maria D. Juarez-Rodriguez, PhD, MSc
Fellow in Molecular and Cellular Physiology
Dhananjay Kumar, PhD
Fellow in Molecular and Cellular Physiology
Graduates
Alumni
Lee Bairnsfather, PhD (1980)
Director of Research
EPharmaTech, LLC
Director of Research
EPharmaTech, LLC
Lafayette, LA
Kevin C. Dellsperger, MD, PhD, FACP, FACC (1983)
Clinical Professor of Medicine (Cardiology)
Augusta University, Augusta, GA
Clinical Professor of Medicine (Cardiology)
Augusta University, Augusta, GA
Varee Phromphetcharat PhD (1984)
Assistant Professor and Head
Department of Physiology
Phramongkutklao College of Medicine
Bangkok, Thailand
Assistant Professor and Head
Department of Physiology
Phramongkutklao College of Medicine
Bangkok, Thailand
Christoph von Ritter, MD, PhD (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 MD, PhD (1989)
Assistant Director of Research
Cardiac Imaging, Cedar-Sinai Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
Karen Crissinger, MD, PhD (1989)
Assistant Director of Research
Cardiac Imaging, Cedar-Sinai Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
Karen Crissinger, MD, PhD (1989)
Pediatric Gastroenterologist
Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology
University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL
J Keith Smith, MD, PhD (1989)
Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology
University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL
J Keith Smith, MD, PhD (1989)
Interim Chair
Professor of Radiology
Director of Clinical Faculty Development
Department of Radiology
University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC
Professor of Radiology
Director of Clinical Faculty Development
Department of Radiology
University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC
Barbara J. Zimmerman, PhD (1990)
Kristine Phillips, MD, PhD (1993)
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Rheumatology & Immunology
Vanderbilt University - Nashville, TN
Kristine Phillips, MD, PhD (1993)
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Rheumatology & Immunology
Vanderbilt University - Nashville, TN
Sarah Nelken Jerome, RRT, PhD (1995)
Regional Director, Medical Affairs
AstraZeneca
Lipu Kong, MD, PhD (1996)
Diagnostic Radiologist
Christus Schumpert Highland Hospital, Shreveport, LA
Lianxi Liao, MD, PhD (1996)
Cardiologist (Private Practice)
Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
Yan Chen, MD, PhD (1996)
Gastroenterologist
Independence, MO
Terry S. Legrand, PhD (1997)
Regional Director, Medical Affairs
AstraZeneca
Lipu Kong, MD, PhD (1996)
Diagnostic Radiologist
Christus Schumpert Highland Hospital, Shreveport, LA
Lianxi Liao, MD, PhD (1996)
Cardiologist (Private Practice)
Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
Yan Chen, MD, PhD (1996)
Gastroenterologist
Independence, MO
Terry S. Legrand, PhD (1997)
Adjunct Faculty, LSUHS School of Allied Health Professions
Instructor, Biological Sciences
LSUS, Shreveport, LA
Christopher Kevil, PhD (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
LSUS, Shreveport, LA
Christopher Kevil, PhD (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, LA
Dwight D. Henninger, PhD, DVM (1999)
Principal Scientist
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Waynesville, OH
Principal Scientist
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Waynesville, OH
Robert Langley, PhD (2000)
Director, High Resolution Electron Microscopy Facility
MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Director, High Resolution Electron Microscopy Facility
MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Steven Jones, PhD, 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, KY
Erin (Pias) Hines, PhD, DABT (2002)
Principal Investigator
University of Louisville School of Medicine,
Louisville, KY
Erin (Pias) Hines, PhD, DABT (2002)
Principal Investigator
Reproductive Toxicology
Environmental Protection Agency
Research Triangle Park , NC
Ian Hines, PhD (2002)
Associate Professor
Environmental Protection Agency
Research Triangle Park , NC
Ian Hines, PhD (2002)
Associate Professor
Graduate Program Director
Department of Nutrition Science
College of Allied Health Sciences
East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
F. Stephen Laroux, PhD (2002)
Director
Inflammatory Diseases and Immunology
ViThera, Cambridge, MA
Nathan S. Bryan PhD (2004)
Adjunct Professor
Baylor College of Medicine
University of Texas HSC, Houston, TX
Catherine B. Dayton, PhD (2004)
Director of Admissions
University of Houston College of Medicine,
Houston, TX
Katherine C. Wood, PhD (2006)
Research Scientist
University of Pittsburgh, Vascular Medicine Institute, Pittsburgh, PA
Dmitry Ostanin, PhD (2006)
Associate Scientific Director
Takeda, Princeton, NJ
