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Nicholas Skill, PhD, JD

School of
School of Medicine
Stanley S. Scott Cancer Center of Excellence
nskill@lsuhsc.edu

Grant Review Committees Served on:   NIH     Other Committees  

   

Keywords Associated with Work Early Detection of Cancer
Translational Research Drive improvements in accesss and outcomes for patients with cancer in the Gulf South.
Primary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests Cell Biology Rare cancer pathobiology. Identification of new and novel targets for intervention.
Chemoprevention
Treatment Outcome Response to peptide receptor radionucleotide therapy in patients with rare cancers
Secondary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests Fibrosis
Unique Equipment Used BD Accuri C6 Plus Flow Cytometer Lymphocyte profiling of patients with rare cancer. Focusing on immune escape and immune exhaustion.
DMT Multi Wire Myograph System Measurement of contractile potential of small vessels ex-vivo.
Dynex DS2 ELISA robot Automated ELISA instrument. Increase reproducibity and accuracy of ELISA quantification of biosamples using commercially available assays. Allows rapid confirmation of biomarkers identified through protomics and metabolomics.
Piccolo Clinical Analyzer Quantify changes in kidney and liver function in response to treatment in patients with cancer.
Unique Techniques Used or Developed Drug Development In-silico and screening of small molecules for the treatment of cancer.
Murine Surgery Surgical models of liver and kidney injury to develop new and novel treatments.
Last Updated: 05/26/2025