GRADUATE STUDENTS, POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS, and ALUMNI
Current Students
Current Fellows
Current Fellows
Graduates
Alumni
Lee Bairnsfather, PhD (1980)
Kevin C. Dellsperger, MD, PhD, FACP, FACC (1983)
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)
Ludwig-Maximilians - University of Munich District Hospital Triamed Prien a. Chiemsee
Germany
Ludwig-Maximilians - University of Munich District Hospital Triamed Prien a. Chiemsee
Germany
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
Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology
University of South Alabama
Mobile, AL
J Keith Smith, MD, PhD (1989)
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
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
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
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)
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
LSUS
Shreveport, LA
Christopher Kevil, PhD (1998)
Director/Principal Investigator, Center for Redox Biology and Cardiovascular Disease COBRE
Professor, Departments of Pathology, Molecular & Cellular Physiology, and Cellular Biology & Anatomy
Christopher Kevil, PhD (1998)
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
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
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
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
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
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
Dmitry Ostanin, PhD (2006)
Associate Scientific Director
Takeda
Princeton, NJ
April C. Carpenter - Elrod, PhD (2007)
Assistant Professor - Health & Exercise Physiology
April C. Carpenter - Elrod, PhD (2007)
Assistant Professor - Health & Exercise Physiology
Director, the SKM Lab
Ursinus College
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
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
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
Research Manager
University of Houston
Houston, TX
Fridrik Karlsson, PhD (2011)
Senior Principal Scientist
Pfizer
Fridrik Karlsson, PhD (2011)
Senior Principal Scientist
Pfizer
Boston, MA
Lurii Koboziev, PhD (2012)
Research Scientist/Lab Manager/Adjunct Assistant Professor
Touro University
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
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
Translational Medicine Scientist
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Cambridge, MA
Jerry Brunson, PhD (2015)
Assistant Professor
Department of Biological & Physical Sciences
Northwestern State University, Natchitoches, LA
Jerry Brunson, PhD (2015)
Assistant Professor
Department of Biological & Physical Sciences
Northwestern State University, Natchitoches, LA
Mahmoud Al-Kofahi, DDS, PhD (2016)
SR. Clinical Pharmacologist
Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology
University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy
SR. Clinical Pharmacologist
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 Departmental 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)
Resident
LSU Health Shreveport
Shreveport, LA
Ryan Mackay, PhD (2023)
Medical Student LSU Health Shreveport
Shreveport, LA
Shripa Amatya, PhD (2023)
Post-doctoral Fellow University of Massachusetts Chan School of Medicine
Worcester, MA