Louisiana Board of Regents

A Tulane University research team, led by Dr. W. T. Godbey, was able to target and destroy bladder tumor cells through a minimally invasive technique involving catheterization and gene therapy equivalent to a topical drug administration. Early results suggest that the investigators have a viable cancer treatment with potential for human application.

Dr. Rui Lu of LSU-Baton Rouge has received funding through the Research Competitiveness Subprogram for his top-ranked proposal, “Function and Mechanism of DRH-1 in Worm Antiviral Innate Immunity.” The project will study suppression of viral infection in worms using a combination of cellular, genetic and immunological approaches.

Answers given by Board of Regents staff in response to questions asked in response to the FY 2011-12 Pfund RFP as of November 1, 2011.

Dr. Sarah Liggett of LSU-Baton Rouge will be directing the top-ranked Multidisciplinary Enhancement project, “ScienceDemo: Improving Student Learning in Science through Communication-Intensive, Service-Learning Projects.” The project, truly multidisciplinary in scope, will enhance student learning in large, general-education science courses by “capitalizing on the synergies between the sciences and LSU’s Center for Community Engagement, Learning, and Leadership (CCELL); Communication Across the Curriculum (CxC); and Center for Academic Success (CAS).”

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EPSCoR Newsletter: Research of alligator proteins may unlock new class of antibiotics

The top-ranked proposal in the Undergraduate Enhancement Program, housed at Northwestern State University and led by Dr. Phil Brown, is entitled “Through an Enhanced Program Candidates are to Earn Additional Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Certification for Teaching Project Lead the Way Middle and High School Courses.” This project is based in and builds upon an effective STEM program for pre-service teachers, undergraduate students, and graduate students, Project Lead the Way. It will help contribute highly qualified, trained and motivated K-12 science and mathematics teachers, in great demand across Louisiana.

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The Board of Regents/Southern Regional Education Board Graduate Fellowships to Promote Diversity program provides doctoral candidates with both fellowship support and membership in SREB’s Doctoral Scholars Program, to ensure that student recipients receive the tools they need to succeed in graduate school and beyond.