POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS

What is a Postdoctoral Fellow?

At LSU Health Shreveport, we are working to enhance the career development and overall training experience of postdoctoral fellows. Postdoctoral fellows are defined as individuals who are receiving additional training after earning a doctoral level degree. The goal of this training is to develop additional professional skills necessary for successful transition into an independent research scientist position for either industry or academia.

We may be a small university, but we have the research resources of a large campus.

Why train at LSU Health Shreveport?

At LSUHS, you can be part of a community of scientists working together to improve the world through scientific innovation. Our Postdocs participate in research focus groups, career development workshops, and collaborate on projects that enhance their career opportunities. Our research labs have flexible scheduling and allow for generous working space. Postdocs have access to work directly with PIs regularly to examine research projects and execute scientific processes in state-of-the-art CORE facilities. Check our current list of Postdoc opportunities on our campus.

POSTDOC SPOTLIGHT

Nilesh Pandey awarded highly prestigious K99 Grant.

For the first time in LSU Health Shreveport’s history, one of our own postdoctoral fellows in the Pathology and Translational Pathobiology Department, Nilesh Pandey, PhD, has secured an NIH K99 Pathway to Independence Award. The two-year, K99 federal award in the amount of $217,296 from the NIH National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute supports the project, " Novel Mechanisms for Lung Cancer-associated Thrombosis." 

This highly competitive NIH award supports exceptional postdoctoral fellows as they transition toward establishing independent research programs. The accomplishment reflects Dr. Pandey’s exceptional capabilities, the outstanding mentorship provided by Dr. Nirav Dhanesha and department leaders, as well as the supportive and nurturing research environment we have worked to build at our institution!

“Personally, it is a very meaningful milestone because it reflects years of hard work, persistence and support from many people around me,” Dr. Pandey reflected.

“Professionally, it is an important step toward my long-term goal of becoming an independent investigator. It will allow me to further develop my research program, gain advanced training, and build the skills needed to lead an independent laboratory. My long-term vision is to establish a research program focused on understanding the mechanisms of thrombosis, particularly cancer-associated thrombosis, and to identify new therapeutic strategies that can ultimately improve patient care.”

Read more about Dr. Pandey and this prestigious award.

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