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One of the most important populations to genetic researchers is right here in Louisiana? It’s the Acadians. Dr. Xiao-hong Lu, a researcher at LSU Health Shreveport, talks about Gene Editing in this episode of "The Gene & The Acadians".
Welcome to the Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology & Neuroscience
What is Pharmacology?
Pharmacology is a biomedical science devoted to studying the mechanisms and effects of drug action. Elucidating these mechanisms requires an understanding of the various basic and biomedical sciences, such as chemistry and biochemistry, cell biology, anatomy, and physiology. The study of pharmacology is unique, in that pharmacologists use drugs and other chemicals to explore complex cellular and subcellular processes not previously understood. Graduate study in pharmacology emphasizes training in research design and implementation to prepare students for challenging careers in industry, government, and academia. For more information on pharmacology, please browse the American Society of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics website.
We also offer many research opportunities for high school, undergraduate, and medical students.
Graduate Program Information
Read more about our graduate program in Pharmacology. The application period for the fall of 2020 will open on GradCAS on October 1, 2019.
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LSUHS leadership, faculty, staff, students and community supporters recently honored the continued growth of research initiatives and funding at the second annual Research Celebration event held on February 25, 2020.
![Lu Lab's genome editing technology featured in SPECTRUM news: "Gene Editing Rids Mice of DNA Segment Linked to Autism".]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1574443104/lsuhscshreveportedu/r80bm3reg0ec1z807acc/b60af1_f942254870644d4da23b7f06e3b421e9mv2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1574443104/lsuhscshreveportedu/r80bm3reg0ec1z807acc/b60af1_f942254870644d4da23b7f06e3b421e9mv2.jpg","width":413}])
Dr. Lu was interviewed and featured by SPECTRUM news on Lu's lab's recently developed new genome editing method to treat brain disorders.
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Lu lab's new discovery selected as a hot topic for Press Release at Society for Neuroscience meeting
A discovery by Lu lab was selected from 14,000 abstracts as a Hot Topic by the Society for Neuroscience.
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Lu Lab's research was published in Molecular Psychiatry-Nature and was selected as a featured cover article.
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Kenneth E. McMartin, PhD, Professor of Pharmacology, Toxicology & Neuroscience, received the American Academy of Clinical Toxicology Distinguished Service Award at the North American Congress of Clinical Toxicology.
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Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology & Neuroscience
LSU Health Shreveport
1501 Kings Highway
P.O. Box 33932
Shreveport, LA 71130-3932
Phone: (318) 675-7850
Fax: (318) 675-7857
For information about our graduate program or summer internship programs, please contact:
Nicholas E. Goeders, PhD
Graduate Student Recruiter
Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology & Neuroscience
Phone: (318) 675-7850
Email: ngoede@lsuhsc.edu
Ty Martinez
Academic Coordinator
Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology & Neuroscience
Phone: (318) 675-7851
Email: tmoren@lsuhsc.edu
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