LIFT2 Grant Award

The Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College has established the "Leveraging Innovation for Technology Transfer" (LIFT2) Grant program to support the furtherance of innovation and commercialization through proof-of-concept research.

On May 3, 2017 Dr. Desai and her lab received a $50,000 LIFT2 award to continue their current research. This grant was awarded to help fund her research project titled: "ISGylation: a potential diagnostic/prognostic biomarker for neurodegenerative diseases." Congratulations to Dr. Desai and her lab on this accomplishment!