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...
by Courtney Bryan | Jun 13, 2018 | grid, home, News, tab3
Juan Zuniga, age 25, is a walking testament to the quality of care at University Health Shreveport. Zuniga was shot during a robbery outside of his family’s restaurant in July 2017. He was rushed to the hospital’s trauma center, where LSU Health Shreveport doctors...
by Courtney Bryan | Jun 13, 2018 | grid, home, News, tab3
BRF took on its largest endeavor and business unit over five years ago with a goal to provide uninterrupted safety net healthcare service to North Louisiana and support to LSU Health Sciences Center Shreveport (LSUHSCS) as its clinical partner. Our secondary goal was...