April C. Carpenter - Elrod, PhD (2007)
Assistant Professor - Health & Exercise Physiology
Department of Nutrition Science
College of Allied Health Sciences
East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
F. Stephen Laroux, PhD (2002)
Director
Inflammatory Diseases and Immunology
ViThera, Cambridge, MA
Nathan S. Bryan PhD (2004)
Adjunct Professor
Baylor College of Medicine
University of Texas HSC, Houston, TX
Catherine B. Dayton, PhD (2004)
Director of Admissions
University of Houston College of Medicine,
Houston, TX
Katherine C. Wood, PhD (2006)
Research Scientist
University of Pittsburgh, Vascular Medicine Institute, Pittsburgh, PA
Dmitry Ostanin, PhD (2006)
Associate Scientific Director
Takeda, Princeton, NJ
April C. Carpenter - Elrod, PhD (2007)
Assistant Professor - Health & Exercise Physiology
Director, the SKM Lab
Ursinus College, Collegeville, PA
John W. Langston, PhD (2008)
Scientist II, Faraday Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Seattle, WA
William S. Wright , PhD (2009)
Clinical Associate Professor
Biomedical Sciences
University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Greenville, SC
Gokhan Yilmaz, M.D., PhD (2010)
Clinical Professor
The City College of New York
CUNY School of Medicine, New York, NY
Ursinus College, Collegeville, PA
John W. Langston, PhD (2008)
Scientist II, Faraday Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Seattle, WA
William S. Wright , PhD (2009)
Clinical Associate Professor
Biomedical Sciences
University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Greenville, SC
Gokhan Yilmaz, M.D., PhD (2010)
Clinical Professor
The City College of New York
CUNY School of Medicine, New York, NY
Douglas Wright, PhD (2010)
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor
Respiratory Therapy
Jefferson College of Health Sciences
Roanoke, VA
Jefferson College of Health Sciences
Roanoke, VA
John Chidlow, PhD (2010)
CEO
Innolyzer
Shreveport, LA
CEO
Innolyzer
Shreveport, LA
Kimberly Holloway, PhD (2011)
Research Manager
University of Houston, Houston, TX
Fridrik Karlsson, PhD (2011)
Senior Principal Scientist
Pfizer, Boston, MA
Lurii Koboziev, PhD (2012)
Research Scientist/Lab Manager/Adjunct Assistant Professor
Touro University, Vallejo, CA
Research Manager
University of Houston, Houston, TX
Fridrik Karlsson, PhD (2011)
Senior Principal Scientist
Pfizer, Boston, MA
Lurii Koboziev, PhD (2012)
Research Scientist/Lab Manager/Adjunct Assistant Professor
Touro University, Vallejo, CA
Isaac Downs, PhD (2012)
Principal Investigator/Program Manager at USAMRID
US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Frederick, MA
Principal Investigator/Program Manager at USAMRID
US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Frederick, MA
Madhurima Saxena, PhD (2014)
Translational Medicine Scientist
Bristol-Myers Squibb, Cambridge, MA
Jerry Brunson, PhD (2015)
Assistant Professor
Department of Biological & Physical Sciences
Northwestern State University, Natchitoches, LA
Translational Medicine Scientist
Bristol-Myers Squibb, Cambridge, MA
Jerry Brunson, PhD (2015)
Assistant Professor
Department of Biological & Physical Sciences
Northwestern State University, Natchitoches, LA
Mahmoud Al-Kofahi, DDS, PhD (2016)
Assistant Professor
Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology
University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy, Minneapolis, MN
Assistant Professor
Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology
University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy, Minneapolis, MN
Kanchanjunga Prasai, PhD (2017)
Randa Eshaq, PhD (2019)
Post-doctoral Fellow
Department of Molecular & Cellular Physiology - Harris Laboratory
LSU Health Shreveport, Shreveport, LA
Priya Gopalakrishnan, PhD (2019)
Post-doctoral Research Associate
University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
Adam Xiao, PhD (2019)
Resident
UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
Jungmi "Winny" Yun, PhD (2019)
Zaki Al Yafeai, MD, PhD (2020)
Resident
LSU Health Shreveport, Shreveport, LA
Mansoureh Barzegar, PhD (2021)
Post-doctoral Fellow
Department of Molecular & Cellular Physiology - Alexander Laboratory
LSU Health Shreveport, Shreveport, LA
Richa Aishwarya, PhD (2022)
Post-doctoral Fellow
Department of Pathology - Bhuiyan Laboratory
LSU Health Shreveport, Shreveport, LA
Gaganpreet Kaur, PhD (2022)
Post-doctoral Fellow
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Luke White, PhD (2022)
Medical Student
LSU Health Shreveport, Shreveport, LA
Ryan Mackay, PhD (2023)
Medical Student
LSU Health Shreveport, Shreveport, LA
Medical Student
LSU Health Shreveport, Shreveport, LA
Shripa Amatya, PhD (2023)
Postdoctoral Fellow
University of Massachusetts Chan School of Medicine, Worcester, MA