LSU Health Shreveport’s School of Graduate Studies prepares students to become biomedical scientists contributing to advances in healthcare and biotechnology, as well as educators equipped to train future generations of basic scientists, physicians and other healthcare professionals. The School of Graduate Studies offers PhD degrees in six programs, two Master of Science degrees, and a combined MD-PhD degree program. 

   

Your future starts at L S U Health Shreveport.

   

Apply for the following degrees:

MS Programs
PhD Programs
MD-PhD Program
CLINICAL & TRANSLATIONAL DISTINCTION TRACK

   

COLLABORATIVE Education

Students are the number one priority at LSUHS’s School of Graduate Studies.

  • Students start working in labs during their first semester.

  • Student-to-faculty ratio of less than 2:1 so every student receives a personalized and collaborative education and training experience.

  • Faculty members provide close mentorship to each student, helping them succeed in defining and achieving their goals. 

  • Graduate Student Council is an elected student body that ensures every student voice is heard, from school improvements to planning events. 

Victoria Bradford Testimonial
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I chose LSUHS because of the ample opportunities to conduct research in the field of neuroscience/addiction and to have faculty that have dedicated their careers to this area. It’s more than just coursework or research, the faculty truly have a passion for helping people and want to make a difference and being able to see that full circle is truly a rare thing.  It makes me excited to go work everyday & also makes all the hard work and studying worth while.
- Victoria Bradford, Graduate Student in Pharmacology, Toxicology & Neuroscience

David Gross Testimonial
man in glasses

“LSUHS School of Graduate Studies is an ideal place to conduct your PhD research. The school itself, and the research laboratories of our faculty, are neither too big nor too small. Students are afforded close supervision by their faculty mentors, and have access to top-of-the-line equipment and technologies. A perfect environment exists here to conduct cutting-edge research and publish authoritative firstauthor scientific papers.”
– Dr. David Gross, Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Karen Stokes Testimonial
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“One of my favorite parts of working at LSU Health Shreveport is the truly collaborative environment. This means trainees often interact with many faculty beyond their mentor and committee members. The widespread, open-door policy also stimulates trainees to engage members of other labs about their project, and that in turn frequently ignites new ideas and directions for their research. It truly is a ‘village’ approach to training!”
– Dr. Karen Stokes, Professor of Molecular and Cellular Physiology

CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH

LSUHS faculty and researchers receive grants from the National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, NASA, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Defense, American Heart Association, Rockefeller Foundation, and more. More than $18 million in grant funding was awarded to LSUHS faculty and researchers in 2021.

Research Areas include: Cardiac Muscle and Vascular Disease, Neuroscience, Cancer and Metastasis, Gene Regulation, Immunology, Substance Use and Related Disorders, Viral and Bacterial Pathogenesis, Cell Metabolism and Toxicity, and more.

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