School of Medicine

Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program in Biomedical Sciences (PREP)

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2021-2022
LSUHSC-NO
PREP
Scholars
PREP Faculty
Research
Mentor Department
Research Project Title Awards Undergraduate
University
Major/Minor

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Cheyleann Del Valle-Ponce de Leon

Martin Ronis, PhD
Pharmacology
Role of mitochondrial ROX in alcohol-mediated inhibition of osteoblasts differentiation   Inter American University of Puerto Rico
Nursing

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Tiara Hamilton

Flavia Souza-Smith, PhD

Patricia Molina, MD, PhD
Physiology

The Role of VEGFR-3 and Prox-1 on Alcohol-Induced Lymphatic Endothelial Cell Leakage   Dillard University
Chemistry

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Kelly Lozano-Ortiz

Angela Amedee, PhD
Microbiology, Immunology & Parasitology

Robert Siggins, PhD
Physiology
Evaluationg of Senscent Cells and SIV Viral Load in Infected Female Rhesus Macaques using Immunohistochemistry ABRCMS 2021
Best Poster
Universidad Ana G. Mendez
Biology

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Samira Mohammed

Elizabeth Avegno, PhD
Physiology
VTA-Extended Amygdala Orexin Signaling in Anxiety-like Behavior   Xavier University
Psychology of Science

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Heather Soileau

Sunyoung Kim, PhD
Biochemistry
Decoding Allosteric Pathways Used by Small-Molecule Inhibitors of Human Kinesin-5   Xavier University
Biochemistry

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Olivia Warren

Jason Gardner, PhD
Physiology
Role of Inflammation in Chronically Inhaled Nicotine Induced Pulmonary Hypertension ABRCMS 2021
Best Poster
Northwestern State University
Biology & Physical Science

 

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Tiara Hamilton presenting at Experimental Biology       Chelyeann Del Valle-Ponce de Leon presenting
April 2022                                                                       at Society for Toxicology, March 2022

 

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Kelly Lozano-Ortiz and Olivia Warren received Best Poster Awards at ABRCMS 2021