School of Medicine

The Department also offers undergraduate, pre-doctoral and postdoctoral funded research opportunities through the: 

NIAAA funded Biomedical Alcohol Research Training Program
NIAAA-Funded T32
PI: Dr. Patricia Molina

Applications are invited for post-doctoral positions in the Biomedical Alcohol Research Training Program at the LSU Health Sciences Center in New Orleans.

This is a predoctoral and postdoctoral fellowship program (MD, PhD or equivalent) funded by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) as part of the National Research Service Award program.

The Biomedical Alcohol Research Training Program was developed to prepare graduate students seeking a PhD degree and postdoctoral fellows interested in careers as independent scientists

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NIAAA funded Medical Student Alcohol Research Internship
NIAAA-Funded T35
PI: Dr. Patricia Molina

The Medical Student Alcohol Research Internship is designed to cultivate students' interest in research careers by preparing them to work on research projects on alcohol abuse and alcohol-related diseases.

This program will help to create the next generation of Louisiana physician researchers who are prepared to conduct the translational research that can transform basic science discoveries into new clinical therapies.

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Postdoctoral Development Progtam for Postdocs
(PDC)
Led by Dr. Nicholas Gilpin

The main goals of the PDC are to provide post-docs with tailored training in professional development topics; provide each post-doc with individual feedback regarding progress toward short- and long-term career goals, using the Individual Development Plan (IDP) as a guide; Assist post-docs in successfully moving to the next career stage, as dictated by their individual goals; provide post-docs with a forum in which to voice any concerns they may have regarding projects, mentors, department, institution, field, etc.