Welcome to Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at LSU Health Shreveport is dedicated to two central goals. First, we investigate the fundamental molecular mechanisms that enable cells and organisms to grow, reproduce, and interact with their environment. The knowledge gained from our studies will deepen our understanding of biology, generate novel reagents and products, and, most importantly, improve human health. Our research is focused on solving major problems in human disease, primarily cancer, diabetes, neurodegenerative and genitourinary diseases. Second, we train the next generation of scientists, which includes graduate students, medical students, post-doctoral fellows, and under-graduates. Our faculty members have research programs in cancer biology, cell signaling, regulation of gene expression, and neuroscience. Our students are challenged to address fundamental mechanistic questions in these areas.
Graduates from our PhD program will have developed the skills to identify important research problems, plan appropriate experimental approaches, communicate their research results and their significance both orally and in written form, and publish their results in high impact journals. One measure of our success is that graduates from our program have obtained postdoctoral positions in prominent labs, faculty positions, leadership positions in academia, and jobs in industry.
BIOCHEMISTRY GRADUATE PROGRAM
Latest Department News
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The May 2025 School of Graduate Studies Student of the Month is Samira Mahmoudi in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
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The LSUHS School of Graduate Studies is pleased to announce that two of their students will be receiving their Doctor of Philosophy degree: Nirjhar Aloy and Lin Li this month.
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Mohammad Alfrad Nobel Bhuiyan, PhD, Assistant Professor and Director of Biostatistics and Computational Biology awarded $219,000 (per year) from NIGMS "Redox, Environmental, and Metabolomics: investigating Disease Yield (REMEDY)."
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The August 2024 School of Graduate Studies Student of the Month is Md Abir Hosain in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
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KTBS3 - Dr. Arrigo De Benedetti, LSUHS Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, talks about flaws in current metastatic prostate cancer drugs and promising new research for the disease being done at LSU Health Shreveport.
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The February 2024 School of Graduate Studies Student of the Month is Luke Cui in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
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We are excited to announce that we have four new graduates from the School of Graduate Studies: Fawaz Alotaibi, Shripa Amatya, Vickky Pandit, and Utsab Subedi.
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Louisiana Economic Development - LSU Health Shreveport scientists have discovered a promising new treatment for prostate cancer and developed a playbook detailing how to track viral variants in underserved areas.
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The April 2023 School of Graduate Studies Student of the Month is Lin Li in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
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