by Courtney Bryan | Oct 1, 2018 | grid, home, News, tab3
Dear Friends: As of Monday, October 1, Ochsner LSU Health System of North Louisiana takes over operations of the safety net hospitals in Shreveport and Monroe from BRF/University Health System. This outcome is the culmination of over three years of our deliberate...
by Courtney Bryan | Jun 13, 2018 | grid, home, News, tab3
Six North Louisiana universities and foundations have partnered with the New Louisiana Angel Fund 2 (NLAF 2), a $3 million angel investment fund made up of more than 60 accredited angel investors or entities, to expose business students to such areas as...
by Courtney Bryan | Jun 13, 2018 | grid, home, News, tab3
2017 • CMIT provided a $16,000 pilot grant for a University of Louisiana at Monroe researcher. The funded proposal is entitled “Extra-virgin olive oil ameliorates blood brain barrier function and reduces microglial activation: a pilot study” by PI Amal Kaddoumi,...
by Courtney Bryan | Jun 13, 2018 | News, tab3
CMIT has signed a six-year contract with Eli Lilly/ AVID to produce a PET radiopharmaceutical for early detection of Alzheimer’s disease. The compound, F-18 labeled AV-1451, targets the brain’s tau protein that is one of the leading culprits in several...
by Courtney Bryan | Jun 13, 2018 | grid, home, News, tab3
Eight Caddo Parish High School students who graduated from the Science and Medicine Academic Research Training (SMART) program were honored at a special luncheon. The SMART program matches high school seniors with LSUHSCS researchers. The students spend a year working...
